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Staff Directory

Find information on key SASA staff and their work through the links below. You can sort by first name, surname, email address or telephone number. Alternatively use the keywords search box or select a section from the drop-down box and click Apply.

Please note that this is not a comprehensive list of SASA staff.

View the organisation chart for an overview of the structure.

First name Surnamesort icon Job Title
Laura Bowden Seed Physiologist
Jane Chard Head of Plant Health
Valerie Cockerell Head of Official Seed Testing Station for Scotland
Triona Davey Export Liaison Officer
Jonathan Davey Head of Herbage and Vegetable Crops
Gerry Hall Head of Cereals
Gill Hartley Senior Wildlife Biologist
David Kenyon Head of Diagnostics & Molecular Biology
John Kerr Head of Potato Branch
Anna Krakowska Potato Co-ordination Officer
Christophe Lacomme Senior Virologist
Gordon Machray Head of SASA, Senior Management Team
Gillian McLaren Seed Testing/Quality Manager
Marian McNeil Seed Pathologist
Vincent Mullholland Molecular Biology Unit Manager
Kevin O'Donnell Head of Rural Scientific Services Branches, Senior Management Team
Jon Pickup Head of Virology & Zoology
Alex Reid Head of Genotyping
Gerry Saddler Head of Diagnostics & Analytical Services Branches, Senior Management Team
Alexandra Schlenzig Senior Plant Pathologist
Support Services -
Mike Taylor Head of Pesticides & Wildlife
Lucy Webster Senior Molecular Biologist - Wildlife DNA Forensics