Surrie Everett-Pascoe | Chair of Trustees

Surrie worked for an international office technology and consumer product organisation in a variety of roles including Company Secretary/Head of Legal; programme management; and European Director for corporate social responsibility and environmental management. Before she left work in Spring 2019 to do some travelling in France she managed business assurance and compliance with a variety of international standards including health and safety, environmental management, business continuity, and quality. Surrie also worked as a Pension Fund Trustee for more than 20 years

Surrie moved to Storrington, adjacent to Amberley, at the end of 2018 and prior to that completed an MSc in Building Conservation, having renovated several properties in the UK and France.

Adrian Butcher | Vice-Chair of Trustees

Adrian’s career has spanned several technical and management disciplines in the ICT sector, the last 25 years working for BT. He has led commercial and business transformation projects, latterly specialising in the capture and re-use of knowledge and organisational learning.

He achieved an MBA with Commendation in 2007, and has been awarded Fellowships with the British Computer Society and Chartered Management Institute.

While still at school, Adrian volunteered at Amberley during the early years of the Museum. Now semi-retired, Adrian enjoys cycling, photography, and charitable activities – as well as a pursuing his keen interest in the history of technology.

Paul Bernstein

Paul is Press Manager at the Royal Albert Hall, where he has worked for eight years across a range of publicity including PR, marketing, video content, social media influencers, film and TV location hire, and partnerships.

Paul has an MSc in Strategic Marketing from Imperial College Business School, and a BSc Government and Economics from the London School of Economics. Hailing from the Washington DC area originally, he is based in London and loves walking in the South Downs National Park.

Alan Brewer

Alan currently leads the Motorsport Clubs division at Goodwood, where he has worked since 2012 in various General Manager roles across business areas including the Motor Circuit, Goodwood Road Racing Club, and the annual Members’ Meeting event.

In this role, he oversees all financial and operational elements of four membership tiers across three different clubs (including the Goodwood Road Racing Club) and is responsible for the marketing, sales, administration, and year-round experience of over 25,000 membership customers, including the delivery of over 100 annual events at Goodwood and beyond.

Kate Dean

Kate brings over 30 years of property development experience with a particular focus on leading large scale masterplan developments and major project delivery. Having held senior roles in the private and public sectors Kate now runs her own property consultancy business.

She has previously held external roles including being a pension Trustee for a pan-European corporate and a Board member of a Local Enterprise Partnership. She has actively promoted careers for women in the property industry through previous roles at Women in Property. Kate is also passionate about design excellence in the construction industry and has held roles at the British Council for Offices.

When Kate isn’t working she’ll be running or making things.

Steve Hyde

With over 25 years of experience in the public-facing cultural sector and having recently stepped down after 15 years as Head of Estate for the Victoria and Albert Museum, Steve remains in the sector as a Heritage consultant.

Steve believes passionately in the importance and power of museum estates to enrich the visitor experience as well as the wellbeing of staff, whilst supporting the incredibly important role that museums play particularly in the areas of conservation and research, and Steve has contributed this viewpoint to many of the V&A’s most important cultural capital projects of the last fifteen years.

Steve’s previous roles include Director of Operations at Sadlers Wells Theatre, the Tussauds’ Group

Steve is also a Trustee of the Holburne Museum in Bath.

Stephen Jones | FCCA, BA(Hons)

Stephen has over 40 years financial and management experience across a number of industries. For the last 10 years he has worked with businesses to understand their key challenges and provide financial justification and consultancy support for them to address these issues. 

Stephen is also a Trustee and Treasurer of the De Morgan Foundation and has a number of years Charity experience. Now semi-retired, Stephen’s experience in dealing with complex business issues and is looking forward to supporting the Amberley Museum as it moves into its next phase of development.

Leanne O’Boyle

Leanne is a director-level consultant with 17 years’ experience in the heritage sector, working across local government and charitable organisations, providing expertise in organisational leadership, change management, research, curation and public speaking.

Previous roles include serving as the Executive Director of the Sussex Archaeological Society (caring for a portfolio of ten historic properties and landscapes, including Fishbourne Roman Palace and Lewes Castle, and an extensive archive, library and collection) and as Head of Cultural & Visitor Strategy for the City of London Corporation. She is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries and is currently writing a book on the British role in American Independence.

Steve Orman

Steve is a technology and business leader with a track record of helping organisations make smart, strategic decisions about digital transformation. With extensive experience in healthcare and professional services, he knows how to balance innovation with real-world operational needs—making technology work for people, not the other way around.

As a Trustee at Amberley Museum, Steve brings his expertise in digital strategy and business operations to help ensure the museum remains sustainable and continues to engage visitors in new and exciting ways. He’s particularly interested in how digital tools can enhance the museum experience while maintaining the museum’s heritage.

Outside of work, Steve enjoys maintaining his Landie, geeking out with technology, and making the most of the Sussex countryside by foot, bike or motorbike.

Jonathan Vincent

Jon is a fundraising manager at the London Transport Museum. He has worked in similar roles at national homelessness and addiction charities, and in partnership building roles within the social enterprise and local and regional government sectors.

Jon grew up in West Sussex and currently lives in Horsham. He became a Trustee after visiting with his family and taking out a membership of the museum. He is particularly interested in the transport and communications history the museum demonstrates. His family’s favourite exhibits are Connected Earth and the various vehicles found across the museum – especially Tramocar.

Prof Jeremy Watson | CBE FREng FIET DPhil

Emeritus Professor of Engineering Systems, University College London

Past-President (2016–17) of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)

Jeremy Watson CBE FREng is Emeritus Professor of Engineering Systems at UCL. He was MHCLG Chief Scientific Adviser (CSA) between 2009-12, and Chief Scientist and Engineer at the Building Research Establishment (BRE) until 2021. Jeremy has industrial experience as BOC (Edwards) plc Technology Director, and Global Research Director at Arup. He was appointed to the UK Committee on Research Integrity in 2022, advising UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) leadership, and is the UKCORI lead for the impact of AI in Research Integrity.

A Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, Jeremy was an RAEng Trustee and also inaugural Chair of the National Engineering Policy Committee.

Until June 2024, Jeremy was Director and PI of the seven-year £24m PETRAS National Centre of Excellence for IoT Systems Cybersecurity funded by EPSRC. PETRAS comprises 24 universities and has 120+ industrial and government user partners.

Mike Winstone

Mike is an experienced HR Director having spent 40 years in the profession (over 20 of which as an HRD). He completed his graduate training with British Rail but also spent seventeen years in telecoms, as well as time in retail and business support services. He retired from full time employment in 2024 and now has a mix of consultancy and charity support work keeping him busy on a part time basis.

Mike’s degree was in History but he also has a strong interest in archaeology and steam trains. He participated in several “digs” and volunteered on the Worth Valley Railway before full time work “got in the way”. His current hobbies are travel and walking. A Yorkshireman by birth, he has lived in Sussex since 1998.