{"id":12263,"date":"2016-03-11T18:47:07","date_gmt":"2016-03-11T18:47:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/newsachive\/?p=12263"},"modified":"2016-03-11T18:47:07","modified_gmt":"2016-03-11T18:47:07","slug":"ihbcs-new-support-officer-welcome-to-carla-pianese-supportihbc-org-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=12263","title":{"rendered":"IHBC\u2019s new Support Officer: Welcome to Carla Pianese -support@ihbc.org.uk"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"CARLA_LinkedIN\"The IHBC welcomes its newest staff member, Carla Pianese, recently appointed to help our volunteers, Branches, trustees and staff respond more effectively to current sector challenges, who can be reached through her new IHBC office email: support@ihbc.org.uk<\/a>.<\/u>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mike Brown, IHBC Chair, said: ‘The Trustees and I are very pleased to welcome Carla into the National Office to assist with supporting our Branches and our busy events and related outreach programmes.\u00a0 I’m sure her many talents will be a major asset in taking these forward and that she will have a big impact.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2018Welcome Carla to the IHBC, I hope you will really enjoy working here on the many challenges ahead!’<\/p>\n

IHBC Director Se\u00e1n O\u2019Reilly said: \u2018Carla, in her new role of Branch and Event\u2019 Support Officer, offers critical new capacity and skills to help all your national office staff \u2013 and our consultants – carry out their jobs more effectively and efficiently, from web support and event management to Branch support, training and advocacy.\u00a0 We\u2019re all looking forward to having Carla on the team, but it will of course take a little time for her to familiarise herself with our processes as we get to know better what she has to offer.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2018So for now please start by welcoming her as suits you best, including by joining her on her twitter<\/a> and Linkedin<\/a> accounts and inviting her to your Branch meetings and events too.\u00a0 Though do remember that she has a busy diary of meetings already set up, as Kate Kendall introduces her to Branches through the training events currently under way.\u00a0 Clearly the sooner you get your Branch on Carla\u2019s list the better, and the quicker you\u2019ll be able to get her help – and that of the national office – in any new event ideas that you are planning!\u2019\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

IHBC\u2019s new Branch and Event Support Officer Carla Pianese said: \u2018Following my early background in object and preventive conservation in Italy \u2013 including at Urbino and Ravenna – I developed a wider experience of and interest in interdisciplinary conservation practice in the voluntary sectors, including in events management support and clerical work.\u00a0 So I came to the UK to develop these skills, and am currently a part-time student at UCL, on the MSc in Sustainable Heritage there.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2018Having been selected by my colleagues at UCL as the student representative for the IHBC\u2019s 3rd annual \u2018Course Connection Day\u2019 last November, I was really delighted to be able to extend my knowledge on conservation of built and historic environment much further with the help of the IHBC.\u00a0 And when I heard about this new post I thought it was a wonderful opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of this work, and to grow professionally within one of the UK\u2019s leading conservation institutions.\u00a0 I\u2019m sure this will help build a career that brings me joy and excitement \u2013 and stops me having to wake up to a job I might hate.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2018There is a lot to be learnt with lovely and skilled people in this fast-growing organisation, but I am especially interested in IHBC\u2019s core purposes: raising awareness and promoting advice and understanding on the care and conservation of built and historic environment.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2018I am truly delighted to be able to take on this important role, and to contribute to the IHBC\u2019s key local and national activities through the voluntary networks and Branches across the UK.\u2019<\/p>\n

Contact Carla at support@ihbc.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n

Join Carla on Linkedin<\/a><\/p>\n

Find Carla on twitter<\/a><\/p>\n

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