The MemberWise Network is unique as it is the only network led by practicing association and membership professional experts. Our insight is comprehensive, targeted and together we ensure the network is constantly growing, developing and driving measurable change, development and professionalism.  Meet our team below…

Richard Gott
Richard GottMemberWise Network Chair
Richard is the Chair of the MemberWise Network and one of the leading membership and association thought-leaders/sector champions in Europe.

Rich has worked within the sector for over 25 years and has held senior leadership roles within high profile member focused institutions including the Royal College of General Practitioners, British Dental Association, The Law Society, College of Optometrists, Chartered Institute of Educational Assessors and the Royal College of Psychiatrists,

His role includes overseeing the direction of the network, ensuring content meets the needs/requirements of the UK/EU membership and association sector and providing expert consulting services to a number of leading membership organisations/associations.

Jo Stamp
Jo StampDirector of Content & Delivery
With over 20 years in the events industry, Jo has developed conference content for many different audiences and for a mix of associations, commercial conference organisers, and large-scale exhibition organisers.

At the British Bankers’ Association she led a team that was focused on delivering events that were well researched and developed to meet members’ specific educational needs, as well as meeting the commercial targets of the association. More recently, she led the content development of the association sector programmes for the IMEX Group aimed at association leaders and event professionals.

Her role is to curate and develop relevant and topical conference programmes for MemberWise around membership and digital excellence as well as creating and delivering a year-round webcast schedule.

Emma O'Leary
Emma O'LearyEvents Coordinator
Emma has worked within the events Industry for over 15 years for several not for profit and membership organisations; including Royal College of Anaesthetists, London Chamber of Commerce and Industry and The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries.

Emma has a solid background of end-to-end management for a wide range of events including, conferences, seminars, exhibitions, black tie dinners and social events.

Her role incudes the management of our events including the Annual Membership Excellence and Digital Excellence Conferences.

Richard Moorhouse
Richard MoorhouseAssociate Consultant
Richard provides a range of consultancy services for the MemberWise Network and he supports the planning and delivery of our conferences. He can regularly be seen on the ground at these events helping to ensure that they run smoothly.

He provides Royal Charter focused consultancy services to a number of leading professional institutes/associations via the network. He also provides independent assessment related services to a number of high profile UK institutions.

Richard oversees the MemberWise Recognised Supplier community that now features over 170 leading sector suppliers.

Luke Stevens-Burt
Luke Stevens-BurtAssociate Director of Sector Insight and Development
Luke has a keen interest in sector and workforce development. He leverages this interest through the Network’s workforce services, specifically MemberWise Jobs, our popular jobs board that promotes career development opportunities within leading membership organisations and associations.

Luke also supports our vast activities through support at our conferences, quality assurance and input on information and documentation, and advises on MemberWise Connect.

In his day job, Luke is the Chief Executive of the British Contact Lense Association (BCLA). He has been a MemberWise Network advocate since our inception.

Jayne Stevens-Burt
Jayne Stevens-BurtJobs Board Exectutive
I am a membership professional working for MemberWise Jobs.

Following a varied career in finance and healthcare my path has taken me to the membership and association sector. I have an interest in membership development, workforce development and events.