Our Staff
Meet the team
Emma Jhita
Emma is Icon’s Chief Executive Officer and is responsible for the development and delivery of Icon’s strategic ambitions. She manages the staff team and works closely with the Board of Trustees, Board Committees, and volunteers drawn from the membership.
Emma is an experienced heritage sector leader and fundraising professional and joined Icon from Historic England where she was Head of Partnerships & Development. Emma has a track record of successful delivery in previous roles as Chief Executive of Didcot Railway Centre, Director of Development at the Jewish Museum London, and Head of Fundraising for The Postal Museum.
Contact Emma about strategy, income generation, policy matters and also advocacy and governance.
- Email:
- [email protected]
Patrick Whife
Patrick Whife is Icon’s Head of Skills, where he leads on the development of Icon’s skills, research and education activities.
A former geographer, Patrick has worked on programmes across the UK and Europe focused on project evaluation, the development of sustainable vocational education and training programmes, community development and urban regeneration.
Contact Patrick for questions relating to the development of Icon Accreditation, Apprenticeships, Events & Training, the Icon Internship Programme and the all areas relating to the development and delivery of Icon’s Education and Skills Strategy.
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Phone:
- 020 3142 6788
Geanina Beres
Geanina is Icon's Communications Manager. She oversees Icon's communications strategy, managing our websites and social media and developing our online presence to communicate the values of conservation. She also oversees the production of Iconnect Magazine and runs the Tru Vue Grant Programme.
Geanina has an MA in History of Art from UCL, and a degree in History of Art with Digital Media and Information Studies from the University of Glasgow, where she studied the use of digital content in the heritage sector. She has over 5 years of experience with communications and research, and has previously worked for an art gallery, contemporary art festivals and contemporary art organisations.
Contact Geanina to share your conservation projects.
- Email:
- [email protected]
Michael Rodger
Michael is Icon’s Membership Officer. He supports the Membership Manager with the promotion of Icon membership, marketing, recruitment, analytics and reporting, membership queries, renewals, and the Conservation Register.
Michael has a BSc in International Business and French from Aston University and has a background in working for membership organisations and delivering an excellent member experience.
He is looking forward to getting to know Icon’s membership and helping them get the most out of their Icon Membership.
Feel free to contact Michael with any Membership queries you may have.
- Email:
- [email protected]
Heather Doyle
Heather Doyle is Icon’s Accreditation Manager and leads on supporting Pathway Members, as well as Mentors and Assessors involved in the training and accreditation process.
An experienced education manager and trainer, Heather has spent almost a decade overseeing work-based learning programmes in the Higher Education sector before joining Icon.
Contact Heather for questions relating to the accreditation process, mentor and volunteer training and Icon internships.
- Email:
- [email protected]
Chloe Gerrard
Chloe is Icon’s Skills Officer. She supports the Head of Skills, managing Icon’s professional development programmes, organising events, and setting up Group and Network events on the Icon website.
Chloe has an MA in Contemporary Literature, Culture & Theory from King’s College London, and a degree in History of Art from the Courtauld Institute of Art. She has previously worked in events for commercial membership bodies, as a Content Writer.
Contact Chloe about our Skills initiatives.
- Email:
- [email protected]
Staff Working Days
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | |
| Emma Jhita (Chief Executive) | x | x | x | x | x |
| Patrick Whife (Head of Skills) | x | x | x | x | x |
| Geanina Beres (Communications Manager) | x | x | x | x | x |
| Michael Rodger (Membership Officer) | x | x | x | x | x |
| Heather Doyle (Accreditation Manager) | x | x | x | ||
| Chloe Gerrard (Skills Officer) | x | x | x | x |
In addition to the staff team, we are currently supported by two external contractors.
Jonathan Kemp
Contractor
Dr Jonathan Kemp is the editor of the Journal of the Institute of Conservation. Jonathan is a stone conservator with more than 25 years experience. He has been a lecturer at the City & Guilds of London Art School, and a senior conservator at the Victoria and Albert Museum. He is also a practicing new media artist. Please contact Jonathan with any ideas for articles in the Journal.
- Email:
- [email protected]
Jo Boardman
Jo has over 25 years of experience working in the voluntary and community sector, social enterprise and social finance sector, cultural, creative, heritage, and business sector.
As a freelance Enterprise Consultant, she has supported a diverse range of organisations across public, private, and third sector throughout the UK focusing on a range of start-up, development, and growth areas including income diversification, change management and organisational development, governance support, marketing and communications, partnership working and collaboration, training and development, and networking and event planning.
Jo is currently working with Icon to develop our Sponsorship Offers as well as help to develop our Accreditation offer.
Icon welcomes the trend to disclose chief executives’ pay. We therefore confirm that Icon’s Trustees’ Annual Report discloses that one employee received emoluments in the year ending 31st March 2022 within the range of £60-65,000 per annum.