Faculty
Conference Chair
Carsten Vogel
Faculty
Caroline Mattingley-Scott
Mehrnoosh Rayner
Mehrnoosh Rayner is Head of Alumni Relations at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) - an intergovernmental life science institute located across six sites in Europe and supported by more than 27 countries including the UK.
She has developed and grown EMBL Alumni Relations in the last 19 years from a project to a programme that plays a central, strategic role in the delivery of EMBL’s mission to support life sciences in Europe and beyond. She has also helped newer life science institutes establish their own Alumni Relations programmes - an area she is eager to grow.
Mehrnoosh has worked in higher education for over 25 years, managing stakeholder relations, building programmes and overseeing conferences, events, publications and data.
Prior to joining EMBL, Mehrnoosh worked at the University of Edinburgh, where she graduated with an MA Honours degree and was later awarded a PhD.
Mehrnoosh is a member of CASE Europe Council.
Dee Reid
Dee Reid joined Leeds Beckett University as Director of External Relations in September 2017 where she leads internal and external communication, public affairs, brand, creative, digital and alumni, events and partnerships. She has over 25 years’ experience in strategic communications, working in senior roles in local government, education, the NHS and the private sector. Before joining Leeds Beckett, she was Head of Communications and Marketing at Leeds City Council, leading communications for the UK’s third largest city and prior to that, Head of Communications for Education Leeds, providing support for the city’s 265 schools. Dee is deputy chair of Leeds Community Foundation and a member of the CASE Europe Council.