The Museum's trustees and staff oversee the running of the museum and work in partnership with the volunteers and local community.

Our Trustees

Vincent Mak - Chair

Vincent Mak holds degrees in natural sciences (specialising in physics) and applied mathematics from the University of Cambridge, and a PhD in business research from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. He has been a faculty member of Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge (a constituent department of the University's School of Technology), since 2009, and was a member of the business school’s senior leadership team for eight years, part of which in the capacity of Associate Dean and Vice-Dean. In his managerial roles, he was involved in growing the business school's educational programmes, research activities, and social impact in the Cambridge ecosystem and the society at large. He is passionate about making a contribution to the Cambridge community, including the preservation and retelling of its past.

steve kruse

Steve Kruse has worked at the Whipple Museum of the History of Science for over ten years, and is currently Exhibition and Project Coordinator. As well as overseeing special projects, he assists in the management of the museum’s collections, and has a key role in general operations. He is currently working on a project to upgrade the museum’s database, and on a general audit and review of the museum’s collection. Past projects have included store and gallery refurbishments. He has a Museum Studies MA (2016) from the University of Leicester.

anne french

Anne currently works as a volunteering and community specialist for the National Trust at Wimpole, near Cambridge. In her career with the National Trust she has held a variety of visitor experience-related roles, including events management, and she has volunteered for the Cambridge Museum of Technology as part of their events team. Anne graduated in Modern Languages at Oxford University and has worked as a teacher of English as a foreign language and a public relations consultant, before moving into the heritage sector. She is passionate about history and about bringing it to life for people and continues to volunteer when the opportunity arises.

nick plaister

Nick has volunteered at Cambridge Museum of Technology since 2017 primarily in a marketing role and has been a part of the management committee from 2018. Nick’s last paid role was as Product Director at Domino Printing Science and in common with most of his working life involved a lot of overseas travel with a focus on Asia and Africa.

Bhagwat Nagargoje

Bhagwat is currently working in the Treasury department at Anglian Water Services. He holds a Master’s degree in Finance and Management from Cranfield University, and he did a Bachelor's in Engineering in Instrumentation & Control. Bhagwat is currently pursuing an Accounting Qualification. Bhagwat has experience leading the Cranfield Finance Society as its committee head and serving as an Assistant Manager (Trading & Research) at Kotak Securities. He also has a keen interest in industrial heritage, exploring it from both social and engineering perspectives.

Matthew Sarkar

Matthew has a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Imperial College, and a Master of Design from the Royal College of Art.  He is currently Technology Partnerships Director at the Digital Catapult, part of a network of world-leading technology and innovation centres established by Innovate UK.  Matthew’s varied work experiences include teaching product design in Mumbai, co-founding a successful medical device spin-out from a consultancy in Cambridge, and growing up on a farm near Bristol where he cultivated his lifelong interest in ingenious mechanisms and remarkable machinery.

guy smith

Guy Smith is an experienced marketer and fundraiser with a background in the heritage sector. With a career spanning over 15 years in direct marketing, Guy currently runs his own strategic marketing business. Over the course of his career, he has held two other trustee roles, helped raise hundreds of thousands of pounds for charity, and scaled up activity across multiple businesses. Holding a Masters in Public Archaeology he is familiar with the challenges that many heritage organisations face around both securing grants and generating funds. With an extensive network in the Cambridge area, he will bring both his experience and connections to his role at the museum.

jon green

Jon’s career spans academia, industry, and leadership, underpinned by innovation and operational excellence. He began as a scientific staff member in Biochemistry at Imperial College, progressed to Senior Scientific Officer at the Medical Research Council Toxicology Unit, and then joined early UK biotech pioneer Cambridge Antibody Technology in 1992 as a Senior Scientist. Transitioning into an operational management role, he rose to become VP and Site General Manager at MedImmune (AstraZeneca), leading a Cambridge R&D site and complex multidisciplinary operations. In 2021, he became Chief Operating Officer of Iontas and later joined Unity Campus as campus Director.  Moving into semi-retirement in 2024 Jon established a life sciences operations consultancy. Jon now balances an  interim Chief Operating Officers role with non-executive roles with some voluntary roles as well as more time for his hobbies  Jon  has an MPhil in Cellular Pathology/molecular biology alongside fellowships and chartered status across leading scientific, professional, and leadership bodies. 

Laura Jevons

Laura Jevons is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor and a Director at AECOM, where she leads the Culture Sector across Europe and India. With over 20 years of experience in the construction industry, particularly in the publicly funded, heritage, and cultural sectors, she specialises in the strategic and commercial delivery of complex construction projects for museums and cultural institutions. Laura’s career bridges STEM and the built environment: she holds a BSc in Biochemistry, an MSc in Quantity Surveying, and an MSc in Construction Law and Dispute Resolution. Her portfolio includes major programmes for clients such as The Barbican, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, the Natural History Museum, and the Science Museum Group, with a focus on sustainability, accessibility, and long-term operational resilience. She brings deep expertise in governance, funding, and strategic planning, helping organisations balance heritage conservation, public engagement, and asset renewal. Passionate about education, sustainability, and community impact, Laura supports initiatives that inspire future generations to engage with STEM and industrial heritage.

sarah-jane fox

Sarah-Jane graduated from the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, with a dual BA in Art History and International Relations (2013), before completing an MA in the Conservation of Wall Paintings at The Courtauld Institute of Art (2016). She has since worked for a local conservation practice specialising in the diagnosis and control of environmental deterioration affecting historic buildings and collections. She is passionate about community engagement with heritage sites, and particularly interested in how this can be balanced with the long-term conservation of historic places and objects.

