The Alumni and Development Communications Working Group reports to the Alumni Advisory Board and offers guidance to the Development and Alumni Relations office specifically on alumni and development communications.
Martin MacConnol
Magdalene 1987, History
Chair of the Communications Working Group
CEO of content marketing agency Wardour, 1996 to present
Non-exec chair of the Association of Publishing Agencies, 2008–2010
Non-exec director of the Professional Publishers Association, 2008-2010
Financial Times journalist, 1994-1996
Daily Express journalist, 1993-1994
Fellow of the Royal Society for Arts
At Wardour, Martin oversees content marketing strategies and publications for organisations as diverse as the RSA, the British Heart Foundation, Ernst & Young and British Airways.
Peter Ashcroft
Pembroke 2001, English
Peter heads up marketing and fundraising strategy at Save the Children
Previously, he has been a fundraiser and a consultant at a boutique consultancy specialising in not for profits
Lisa Burke
Murray Edwards 1995, Natural Sciences
Co-founder of MediaLabLuxembourg, currently working with RTL (national broadcaster of Luxembourg) to create RTL Today, their English output, starting with online and mobile app news, moving onto TV
Reporter for Digital Luxembourg
Author and Science Consultant for childrens’ science books with Dorling Kindersley, 2005 – present; ‘Simply Science’ due out in 2018
Lived in Abu Dhabi 2010-2012 and wrote for The National’s weekend magazine
Occasional actress
Katie Derham
Magdalene 1988, Economics
BBC Music presenter, on Radio 3 and the BBC Proms since 2010
Media Editor and News Anchor for ITV News 1998-2010
Regular presenter over the years on Five Live, Radio 4 and Classic FM
Co-owner of media advice and production company Peanut and Crumb
Occasional and nervous participant in music reality shows; Maestro 2008, First Love 2010
Philip Hanson
Pembroke 1976, Modern and Medieval Languages
Non-Executive Director of data at Jaywing, a data science and marketing agency
Non-Executive Director at the Bettys & Taylors Group
Non-Executive Director at Goelet Wine Estates in France and Australia
Volunteer Enterprise Mentor with the charity Centrepoint
Former Marketing and e-commerce Director at Travelex (2010-2015), and at HBOS (2005-2009)
Previously held international roles in marketing with Rowntree, United Distillers and PepsiCo, and in strategy consulting with The Boston Consulting Group
Jonathan May
King's 2002, Computer Science
Founder of Hubbub Fundraising (2011 - current) - providing digital fundraising services for higher education in the UK
Associate Partner and Digital Fundraising Lead at More Partnership (2016 - current), the higher education fundraising consultancy
Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Fellow (2016), studying the use of Digital and Social Media in Alumni Relations in the US and Canada
Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and Associate Member of the Institute of Fundraising
In his spare time, Jonathan is a passionate baker and co-founder of London Keto Brownies (2018 - current), as well as representing the UK at table football (2006 - current)
Jonathan is an online fundraising and engagement expert, combining a technical and software development background with 10 years of experience with digital fundraising
Uyen Vo
King's 2002, Economics
Founder of Fierce Consulting, provider of bespoke training workshops for corporate clients
Nearly 20 years of project leadership experience in a broad range of sectors including financial services and international consulting
Previously a corporate treasury professional at Lloyds Banking Group, dedicated to market risk optimisation, capital regulation, and debt capital markets
Uyen brings a unique combination of structure and control, facilitation skills, and empathic leadership
