Oxfam Press Office: media contacts
For media enquiries only, please call the Press Office hotline on: (01865) 472498 or email media.unit@oxfam.org.uk with enquiries during office hours (9.00 am – 5.30 pm UK time).
If out of office hours please call the Duty Press Officer on:
07748 761999 .
If you are calling about advertising / marketing, are a student requesting information about or images of Oxfam's work, or have any other enquiries please call: 0300 200 1300 or email enquiries@oxfam.org.uk.
Sam Barratt, Head of Media
Sam has run Oxfam’s Media Unit since 2005. Based in Oxford, the team comprises fifteen members of staff who lead on Oxfam’s international media campaigns on trade, humanitarian disasters, aid and debt as well as a UK PR team for 750 shops and individual appeals.
Sam has worked for Oxfam since 2000, leading on all of Oxfam’s campaigns as well as events such as Oxfam’s response to the tsunami, the WTO meetings in Cancun and the war in Afghanistan. He has travelled and worked widely across the world, working for a year developing Oxfam’s media and campaigns work in east Africa. Prior to working for Oxfam, Sam worked for more than three years in corporate public relations.
Direct line: 01865 472498
Mobile: 07818 406050
Email: sbarratt@oxfam.org.uk
Amy Barry, Head of News
Amy Barry is Head of News. She overseas planning and day to day output in the press office across all three campaigns and humanitarian emergencies, and manages the senior press officers. She is also a specialist on Latin America, having lived and worked in Brazil. She speaks Spanish and Portuguese. She worked for three years on Oxfam's Make Trade Fair campaign and still follows the WTO and trade issues and the role of the private sector in poverty reduction. She has been at Oxfam for 5 years. Prior to this she was a features writer at the Times.
Direct line: 01865 472313
Mobile: +44 7778 679131
Email: abarry@oxfam.org.uk
Sarah Dransfield, Media & PR Executive
Sarah is the first point of contact for media enquiries and image requests. She also supports on special projects and press monitoring and evaluation.
Sarah previously worked as a reporter at music festivals for the Oxfam youth website and also has a background in the fashion industry.
Direct line: 01865 472269
Email: sdransfield@oxfam.org.uk
Features
Lysbeth Holdoway, Features Coordinator
Lys is features coordinator for the press office - both written and photographic. She also works on debt and aid and on the For All campaign. She is the media contact for Southern Africa.
Lys has been with Oxfam since 1999, previously working as a BBC journalist in both television and radio.
Direct line: 01865 472484
Mobile: 07721 461342
Email: lholdoway@oxfam.org.uk
Essential Services/MDGs
Dan Timms, Senior Press Officer
Dan Timms is a senior press officer leading on the Essential Services campaign, which focuses on the provision of health and education for all.
Before joining Oxfam in 2008, he spent seven years in Brussels where he worked in a range of media roles for the European Commission and for the Liberal Democrats in the European Parliament.
Direct line: 01865 472193
Mobile: 07810 181514
Email: dtimms@oxfam.org.uk
Humanitarian & Emergencies
Ian Bray, Senior Press Officer
Ian heads up the humanitarian side of the media unit. Please contact Ian if your enquiry relates to any humanitarian emergency.
Ian has worked for Oxfam for more than ten years, first as an aid worker in Mozambique, then as a press officer. He also has more than seven years’ experience as an aid worker in Indonesia and southern Africa.
Direct line: 01865 472289
Mobile: 07721 461339
Email: ibray@oxfam.org.uk
Sean Kenny, Press Officer
Sean Kenny works as a press officer for the humanitarian team. He should be contacted if your enquiry is about the Democratic Republic of Congo, South Asia (including Afghanistan) or any large, ongoing emergency.
Before joining Oxfam in 2006, Sean worked as a journalist on national and regional newspapers.
Direct line: 01865 472359
Mobile: 07881 655715
Email: skenny@oxfam.org.uk
Rebecca Wynn, Press Officer
Rebecca Wynn works as a press officer for the humanitarian team. She should be contacted if your enquiry is about Darfur, Chad or the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Before joining Oxfam, Rebecca worked as a media and communications officer for the International Organization for Migration in Southern Africa.
Direct line: 01865 472530
Mobile: 07769 887139
Email: rwynn@oxfam.org.uk
Climate Change
Lucy Brinicombe, Press officer
Lucy is a Press Officer in the media unit and should be contacted if your enquiry relates to climate change.
Lucy has been working at Oxfam since February 2007, and had previously worked as a journalist on regional and national newspapers since 2001.
