MEET THE TEAM
CAROL MAKEPEACE , SALES ACCOUNT MANAGER With more than 30 years in media sales , Carol has worked for the Northern Echo group , UK Compass and British Exports business directories . Before joining the Tees Business team , she was sales manager for the National Farmers Union across the North-East and North-West . Best holiday destination : Vietnam E : carol @ resolutionpublishing . co . uk
LISA GOSNAY , MARKETING MANAGER Lisa began her career as an account manager in a marketing agency before moving into the education sector as a teacher . She ’ s now Tees Business marketing manager , having joined us from a large multi-academy trust where she was head of marketing and communications . Best holiday destination : Amalfi Coast , Italy E : lisa @ resolutionpublishing . co . uk
DAVE ROBSON , FEATURE WRITER Dave spent 28 years at the Gazette as a reporter , news editor and columnist . Career highlights include being named North-East Columnist of the Year . Best holiday destination : Lake Garda E : daverobson1964 @ gmail . com
SARAH DALE , FEATURE WRITER Sarah was a Gazette multimedia journalist for 16 years , covering features , business , news and local politics . She is a director of PR and media communications business SASS media . Best holiday destination : Mauritius E : sarah . dale @ sassmedialtd . co . uk
STUART BOULTON , PHOTOGRAPHER Stuart worked on local newspapers in the West Midlands before moving to Darlington in 1990 to work on the Northern Echo . After brief spells with the Journal and Assignments Photo Agency , he went freelance in 2015 . Best holiday destination : Kerala , India E : stueyboulton @ gmail . com
JULIE BURNISTON , FEATURE WRITER Eston-born Julie moved to London at 19 . After a stint at IPC magazines , she became a freelance writer and currently edits a bridal magazine . Best holiday destination : Mombasa E : julieburnistonfreelance @ gmail . com
VICKY THOMAS , OFFICE MANAGER Marketing management graduate Vicky joined Resolution Media and Publishing in February 2021 and now provides customerfacing admin support in the production of Tees Business . Best holiday destination : Punta Cana , Dominican Republic E : vicky @ resolutionpublishing . co . uk
MICHAEL MCGEARY , EDITOR AND FEATURE WRITER Michael worked alongside Tees Business owners Dave Allan and Martin Walker in Boro ’ s media department . He now runs a PR and ghostwriting business . Best holiday destination : Fiji E : mcgearymedia @ gmail . com
HARRY PEARSON , COLUMNIST Great Ayton-born Harry wrote more than 800 sports columns for The Guardian and is the author of 11 non-fiction books . Best holiday destination : Gothenburg E : harrypea @ hotmail . com
TOM BANKS , PHOTOGRAPHER Tom started at the Sunday Sun before spells with the Gazette and Northern Echo . He specialises in editorial , commercial , PR and sport . Best holiday destination : Grand Canyon , Arizona E : thomas . banks @ sky . com
DOUG MOODY , PHOTOGRAPHER Now a freelancer covering press , PR , family and product photos , Doug previously worked at the Gazette for more than 30 years . Best holiday destination : Bali E : jd . moody @ ntlworld . com
GRAEME ANDERSON , FEATURE WRITER A journalist with 30-plus years ’ experience in news , business , sport and arts reporting , Graeme spent much of his career with the Sunderland Echo . Best holiday destination : Windermere E : gsamedia4u @ gmail . com
ANDY PASSANT , FEATURE WRITER A southerner by birth but proud to call the North-East home , Andy was a reporter for the Gazette for 25 years and is now a freelance writer .
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