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Tess has overall responsibility for Development, alumni relations, College communications and fundraising at Mansfield; she leads the team and oversees all of its activities.

She has 20 years' experience of fundraising, both within Oxford's collegiate University and outside it. She has held senior Development roles at the National Gallery, and then Tate in London, and was Head of Development at the University's Ashmolean Museum for 7 years, leading the fundraising for the Museum's capital redevelopment and launching its successful endowment campaign. Most recently Tess has been a fundraising consultant for varied non-profits and charities.

Contact her about current campaigns, big questions, major gifts, or just to say hello.

James is responsible for facilitating philanthropic support for the College from individual major donors and legators, and connecting them with the people at Mansfield who benefit from their generous support.

He has more than 10 years’ experience working in fundraising across the collegiate University and beyond. Before joining Mansfield, James was a senior fundraiser with Oxford’s central Development team where he led major giving activity first for the Museum of Natural History and then for the departments of Zoology, Plant Sciences, and Experimental Psychology. He has also held fundraising roles in Oxford with the Rhodes Trust, Saïd Business School, and Merton College.

Contact James if you would like to discuss making a gift to Mansfield, or have any questions about the Campaign for Teaching.

Anna has responsibility for operations with the development team, including data, revenue and systems. She also assists in fundraising for specific funding needs and is always pleased to hear from Mansfield alumni and supporters.

Anna works three days a week.

Ellie is responsible for alumni relations at Mansfield, which involves managing and delivering a programme of alumni events and keeping our community of alumni and friends up to date with the latest news at College through communications such as the e-newsletters and the annual magazine.

Contact Ellie if you have a piece of news you would like to share, or if you have any questions about any of our events.

Chloe is responsible for the managing the office administration and logistical organisation for the Development Team, supporting across a variety of tasks from events to fundraising campaigns.

Feel free to reach out to her with general enquiries, or if you aren’t sure who would be best to contact for something more specific – she will be happy to help or direct you to someone who can.