Meet the BAM Team & Contact Us
Find below profiles for the BAM Team as well as General Enquiry information on the right hand side. To access the contact information for each team member please click on their picture
BAM Team Profiles
Madeleine Barrows
Madeleine joined BAM in January 2018 as its first CEO. She leads the office team and work with the Executive Committee to develop and deliver the overall strategy, including financial and organisational management, external communications, stakeholder engagement and marketing. She supports BAM's advocacy and policy work as well as our partnerships. Madeleine has extensive experience of working with learned societies and within education. Prior to joining BAM she was Deputy Director at the UK's Academy of Social Sciences and its Campaign for Social Science, having previously worked in the Education section of the British Computer Society. Madeleine is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Twitter:
- @MECB48
Justina Senkus
Justina joined BAM in early 2019 and is responsible for overseeing the planning and delivery of BAM’s community events, professional development programmes and the annual Conference, as well as BAM's communications strategy and community relations. Justina has extensive experience of large-scale project delivery having previously worked in pan-European organisations specialising in digital innovation - EIT Digital (London, UK) and the European Alliance (Trento, Italy), research centres (Maynooth, Ireland) and the Royal College of Surgeons (Dublin, Ireland). Justina has over 15 years of experience managing educational projects and events locally and internationally.
- Email:
- [email protected]
Lewis Johnson
Lewis has been with BAM since November 2014 and has worked in several different roles in his time. Lewis works closely with the Head of Events and Programmes on the delivery and planning of the BAM Annual Conference, as well as managing BAM Communities such as SIGs and Tracks. Lewis also acts as the secretariat of the BAM Fellows and supports the activities of the College. In his spare time, Lewis enjoys running, playing most sports, and more importantly being a dance dad to his two young daughters.
- Email:
- [email protected]
Ambra Risca
Ambra, serving as the Programmes Coordinator at the BAM since November 2022, excels in providing seamless administration for both online and in-person events. In this role, she ensures to the success of the Training Programmes. Collaborating with volunteers, Ambra addresses queries and technical issues, supporting stakeholders and delegates with efficient and friendly assistance. Additionally, Ambra plays a crucial role in coordinating activities for the Annual Conference, handling ad-hoc tasks, and leading specific projects assigned by the Head of Events and Programmes.
- Email:
- [email protected]
Justin Brown
Justin started with BAM in January 2024 as their Communications and Events Coordinator.
He graduated from Canterbury Christ Church University in 2008 with a 2:1 in English Language and Communications with Creative and Professional Writing.
After a myriad of roles in retail, education, merchant navy, and charity events since 2005, Justin began his journey in the communications and creative world; first working for a literary charity, then for himself, followed by the communications team for a London Borough, before joining BAM.
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Twitter:
- @bam_ac_uk
- Website:
- www.bam.ac.uk
- LinkedIn:
- https://linkedin.com/company/british-academy-of-management
Sharon Miller
Sharon Miller has worked in finance for the last 20+ years and holds the CIMA qualification. Her experience is broad including the education and not for profit sector as well as service and manufacturing industries. She joined BAM in 2019 and produces regular management accounts and financial information to enable the executives' decisions and to ensure the organisation is sustainable and able to deliver its objectives long term. Sharon also manages the payments process and supports compliance and financial governance, all in just two days each week.
- Email:
- [email protected]
Emma Missen
Emma became the Managing Editor for the International Journal of Management Reviews and British Journal of Management in December 2009, and more recently also the administrator for the BAM Peer Review College. She works closely with the journal editors, board members, reviewers, authors and publishers. Emma has extensive experience of working in journal publishing having previously held various roles while working for Butterworth-Heinemann, Blackwell Science and Wiley.
- Email:
- [email protected]
Stuart Hull
Stuart joined BAM on a part-time basis in 2019. He is responsible for overseeing all of the administrative processes for the research grants offered by BAM, including the funding application and selection process, monitoring of project progress and finances, and capturing of impact arising from funded projects. He works closely with the BAM Chair of Research Grants and is a member of BAM's Research and Publications Committee.
Stuart has over 15 years of experience in higher education research administration, and continues to work part-time as a research finance officer at a London-based university. He has an undergraduate degree in Law and a postgraduate degree in Human Resource Management.
In his free time, Stuart continues to develop his knowledge of Japanese language, film photography, and a general appreciation of music and visual arts.
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- [email protected]