Direct line: 01865 472192
Mobile: 07786110054
Email: lbrinicombe@oxfam.org.uk
PR & Celebrities
Katie Abbotts, Head of PR
Leads on planning and delivery of Oxfam's PR and Celebrity work in the UK. Katie is also repsonsible for evaluation of Oxfam's media work.
Katie has worked at Oxfam for four years. Prior to that she was an account director at a London PR agency.
Direct line: 01865 472334
Mobile: 07810 504380
Email: kabbotts@oxfam.org.uk
Claire Lewis, International Artist Liaison Manager
Claire should be contacted if your enquiry relates to Oxfam’s work with our international celebrity supporters.
Mobile: 07810 406010
Email: clewis@oxfam.org.uk
Raakhi Shah, UK Artists Liaison Manager
Raakhi works as UK Artists Liaison Manager. Raakhi should be contacted if your enquiry relates to any of Oxfam’s work with our UK celebrity supporters.
Direct line: 01865 47 2243
Mobile: 07795 304351
Email: rshah@oxfam.org.uk
Rob McNeil , PR Manager
Rob McNeil is Oxfam's PR manager. Rob's work is focused on developing Oxfam's brand in the UK media and increasing the organisation's fundraising opportunities through the media.
Rob was a journalist for eight years on leading newspapers and magazines before moving into the NGO sector. He has joined the Oxfam press office from WWF-UK, where he was a senior press officer.
Direct line: 01865 472334
Mobile: 07909 860370
Email: rmcneil@oxfam.org.uk
Stuart Fowkes, Press Officer
Stuart works on ethical consumerism, Fairtrade and Oxfam's UK poverty programme. He is also the main point of contact for the Oxjam music festival, Oxfam's work at other festivals and Oxfam's work online and on social networks.
Prior to joining Oxfam in 2006, Stuart worked as a PR consultant, and also has a background in fundraising through music.
Direct line: 01865 472254
Mobile: 07818 406038
Email: sfowkes@oxfam.org.uk
Georgette Ginn , Press Officer
Georgette works as a press officer in the media team managing a portfolio of projects for Oxfam's trading and supporter marketing division. Georgette provides specialist expertise on broadcast media across the PR team.
Prior to working for Oxfam Georgette was a radio journalist for the BBC.
Direct line: 01865 472498
Mobile: 07798 656562
Email: gginn@oxfam.org.uk
BME
Ashish Sharma, Press Officer
Ashish Sharma works on developing Oxfam's network of contacts within Black and Ethnic Minority Communities. Ashish also supports on climate change.
Prior to joining Oxfam, Ashish worked as a radio broadcast reporter and presenter for the BBC World Service's sports department, where he spent ten years.
Direct line: 01865 472375
Mobile: 07920 722402
Email: asharma@oxfam.org.uk
Nations and Regions
Oxfam Ireland
Paul Dunphy, Media and Communications Executive
Paul works as Media and Communications Executive on all areas of Oxfam Ireland's work including campaigning, overseas, retail and fundraising. Paul should be contacted with any enquiries from Irish media outlets.
Paul has worked at Oxfam Ireland for since 1996 in all areas of communications. Paul is the first point of contact for all Republic of Ireland enquiries.
Direct line: +353 1 6350 422
Mobile: +353 (0)879058075
Email: paul.dunphy@oxfamireland.org
Phillip Graham, Media and Communications Officer
Phillip Graham works as Media and Communications Officer on all areas of Oxfam Ireland's work including campaigning, overseas, retail and fundraising. Phillip should be contacted with any enquiries from Irish media outlets.
Phillip joined Oxfam Ireland in 2007 from working with Ulster Tatler magazine. Phillip is the first point of contact for all Northern Ireland enquiries.
Direct line: 028 9089 5959
Mobile: 07841 102535
Email: phillip.graham@oxfamireland.org
Oxfam Scotland
Malcolm Fleming, Media & Public Relations Manager
Malcolm is Media & Public Relations Manager for Oxfam in Scotland, leading Oxfam’s engagement with the Scottish media across all areas of our work from Humanitarian emergencies and development issues to our campaigns and shops. Malcolm also works to support Oxfam’s international media work on a range of issues, including humanitarian and campaigns.
Malcolm has been with Oxfam since 2003 and during that time has travelled extensively, especially in Asia. He worked as Emergency Media Officer for Oxfam International in Sri Lanka in the immediate aftermath of the 2004 tsunami, and led Oxfam’s media work mobilising for the 2005 Make Poverty History march in Edinburgh. Before working for Oxfam, he spent six years working in Scottish politics.
