Lorraine Reese - Head of Business and Events

Lorraine Reese is the Head of Business and Events for the Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Lorraine has extensive events management experience having spent over seven years at the Royal Aeronautical Society where she was head of the Conference & Events Department and almost three years at a corporate events management agency prior to that. Lorraine’s first major event was during the final year of a Maths & Computer Science degree at the University of York when she co-organised the 13th British Juggling Convention, a four day festival for over 1,000 people.

Christina Rolles - Membership and Communications Officer

Chris Rolles is Membership and Communications Officer for the Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship, joining them in Nov 08 when the institute moved its offices to London. Prior to that she worked as an underwriter for GE Money in Manchester after returning from a gap year travelling and working abroad. An English Lit Graduate with a career mainly within finance; Chris has also been involved in events organisation through fundraising on a voluntary basis for various charities including children’s charity MedEquip4Kids and Barnados.