Staff
Meet our lovely team who are on hand to help with any queries you might have…
For general enquiries, please email info@arthurrankcentre.org.uk.
Revd Dr Mark Betson
National Rural Officer for the Church of England
mark.betson@churchofengland.org
Jim Blumire
Book Keeper
finance@arthurrankcentre.org.uk
John Carlon
Resources Manager
john.carlon@arthurrankcentre.org.uk
Sarah Hulme
Methodist Rural Mission and Ministry Officer
sarah.hulme@arthurrankcentre.org.uk
Tel: +44 (0)20 7467 5285
Alex Langlands
Finance Manager
alex.langlands@arthurrankcentre.org.uk
Fiona Murphy
Records Officer
fiona.murphy@arthurrankcentre.org.uk
Alison Selwood
Executive PA
alison.selwood@arthurrankcentre.org.uk
Deb Soesan
Organisational Support Officer
deb.soesan@arthurrankcentre.org.uk
Trustees
Wise, experienced and supportive people with legal responsibility for guiding and overseeing our work.
Revd Les Hann
Chair
Methodist minister in Cumbria and rural officer for the Cumbrian Methodist District. He is the appointed representative for the Methodist and United Reformed Church.
George Dunn
Currently Chief Executive of the Tenant Farmers Association of England and Wales and a member of the leadership team of All Nations Christian Centre, an Elim Pentecostal Church in Reading, Berkshire.
Revd Claire McArthur
Claire is Rector at Stoke St Michael, Coventry. Prior to ordination she worked for over 20 years at the BBC and was Head of Communications and Digital at a national charity. Her expertise is in marketing, communications and everything digital.
Professor David Pink
Vice Chair Emeritus Professor of Crop Improvement, Harper Adams University. Member of the Food Ethics Council and Science Advisory Committee of LEAF and Scientific Advisor to the AHDB Field Vegetable panel. He worships at St Michael’s, Bishops Itchington in South Warwickshire.
Fr Rob Taylerson
A parish priest in the Roman Catholic Church in North Staffs Deanery, Archdiocese of Birmingham; earlier in his career actively involved in agricultural education.
Revd Dr Richard Teal
A Methodist Minister for 40 years, Richard served mostly in rural appointments. He was President of the Methodist Conference 2020-2021. He is son of a farmer, whose two sons are also farmers. He helped to write and produce ‘A Discipling Presence’.