Association of Optometrists


About the AOP

Staff Members

Below is a list of departments within the AOP.  Click on a department to see the areas covered and contact details of the listed staff.

Administration

  • Jennie Gambon - Head of Business Services
  • Karen Brown - Executive Assistant
  • Sara Lea - Receptionist/Executive Assistant
  • Janet Nicholas - Receptionist
  • Jim O'Connor - Postman/Caretaker
  • Charlotte Verity - Executive Assistant

Chief Executive's Office

  • Bob Hughes - Chief Executive
  • Anne James - PA to Chief Executive
  • Richard Carswell - Deputy Chief Executive

Communications and Events

  • David Craig - Head of Communications & Events
  • Anne Grenyer - PR Manager
  • Tracy Symons - Events & Marketing Manager
  • Linda Marriott - Executive Assistant

Education

  • Karen Sparrow - Education Adviser

Finance

  • Alan Lester - Head of Finance
  • Cindy Fok - Assistant Accountant

Legal

  • Gerda Goldinger - Head of Legal Services
  • Sama Hossain - Solicitor
  • Ella Power - Solicitor
  • Steven King - Company Secretary
  • Fiona Mitchell - Senior Solicitor
  • Helen Kalmar - Legal Secretary
  • Cherie Smith - Legal Secretary
  • Trevor Warburton - Optometrist & legal adviser

Membership and IT

  • Neal Burrow - Membership & IT Manager
  • Hibo Abdullahi - Membership & IT Assistant
  • Sam Hope - Membership & IT Assistant

Primary Care

  • Geoff Roberson - Professional Adviser
  • Patricia O'Sullivan - Head of Primary Care

Regulatory and Public Affairs

  • Richard Carswell - Head of Regulatory Affairs
  • Heather Marshall - Head of Public Affairs
  • Ben Cook - Public Affairs Officer