Contact us

Meet the team

We’re the Development and Alumni Relations Office (DARO). Contact us to find out more about how we can help you connect with each other – or if you can help the University and our current students. We’re here to help, we like hearing from you – and we want your feedback!

Campus tours

Want to visit the Colchester campus – perhaps as part of a reunion? We have a small group of student ambassadors who can give visiting alumni guided tours. They normally take about 20 minutes, and your guide can tailor the tour around you and your interests. They usually take place on weekdays. Please email us to enquire or book.

Any questions...?

We’ve put together a list of some of the questions we get asked the most, so have a look through just in case yours is one of them. If not, scroll down to see which one of us is best placed to answer your query.

 

Contact details

Lynsey Dawson
Senior Development
Officer

Tel: +44 (0)1206 872700

E-mail: ldawson

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Lynsey works with individuals raising funds for a range of projects and activities including scholarships.

Contact details

Jo Rogers
Alumni Relations Manager

Tel: +44 (0)1206 874185

E-mail: jrogers

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Joanne is responsible for the University's alumni relations and giving programmes.

Our details

Post:

Development and Alumni Relations Office Communications and External Relations
University of Essex
Wivenhoe Park
Colchester
Essex
CO4 3SQ
United Kingdom

Email:

alumni (add @essex.ac.uk to create a full email address)

Phone:

+44 (0)1206 873372

Fax:

+44 (0)1206 873423

 

Contact details

Alison Edge
Development
Researcher

Tel: +44 (0)1206 874473

E-mail: aabooth

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Alison is responsible for prospect management and research across a range of potential funding sources.

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Chris Coates
Communications
Officer

Tel: +44 (0)1206 874474

E-mail: ccoates

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Chris produces and edits DARO printed, electronic and internal publications.

Contact details

Sophie Barnes
Alumni Data and
Web Assistant

Tel: +44 (0)1206 874725 

E-mail: sgbarnes

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Sophie is responsible for updates to the alumni website as well as the graduate database.

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Angela Ainger
Development and Alumni
Relations Assistant

Tel: +44 (0)1206 873372

E-mail: anga

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Angela can help you register on Essex:Connect or with any information you can't find on the website.

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James Martin
Alumni Relations
Officer

Tel: +44 (0)1206 874472

E-mail: jrmartin

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James manages the Essex Fund and assists with all alumni relations activities.

Contact details

Gbolahan Faleye
Senior Development
Officer

Tel: +44 (0)1206 874593 

E-mail: gfaleye

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Gbolahan works with charitable Trusts and Foundations to raise funds for a range of projects and activities.