Office Staff

"Service could not have been better - by phone, mail and email. Office staff were extremely friendly, helpful, efficient and went out of their way to assist us.”

We really try our best to give you the best holiday possible, and that starts from the moment you pick up the phone... These are the helpful, efficient, people you will speak to, some of whom you may also meet on the trip ...

 

 

Director

Annabel Lawson Ph.D.

"I started Andante in the late eighties, by taking a mini-bus full of Germans and a very large picnic-basket, bouncing along the highways and byways of ancient Wessex.  It was meant to be a one-off trip, but at the end of it, everyone said: "that was great, where are we going next year?". So now they have over 100 possibilities..."

Archaeology and Tour Planning

Denise Allen Ph.D. - Deputy Director; first led tours for Andante 20 years ago and is responsible for the tour programme.
Oliver Gilkes Ph.D. – Archaeologist; worked for many years in Albania and Italy, responsible for the tour programme.
Pamela Davies – Department Co-ordinator studied Archaeology and Ancient history.
Flora Scutt - Tours Assistant, administrates Study Days

Sales and Administration

Mary Reynolds - Manager of Tour Administration, studied History and has long experience in the travel industry. 
Barnaby Jones - Deputy Manager of Tour Administration and Tour Administrator with varied portfolio of tours including Spain, South and Meso-America. Studied and speaks Spanish.
Gudrun Schmid - Tour Administrator with a wide portfolio of tours, speaks French, German, Italian and other languages; Chinese Studies and Heritage Management.   
Alexandra Casey - Tour Administrator for Turkish and Italian tours; speaks Italian.
Helen Norstedt-Girling - Tour Administrator with a wide portfolio of tours, speaks Swedish.
Clare Tuffin - Tour Administrator for Italian and Turkish tours, speaks Italian.
Martin Adams - Tour administrator for Greek and Egyptian tours, speaks French and Spanish.
Judith Casey – Administrator, general office administration.
Joe Shingles - Administrator, general office administration.

Marketing 

Dan Gradwell - Marketing, graphics, photography. Studied Archaeology and Geography. 
Safia Bhutta - Marketing and PR, copywriting. Studied Archaeology and Creative Writing.
Jenni Lane - PR, Marketing and Archaeology. Studied Ancient History and Classical Archaeology 

Finance 

Thérèse de Cuevas - Finance and Office Manager; studied and speaks Spanish.
Jennifer Carter - Finance Assistant.