Direct line: 0141 285 8855
Mobile: 0771 891 8346
Email: mgfleming@oxfam.org.uk
Eileen Clarkson, Media Officer
Eileen Clarkson is a Media Officer with Oxfam in Scotland and works across a number of campaigns including Trade, Control Arms and Trading. She has been working with Oxfam since May 2005 and was previously employed by the BBC for ten years.
Any Scottish media outlets wanting information on Oxfam's work should contact Eileen.
Direct line: 0141 2858859
Mobile: 07770 281419
Email: eclarkson@oxfam.org.uk
Oxfam Cymru
Luned Jones, Media and Communications Officer
Luned is Media & Public Relations Manager for Oxfam in Wales, leading Oxfam's engagement with the Welsh media across all areas of our work from Humanitarian emergencies and development issues to our campaigns and shops.
Luned joined Oxfam in 2007 and previously worked as a Press and PR officer for the Welsh Language Board and as a Literature officer for Academi.
Direct line: 02920 803292
Mobile: 07887 571687
Email: ljones@oxfam.org.uk
English regions
Birmingham
Georgia Stokes
Georgia Stokes works as a regional campaigner in the Birmingham campaigns office. Georgia should be contacted if your enquiry relates to media work in the Midlands.
Georgia has worked for Oxfam since January 2006 focusing mainly on the Control Arms and Health and Education campaigns. Prior to working at Oxfam, Georgia worked as a corporate fundraiser for a number of national and regional charities.
Direct line: 0121 634 3611
Mobile: 0778 666 0378
Email: gstokes@oxfam.org.uk
Sue Cockroft
Sue works as a regional campaigner in the Birmingham campaigns office and should be contacted if your enquiry relates to media work in the Midlands. Sue also works on trade and control arms campaigns and previously worked at Christian Aid.
Direct line: 0121 634 3611
Mobile: 07824 409603
Email: scockcroft@oxfam.org.uk
South West
Hannah Durrant
Hannah Durrant is the media lead in the Bristol Team. Hannah has worked at Oxfam since March 2007 and prior to that she worked in marketing for the Soil Association and the Fairtrade Foundation.
Direct line: 0117 916 6474
Mobile: 07887 632658
Email: hdurrant@oxfam.org.uk
Roger James can also be contacted for media enquiries in the south-west.
Direct line: 0117 916 6473
Email: rjames@oxfam.org.uk
London
Oxfam's London office works with local and regional media based in Greater London, the South and East of England (including Kent, Sussex, Surrey, Hants, Isle of Wight, Channel Islands, Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Essex, Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire, Norfolk and Suffolk).
Lisa Rutherford
Lisa Rutherford is the Media Lead for the London Campaigns Office. Lisa is also Campaigns lead for Stop Aids, Trade and Ethical Consumerism.
Direct line: 020 7802 9995
Email: lrutherford@oxfam.org.uk
Anna Williamson is the Media Assistant for the London Campaigns Office. Anna works across all of the campaigns.
Direct line: 020 7802 9972
Email: awilliamson@oxfam.org.uk
North East
Kim Tan
Kim Tan works as Campaigns Officer on the Make Trade Fair and Millennium Development Goals campaigns, with responsibility for Yorkshire, Humberside and the north-east of England. Kim is national contact manager for the Trade Union Congress (TUC) and is regional lead on Media and on Trade Unions.
Kim has worked at Oxfam since 2002, and was seconded as Press Officer to Oxfam's Tsunami relief programme based in Aceh, Indonesia from January 2005 to October 2005. Prior to working for Oxfam, Kim worked as Publicity Officer for the International Development Department of the University of Birmingham, and lived in Malaysia for 17 years.
Direct line: 0113 3944293
Mobile: 07786 660407
Email: ktan@oxfam.org.uk
North West
Serena Tramonti
Serena Tramonti is the Media Lead for the North West Campaigns office. Serena has worked for Oxfam since August 2006 focusing mainly on the Health and Education for all and Control Arms campaigns. Prior to working for Oxfam, Serena worked as a languages teacher and a community fundraiser.
Direct line: 0161 234 2793
Mobile: 078257 80651
Email: stramonti@oxfam.org.uk
Chris Worrall
Chris Worrall is a campaigner working on climate change and the Make Trade Fair campaign. Chris has worked for Oxfam since 2002.
Direct line: 0161 234 2792
Mobile: 07970 659328
Email: cworrall@oxfam.org.uk
