Dr Carl Graves Director Expand Carl completed his PhD at the University of Birmingham in 2017 on the topic of cultural landscapes of Middle Egypt during the Middle Kingdom with a particular focus on the necropolis of Beni Hasan. During his time in Birmingham, Carl was also the Postgraduate Curator of the Eton College William Joseph Myers Collection of Egyptian Art and a co-founder of Birmingham Egyptology. Carl has worked at the Egypt Exploration Society since 2013 and as Director facilitates communications with our international community of supporters, fundraising, and organising a programme of educational training events. He is also responsible for managing the Society's operations in its London and Cairo Offices and works closely with Board, Committees, and staff to deliver a charitable programme.
Dr Jan Geisbusch Publications Manager Expand Jan takes care of the production of the Society’s magazine, Egyptian Archaeology, as well as monographs related to EES fieldwork and research.
Essam Nagy Fieldwork and Engagement Manager Expand Essam liaises with the Ministry of Antiquities and other Egyptian institutions on behalf of the Society in order to facilitate our archaeological missions. He also organises the Society’s educational and training events for students and researchers in Egypt and manages the day-to-day running of our Cairo office.
Neville Leslie Finance and Administration Manager Expand Neville manages the Society’s finances and book distribution as well as activities operating from the London Office.
Stephanie Boonstra Collections Manager and Managing Editor of the Journal of Egyptian Archaeology Expand Stephanie manages the Society’s library and archives, which includes overseeing the volunteer projects and assisting researchers with accessing the collections. During her Master’s degree at UCL, she was an EES archive volunteer and contributed towards the Access Archives Afternoons (now the Friday Spotlights). She is also a member of Dr Joanne Rowland’s EES excavation team at Merimde Beni Salama in the Nile Delta and worked on the EES Third Cataract Project in 2019. Since 2019, Stephanie is also the Managing Editor of the Journal of Egyptian Archaeology and liaises between editors, publishers, and authors as well as overseeing copy editing. Stephanie is also currently working towards a PhD at the University of Birmingham focusing on the production of scarab amulets. Prior to commencing work at the EES, she has worked as the Postgraduate Curator of the Eton College William Joseph Myers Collection of Egyptian Art at the University of Birmingham and as the Museum Curator of Egyptology at New Walk Museum in Leicester. For library enquires, contact [email protected] For archive enquiries, contact [email protected] For JEA enquiries, contact [email protected]