Meet the Team

We are a team of 6 mostly, however we also work with people who aren’t based in the office. Mike Little from Zed1, Gareth Coxon from Dot Design, Steve Halstead at Sharper Print, Sophia Collins from Parenting Science Gang and Klara Kucerova from Pixels and Beyond.

Shane McCracken

DIRECTOR

Blame Shane. He started it all and as the director he is ultimately responsible. His early career was in advertising and publishing and marketing is not a dirty word. Email Shane.

Alex Edwards

PROJECT WRANGLER

Alex works full-time behind the scenes of the I’m a…. projects. Her background and degrees are in Wildlife Biology and Science Communication. Email Alex.

Emily Grant

PROJECT WRANGLER

Emily started working on the I’m a… projects as a moderator after finishing a degree in Neuroscience, and never left! She now works behind the scenes organising the projects.
Email Emily Grant.

Márcia Ortgiese

PROJECT WRANGLER

Márcia joined the team in September to support the I’m a… projects. She looks after the moderators and helps the team with the projects.
Email Márcia.

Bella Byrne

DATA WRANGLER

Bella joined the team in October after having completed an internship through UWE Bristol. Finishing off her masters in Science Communication, she is excited to be joining the I’m a projects.
Email Bella.

Josie Miller

COMMUNICATION WRANGLER

Josie has a background in event and festivals management, but her favourite bit was always the writing. Now she looks after our communications while drinking roughly 9-10 cups of tea per day. Email Josie.

Emily Paget

SITE WRANGLER

While Emily has a background in illustration, her main love was computers, technology and accessibility so joined the team to work on the technical side of the site. Email Emily.

Josh Doyle

PROJECT NINJA

Josh joined us in 2013 after a chemistry degree and a stint as a moderator on the projects. He now works remotely helping us with evaluation, systems, data, but never coffee. Email Josh.

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	Shane McCracken DIRECTOR Blame Shane. He started it all and as the director he is ultimately responsible. His early career was in advertising and publishing and marketing is not a dirty word. Email Shane.
	Alex Edwards PROJECT WRANGLER Alex works full-time behind the scenes of the I’m a…. projects. Her background and degrees are in Wildlife Biology and Science Communication. Email Alex.
	Emily Grant PROJECT WRANGLER Emily started working on the I’m a… projects as a moderator after finishing a degree in Neuroscience, and never left! She now works behind the scenes organising the projects. Email Emily Grant.
	Márcia Ortgiese PROJECT WRANGLER Márcia joined the team in September to support the I’m a… projects. She looks after the moderators and helps the team with the projects. Email Márcia.
	Bella Byrne DATA WRANGLER Bella joined the team in October after having completed an internship through UWE Bristol. Finishing off her masters in Science Communication, she is excited to be joining the I’m a projects. Email Bella.
	Josie Miller COMMUNICATION WRANGLER Josie has a background in event and festivals management, but her favourite bit was always the writing. Now she looks after our communications while drinking roughly 9-10 cups of tea per day. Email Josie.
	Emily Paget SITE WRANGLER While Emily has a background in illustration, her main love was computers, technology and accessibility so joined the team to work on the technical side of the site. Email Emily.
	Josh Doyle PROJECT NINJA Josh joined us in 2013 after a chemistry degree and a stint as a moderator on the projects. He now works remotely helping us with evaluation, systems, data, but never coffee. Email Josh.