Joel Gustafsson

Joel Gustafsson is a sustainability specialist and engineer who joined the Board of Trustees in 2026. For Joel, the Museum of Technology is more than a world-class heritage site—it is a local landmark that anchors his daily life in the city.

A Chesterton resident, Joel cycles past the iconic chimney daily, witnessing first-hand the Museum's role as a vibrant hub for the local community. Through his work at JG Consulting, Joel specializes in decarbonising historic buildings and institutional estates. He brings this 'long-view' perspective to the Board, helping the Museum navigate its own journey toward a sustainable future while remaining a cherished community asset for local families, schools, and fellow Riverside commuters.

Our staff

Lindsey Bavin – Museum Enterprise Manager

Lindsey graduated from the University of Wales, Lampeter, with a BA Hons in Ancient History and Archaeology and went on to complete an MA in Ancient Myth and Society. 
For the last twelve years, Lindsey has worked at True’s Yard Fisherfolk Museum in King’s Lynn, Norfolk, which celebrates the working class history of the North End fishermen and their families. Initially as Museum Manager in 2012 then in April 2020 she was appointed Museum Curator. During her time there she has been involved in multiple aspects from strategic development, exhibitions, events, bid writing, education and volunteer management. She also published two history books for children on the town’s hanseatic history and the medieval mystic Margery Kempe.

Passionate about the heritage and arts sector and its development Lindsey achieved Associateship of the Museums Association and Fellowship of the Royal Society of Arts. She devotes her limited spare time to her trustee work at the Bridge for Heroes, a charity which helps military veterans and their families, having joined the board of trustees in 2022.

Joanne Hamilton - Communities and Visitor Engagement Officer

Joanne graduated from the University of Leicester with a BA in History and went on to take an MA in Cultural Heritage Management at the University of York. She is passionate about creating museum environments that are welcoming to everyone, and that can be engaged with by all. Originally from West Yorkshire, Joanne has worked and volunteered at several museums and heritage sites across the country, covering a range of areas from collections management to oral history projects. Most recently, she led the Visitor Welcome Team at the National Coal Mining Museum for England.

Catherine Rooney - Administrator

Catherine has a B.A., M.Phil. and Ph.D. in Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic from the University of Cambridge. She worked as an administrator at Darwin College for six years, and more recently as a rare book cataloguer at Emmanuel and Queens’ Colleges. Lured by the prospect of learning more about the history of printing, she began working as a volunteer in the Print Room at the Museum in 2021, and then took over administrative duties in April 2022. Catherine answers enquiries from the public, keeps the Museum’s accounts up-to-date, processes invoices and expenses claims, and generally keeps the organisational side of the Museum ticking over.

Hannah Battersby - Education Officer

Hannah has worked as a freelance educator and primary school teacher in both mainstream education and heritage settings.  Graduating with a degree in archaeology from the University of Bristol in 2004 and a PGCE from the Institute of Education in 2006, Hannah is also trained to teach forest schools and outdoor education.  Both within and beyond the classroom, Hannah has a love of STEM subjects, bringing learning to life through practical, hands-on investigation.

LINDSEY COX – COLLECTIONS OFFICER

Lindsey started her museum journey with a Saturday job at Ironbridge Gorge Museum. Since this time, she has built up over twenty years of experience working in the sector with roles including Loans Assistant at the National Portrait Gallery, Research Assistant at the Hamilton Kerr Institute, and Communications Officer at Arts Council England.

Lindsey has a first degree in History, qualifications in Arts Management and Policy, and a MA and a PhD in Art History. She is currently working towards her Associateship with the Museums Association.

Lindsey is passionate about museums and loves working with collections.

Laura owen – FREELANCE EVALUATION CONSULTANT

Laura is a Cambridge-based Heritage Consultant, with specialisms in oral history, community engagement and evaluation. She has been working across the sector for over six years, and is passionate about engaging new audiences in unique ways. As an Evaluator, Laura’s work takes a story-focused approach, where she maps participant journeys throughout projects and initiatives to demonstrate impact in sensitive and non-invasive ways. She is also keen for evaluation to work for clients, as well as funders, and places an emphasis on learning and development; as well as ensuring that challenges are seen through the lens of learning lessons and implementing change and improvement.

Her clients include London Historic Buildings Trust, Museum of Cambridge, Hadithi C.I.C, and several places of worship, arts organisations, and heritage sites.