Meet our Staff

Staff

  • Ian Wall, Director

    Ian graduated from Sheffield University's Department of Archaeology and Prehistory in 1986 and has a City & Guilds qualification in Adult Education. He started working at Creswell Crags in 1987 on the excavation in Pin Hole Cave and has since supervised on a number of different period excavations in the Creswell Crags Heritage area. Since then Ian has completed the MA in Museum Studies at the University of Leicester and has worked in a number of roles at the Crags. He is now Director and is responsible for strategic and financial management and for major development projects.

  • Anna Griffiths, Learning Officer (Education and Interpretation)
    Anna graduated from the University of Nottingham with a BA (Hons) in Archaeology and Classical Civilisation in 2005. She then went on to complete a MA in Museum and Heritage Management at Nottingham Trent. Anna started volunteering at the Crags in 2005, partaking and assisting in various roles, in order to gain experience in the heritage sector. Now leading the team of Learning Officers, Anna is involved in delivering a range of visitor services, which include organising and running school visits to the Crags, and developing the programme of temporary exhibitions.
  • Beccy Clay, Learning Officer (Marketing)
    Beccy graduated from Manchester University in 2007 with a BA (Hons) degree in Heritage Studies. She went on to work in Archaeology for the University of Leicester's Archaeological Services in finds cataloguing. She started working for Creswell Crags in December 2007 as part of the Ranger team. She is now one of three Learning Officers and her work includes marketing and organising events as well as leading guided cave tours. Beccy enjoys caving and visiting interesting architectural buildings.
  • Maria Smith, Learning Officer (Collections)

    Maria started as volunteer at the Creswell Heritage Trust in April 2007 and was employed as a Peak Seasonal Heritage Ranger. She then became an assistant project officer and started working on collections in the museum She studied History for her degree at Leeds University and has a Masters degree from York University in Heritage Management.

  • James Anderson, Warden

    James has a National Diploma in Countryside Management; this helps him in his job which involves patrolling the site daily. He also he has the job of site maintenance, which includes mowing and strimming through the summer months to woodland management and other jobs through the winter. Part of his work involves improving the biodiversity of the site, putting together management plans for species and habitats and working in partnership with other organisations to improve the fauna and flora. Jim works with many of our volunteers, and involves them in the maintenance of the site. When not at work, you will usually find him taking part in some sort of outdoor activity. He loves rambling, backpacking, caving and anything that gets him close to nature.

  • Henry Higgins, Warden
    Henry worked for HM Forces RAF for 15 years, and has spent 30 years in industry as an instrument/electrical technician. He is currently working as a Warden for the Heritage Trust, responsible for general site maintenance and security. His vast experience of electrical and mechanical maintenance has proved invaluable in his practical work for the Trust. Henry has also now developed a wide range of new skills needed for the maintenance and conservation of ecologically sensitive sites such as Creswell Crags.
  • Joan Chambers, Sales and information Assistant

    Joan, who has lived locally for many years, has been part of the team since 1997. She is a dedicated member of our front of house staff, always willing to assist and help you with enquiries. Joan has many years' retail and customer care experience.

  • Christine Walker, Sales and Information Assistant

    Christine has worked in a retail and customer care environment for over thirty years, and has a great deal of experience in working with people. She has now worked at Creswell Crags since 1998. She is always happy to advise you on our events here at the Crags, or to help you choose that special gift.

     

  • Ann Charlesworth, Sales and information Assistant

    Ann is a valuable team member of our front of house staff responsible for ensuring a high standard of cleanliness throughout the museum. Ann is qualified in both customer care and health and hygiene and is a much-valued member of staff.

     

  • Janet Eames, Catering Manager

    Janet has always had a keen interest in Creswell Crags and became involved as a volunteer in the early eighties, where her artistic and culinary skills proved useful at the many events she assisted with. In those early years she also became very interested in the bat activity around the gorge and has been involved in the majority of the bat related surveys and public walks. She studied at the local college to gain qualifications as a chef and cake decorator and has recently joined the team to develop the new catering facility at the museum.

     

  • Ellie Collier, Project Officer

    Ellie graduated from the University of Durham in 2003 with a BSc (Hons) in Archaeology. She went on to complete a MA in Landscape Archaeology at the University of Sheffield in 2006. Ellie is currently developing a large Heritage Lottery bid under the Landscape Partnership Scheme. The project will involve many of the communities of the wider Bolsover region and help to celebrate and enhance the wider landscape heritage.

     

  • Beatrice Greenfield, Interpretive Guide

    Beatrice graduated from University of Sheffield in 2007 with a BSc in Archaeological Science and went on to study for an MA in European Prehistory focussing on Palaeolithic art. She started volunteering at Creswell in 2008 helping out in various roles and became a Guide with the opening of the new museum. Her outside interests are maintaining her allotment, walking in the Peak District and bee keeping.

     

  • Francesca Sfoggia, Interpretive Guide
    Francesca graduated from Venice University (Università Ca'Foscari, Italy) in 2002 with a BA in Conservation of the Cultural Heritage. She attended a 2 year course in Paintings Conservation and worked as restorer in Italy for 4 1/2 years. In 2009 she graduated from Udine University (Italy) with an MA (Hons) in Art History and Coservation of the Architectural & Artistic Heritage. Francesca started as a member of Creswell Crags staff as a Guide at the end of August 2009.