Administrative Staff
Head of Administration and Finance – Sadie Slater
Pronouns: she / they
Sadie leads the Faculty's administrative team and is responsible for the effective and efficient day-to-day non-academic management and administration of the Faculty. Working in close partnership with the Faculty Board Chair and other senior academic staff, Sadie plays a key role in the Faculty's strategic and operational planning, designing and implementing Faculty policies and procedures and ensuring that the Faculty meets divisional and University requirements.
Sadie is secretary to the Faculty Board and Planning, Personnel, and Resources Committee.
Chris Bayliss – Operations Manager
Pronouns: she / her
Chris provides support to the Head of Administration and Finance and is secretary to the Operations Committee and Equality & Diversity Committee, and is involved in arranging many of the special lectures hosted by the Faculty. Chris is also responsible for oversight of HR, health and safety matters within the Faculty (including DSE assessments), management of the St Cross Building offices and rooms, co-ordination of IT support and purchases, and maintaining the faculty teaching registers. She is an LGBT+ Ally.
Michelle Walker - Office Manager
The Office Manager plays a key and senior role in the Faculty of English’s administrative team. Michelle oversees the English Faculty Office staff and acts as one of the first points of contact for academics, students and visitors. She manages day-to-day queries, including room bookings, parking requests and general building maintenance and administrates the Faculty’s Academic Visitor scheme.
Michelle is also the main point of contact for organising key Faculty events, both ad-hoc and special lectures. She provides support to academic staff with matters relating to teaching, such as setting up lecture rooms and preparing handouts. Michelle acts as secretary on several committee meetings and provides administrative support to the Operations Manager and the Faculty Board Chair.
Hope Lukonyomoi – Administrative Assistant
Hope is responsible for providing general administrative support to the Faculty. In particular, she is responsible for updating and maintaining the English Faculty website, administering the Faculty's Prizes and the Discretionary Membership schemes. Hope also assists in preparing and sending the weekly Newsletter and the What’s On event listing for English-related events taking place in Oxford.
Amy Barker – Finance Officer
As Finance Officer, Amy is responsible for the smooth running of the Faculty’s day to day finances. This includes administering research grants, providing advice on matters relating to casual payroll, reviewing and approving Faculty allowance requests (under £500), assisting with academic conference set up and administration, and budget setting and forecasting.
Ruth McGuire – Finance Assistant
Ruth is the Finance Assistant for the English Faculty and assists Amy Barker (Finance Office) with processing payments and expenses claims.
Zoë Hart – Education Manager
Pronouns: she / her
Zoë is the Education Manager for the English Faculty, and works with the academic administration team to ensure the smooth operation of the Faculty’s activities, including admissions, undergraduate and graduate taught and research programmes, and undergraduate access and outreach work. Zoë is responsible for driving continuous improvement in education-related areas, and providing strategic advice and guidance to faculty and administrative colleagues. She is also secretary to the Teaching Committee.
Andy Davice – Academic Administrator
Pronouns: he / him
Andy provides support to the Directors of Graduate and Undergraduate Studies and Admissions, and is Secretary to the English & Modern Languages Joint Schools Committee and the Graduate Joint Consultative Committe. He manages Graduate Admissions and FHS exams. He is Disability & Welfare Coordinator for Graduate and Undergraduate students at the English Faculty, so please talk to Andy regarding any health or disability related concerns.
Emily Richards – Graduate Studies Officer (PGR)
Emily is responsible for the on-course administration of the DPhil, including transfer and confirmation of status and the processing of all graduate forms such as suspension of status, extension of time and appointment of examiners. She responds to queries from current and prospective students.
Lis Allen – Academic Administration Officer
Pronouns: she / her
Lis assists with all aspects of taught-course administration, including organising induction sessions, recording and confirming option choices and maintaining student records. She also acts as secretary to the undergraduate JCC and the Prelims Exam Board.
Nina Crisp – Academic Administration Officer
Nina administers the MSt and MPhil courses, including admissions, essay submissions and responding to queries from current and prospective students.
Holly Bickerton - Academic Administration Officer
Holly provides administrative support for postgraduate courses and admissions.
Kirstie Logan-Fowler - Operations Assistant
Kirstie provides administrative support to the Operations Manager and the Faculty office. She is a Local Canvas Coordinator and manages Panopto for the Faculty to ensure that the lectures are available, according to the Faculty Recording Policy, as well as administering the Maxwell and Meyerstein fund.
Tara Hathaway – Academic Administration Assistant
Pronouns: she / her
Tara supports the FHS Chair and Academic Administrator in managing FHS exams, processing student assessments and responding to queries from current Finalists about exams. With the rest of the Academic Administration team, she also supports the Graduate Admissions process.
Katy Terry – Communications Officer
Pronouns: she / her
Katy looks after all communications activity at the Faculty, including maintaining and updating the English Faculty website, promoting public events, managing our social media channels, and overseeing internal communications.
Irene Katusiime – HR Administrator
As part of the Humanities Division HR Shared Service team, Irene supports the Faculty with Human Resources Administration processes including recruitment, Staff Cards, Visa enquiries, Casual Payroll processes and any other queries relating to the employee life cycle.
Emilie Lavallee - Research Support Officer
Emilie provides support and assistance to Faculty members and researchers. She provides advice about internal funding opportunities and offers support with funding applications. She is also secretary to the Research Committee.
