The Board of Trustees is delighted to announce that three new Trustees have been appointed to help further the work of The Hockey Museum. All three have extensive professional knowledge gained from working within the museum sector or sporting academia and will be invaluable in ensuring our continued growth and our role as a fully accredited museum.

Let’s meet them:

Clio O’Sullivan

Clio O’Sullivan is the Head of Public Engagement and Communications at Chawton House in Alton, Hampshire where she oversees the House’s marketing and curates exhibitions. Clio has recently submitted her thesis for a creative writing PhD at the University of Southampton.

Chawton House: home to early women’s writing

Clio is involved in improving our marketing, in particular our digital marketing strategy encompassing social media, email marketing and our website.

Dr Heather Dichter

Dr Heather Dichter is Associate Professor of Sport Management and Sport History at the International Centre for Sports History and Culture based at De Montfort University. Heather has authored articles and books on sport history and in particular the Olympic Games, and frequently provides commentary to media outlets.

Heather will apply her experience and network to create a programme of university student placements for the Museum and to further academic research utilising the Museum’s collections.

Sport Management MSc (dmu.ac.uk)

Claire McQuillan

Claire McQuillan is a freelance heritage professional (McQ Heritage Consultancy) and prior to starting her own consultancy she worked as Archives and Collections Care Officer at The Historic Dockyard Chatham.

Drawing on her experience, Claire will support the curatorial team in ensuring that our collections are conserved and maintained to the best possible standards.

The Hockey Museum Chair, John Willmott said:

“We are absolutely delighted to have secured the services of these three heritage experts, each of whom also has sporting interests. With the expansion of The Hockey Museum’s activities and as a fully accredited museum with exciting future plans, these three professionals will bring new skills, expertise and experience that will help us in our mission to ensure that our unique collections are passed on to future generations in an excellent state and that we continue to progress our Mission Statement of inspirational, innovative and inclusive storytelling.”

The Hockey Museum: who we are | (hockeymuseum.net)

Read about all our Trustees in their own words: Trustee Biographies | (hockeymuseum.net)

How can you support The Hockey Museum?

The Hockey Museum is a registered charity (1170979). We need your support to continue to preserve, research, share and celebrate the history and heritage of hockey.

Make a regular or one-off donation, leave a legacy or volunteer with us. Click here to discover how you can support our work: Support The Hockey Museum | (hockeymuseum.net)

Please contribute to the creation of a world-class museum for hockey and help us to deliver on our Mission Statement:

“Inspiring people to embrace hockey’s values by sharing engaging stories through innovation and inclusivity”.