The Committee
Your Leeds RAG Committee for 2011/2012:
Hi! We run Leeds RAG. We’re students who are elected to make sure the society is always improving – including looking for ways to make even more money for charity and giving you experiences to remember.
We want to make RAG as cheap as possible so everyone can get involved and be transparent so you know where our money goes. In short – we’re here for you. Drop us an email if you have any comments or queries!
President – Lauren Staddon
president@leedsrag.org.uk
Course: Law and Management.
Favourite RAG Moment: Shouting “It’s RAG Week!” followed by a ‘Flash Mob’ attempt gone wrong.
Favourite RAG Event: The Fashion Show.
Famous For: My banoffee pies in Committee Meetings!
Contact Me If… You want to find out more about the wonderful world of RAG and how to get involved in what we do.
Secretary – Katie Siddall
secretary@leedsrag.org.uk
Course: Philosophy.
Favourite RAG Moment: White Water Rafting down the Nile.
Favourite RAG Event: The Fashion Show!
Famous For: Dropping my phone down ‘The Long Drop’ (communal toilets in Uganda that are just big holes in the ground).
Contact Me If… You have any queries or suggestions about how RAG is run or for general information!
Finance Officer – David Bairstow
finance@leedsrag.org.uk
Course: Maths and Geography.
Favourite RAG Moment: Playing football against Tanzanian school children.
Favourite RAG Event: The Kilimanjaro Climb.
Famous For: Designing a cracking spreadsheet for RAG’s Finances.
Contact Me If… You want to know about where RAG’s money goes or have any queries about handing in money you’ve raised.
General Event Managers – Grace Winter and Sophie Waterman-Smith
generalevents@leedsrag.org.uk
(Grace)
Course: Adult Nursing.
Favourite RAG Moment: Bungee Jumping into the Nile!
Favourite RAG Event: Speed Dating.
Famous For: Finally removing my stabilisers from my bike after turning 20.
Contact Me If… You want to know organise a general event, help out a general event by joining a committee or support team, or find out more about our amazing events through the year!
(Sophie)
Course: Law and Accounting.
Favourite RAG Moment: Walking over 20ft of burning coals!
Favourite RAG Event: Auction of Promises.
Famous For: My laugh.
Contact Me If… You want to know organise a general event, help out a general event by joining a committee or support team, or find out more about our amazing events through the year!
Media Officer – Antony Haddley
media@leedsrag.org.uk
Course: Music.
Favourite RAG Moment: Hitchhiking from Leeds to Soundwave Festival in Croatia.
Favourite RAG Event: Mr and Ms Leeds.
Famous For: My love for Kenny Dalglish!
Contact Me If… You want advice on publicising your event, you want to get involved in our promo work or you have ideas for publicising RAG as a whole.
Charities and Fundraising Officer – Laura Spilsbury
charities@leedsrag.org.uk
Course: Global Development and Education MA
Favourite RAG Moment: Throwing myself out of a plane at 15,000ft.
Favourite RAG Event: The Uganda Project / The Fashion Show
Famous For: Winning the Shining Star award at the Volunteer Ball!
Contact Me If… You want help fundraising, information and contact details for charities or for guidance on choosing a charity to fundraise for.
Projects Manager – Josh Dolman
projects@leedsrag.org.uk
Course: Philosophy.
Favourite RAG Moment: When Katie (Secretary) dropped her phone down the long drop!
Favourite RAG Event: The Ghana Project.
Famous For: That rap.
Contact Me If… You want to find out more about RAG’s projects, are interested in leading a project or want to suggest new ideas.
Marketing Coordinator – Eleanor Calsy-Harrison
marketing@leedsrag.org.uk
Course: Textile Design.
Favourite RAG Moment: Skydiving.
Favourite RAG Event: The Amsterdam Hitch.
Famous For: ‘Ruining’ everything with too much pepper.
Contact Me If… You want to sponsor Leeds RAG, you want help promoting your event or you’re a society wanting to get involved with the Naked Calendar!
Challenges Manager – Lynette O’Leary
challenges@leedsrag.org.uk
Course: International History and Politics
Favourite RAG Moment: Returning to Kakoora, a small community in Uganda, to see the school that we helped to build in 2009.
Favourite RAG Event: The Uganda Project.
Famous For: Charging people to use the toilet on an Otley run fundraiser… needs must!
Contact Me If… You want to find our more about a challenge event, you want to sign-up to an event, or you want to help us run a challenge by joining our Support Teams!
Raids and Socials Managers – Amy McCulloch and Sophie Seager
raids@leedsrag.org.uk
Course: Medicine.
Favourite RAG Moment: The RAG Raid to Edinburgh!
Favourite RAG Event: Speed Dating.
Famous For: My obsession with llamas!
Contact Me If… You want to find out more about RAG Raids, sign-up to a raid, or have a new idea for a raid or charity to donate to!
(Sophie)
Course: English Language and Literature.
Favourite RAG Moment: My housemate drunkenly bidding (too much!) for a meal for two at Nandos at the Auction of Promises, eating Mars bars in a lorry hitching to Amsterdam… too many!
Favourite RAG Event: The Amsterdam Hitch / East African Playgrounds.
Famous For: My ability to sing Disney songs in French (practically) flawlessly after a glass or five of wine.
Contact Me If… You want to find out more about RAG Raids, sign-up to a raid, or have a new idea for a raid or charity to donate to!
Hitches Manager – Laura Platt
hitches@leedsrag.org.uk
Course: English BA.
Favourite RAG Moment: Organising Battle of the Bands
Favourite RAG Event: The Fashion Show
Famous For: My pasta salad!
Contact Me If… You want to find out more about hitches, sign-up to a hitch or suggest a new hitch for us to start-up!
Graphic Designers – Lauren Mangold and Sam Williams
designs@leedsrag.org.uk
Course: Art and Design.
Favourite RAG Moment: Making it to Everest Base Camp and surviving!
Favourite RAG Event: The Auction of Promises.
Famous For: Being the one that didn’t get altitude sickness!
Contact Me If… You need any posters or logos created or you’re looking for material to promote your event. 
Course: Television Production.
Favourite RAG Moment: White water rafting down the River Nile!
Favourite RAG Event: The Uganda Project.
Famous For: Being Welsh.
Contact Me If… You have a RAG Event that you want designs to be created for.
Leeds RAG Coordinator – Christina Owen
rag@luu.leeds.ac.uk
Course: Chemistry graduate.
Favourite RAG Moment: Leaving the cardboard from the back of someone’s car at the bottom of Snowdon!
Favourite RAG Event: Mr and Ms Leeds.
Famous For: Talking about Australia (wayo!)
Contact Me If… You want to find out anything about RAG – past, present or future, you want to set up a new event, you want help meeting your fundraising targets or you want someone to chat to in the office!
