STAFF
Administration
Richard Lines is the Society's Company Secretary. He is also a member of the Society's Advisory and Revision Board and sits on all the Society's sub-committees. Richard manages the room lettings and hall hire (see Room Hire) and in his ambassadorial role he lectures widely on Swedenborg. He is also Chairman of the George MacDonald Society and a committee member of the Blake Society. Before becoming the Society's Secretary in 2002 he served as a Council member from 1984 to 2001 and was President of the Society from 1991 to 1994. Richard has published numerous articles on Swedenborg, and the Society is to publish his forthcoming History of the Society. Before becoming the Society's Secretary he worked in the Government Legal Service for many years. He graduated in Law from Oxford University in 1964 and qualified as a barrister.
Contact Richard for all general enquiries, and if you would like to book the meeting rooms in Swedenborg House, via richard@swedenborg.org.uk.
Publicity, Sales & Events
Nora Foster is the Society’s Publicist and Assistant Curator. Along with the Society’s Publishing Manager she organizes the Society's programme and oversees the Society’s website, marketing and advertising strategies. She assists in the Society’s publishing with proof reading and copy-editing, and is currently in charge of the Society’s on-line Newsletter. She graduated with Masters in Intellectual History/History of Ideas at the University of Edinburgh in 2008. She has published on Carlyle and the French Revolution in the Carlyle Studies Journal and is currently preparing a paper on Carlyle and Heroes.
Contact Nora for all press enquiries, details of events and if you would like to apply for the Artist Residency Programme, via nora@swedenborg.org.uk. If you would like to purchase a book, please contact Nora via sales@swedenborg.org.uk.
Publishing & Events
Stephen McNeilly is the Society’s Publishing Manager, Events Curator and Editor. In addition to this he is also responsible for the 'Journal of the Swedenborg Society' and the Society's 'Artist in Residence' programme. He sits on a number of the Society’s sub-committees, including the Advisory & Revision Board and oversees the Society’s publication programme. During 2010 he was the Producer of a documentary of Swedenborg commissioned by the Society (see Documentary Screening), and curated an exhibition of international artists for the Society as part of its 200th anniversary (see Exhibitions). Stephen graduated in Visual Art in 1994, completed his Masters in Critical Theory in 2000 and registered for a Ph.D in Philosophy at Warwick University under the supervision of Andrew Benjamin in 2001. He began working for the Society in 1996. As part of his ongoing research he lectures in Art and Critical Theory at the University of Creative Arts at Canterbury, and has previously lectured at Central St Martins, London and other universities on undergraduate and post-graduate courses.
Contact Stephen regarding submissions for possible publication, via stephen@swedenborg.org.uk.
Publishing & Library
James Wilson is the Society’s Assistant Editor and Secretary to its Advisory & Revisions Board. In addition to the above responsibilities he is also the Society’s Librarian (See Library), the script editor for the Society’s forthcoming documentary on Swedenborg (see Documentary Screening) and the project manager for a season of films to be screened in September 2010 (see Film Season). In conjunction with Erland Brock (Swedenborg Scientific Association) and Joanna Hill (Swedenborg Foundation) he is also organises the International Swedenborg Publishers Conference. James graduated in English Language and Literature at Kings College London and has been working for the Society since 2003. For Duchy of Lambeth he has translated and published two volumes of prose by the French writer Guy de Maupassant. For enquiries regarding the Library, the International Swedenborg Publishers Conference, and the Film Season contact james@swedenborg.org.uk.
Library
Alex Murray is the Society's Assistant Librarian. A recent graduate in English Literature & Film Studies from the University of Northumbria, Alex first interned at the Society three days a week, to gain experience in the library, bookshop and publishing. He is now employed on a part-time basis, in the vital role of creating a systematic database for the library. Read Alex's regular staff blog here.
Building
Eoin MacMahon is the Society’s Property Manager and Health and Safety Officer. He oversees the up-keep and maintenance of the building, liaises with the Society’s business tenants and room hirers and oversees maintenance contractors relating to health and safety, security and cleaning. In addition to this he also serves as the Society’s first aid officer, fire officer and manages the door-staff and the catering for Swedenborg Society Events. This year he has project-managed a twelve-week restoration of the buildings exterior and he liaises with Camden council and the Society’s surveyors. Eoin has been with the Society since 1989, and before this owned and managed a hotel in US for 20 years.