Lia Fyles - Director
Lia is the Race Director of the London Landmarks Half Marathon and is responsible for the overall successful delivery of the event. She has been working at Tommy’s since 2008 and during her first six years at the charity led Tommy’s challenge events, marketing and individual giving programmes.
In December 2014, Lia took on the challenge of launching a new major event to provide a fresh income stream for Tommy’s which resulted in the creation of the London Landmarks Half Marathon.
Lia is a Mathematics graduate from The University of Leeds and prior to working at Tommy’s worked in global marketing for Unilever. She is a keen salsa dancer and runner and has previously spent time living in Japan, Paris and Australia. She has also worked as a Chef onboard a Great Barrier Reef dive boat!
Rhiannon Hopkin - Event Project Manager
Rhiannon is responsible for ensuring #TeamTommys in the London landmarks Half Marathon is the best it can be! Whether it’s encouraging Tommy’s supporters to run or welcoming new runners to the charity, Rhiannon is dedicated to ensuring every runner feels supported every step of the way, has a great race day experience in April and knows the difference they are making to Tommy’s.
Rhiannon loves exploring the outdoors and when she isn’t navigating a mountain or a long distance trail, Rhiannon enjoys trying new recipes in the kitchen and dreams of being a top notch vegan chef.
Rachel Croshaw - Head of Fundraising and Communications
Rachel oversees the LLHM Communications Team and Team Tommy's ensuring both teams meet their strategic goals. Rachel joined the team in 2023 on an interim contract and is now a permanent member of the team.
Prior to working at LLHM Rachel worked at GOSH delivering their TCS London Marathon Charity of the Year Partnership and previous to that she was at Mencap for over 10 years working across Challenge, Special and Community events. Her highlight was organising the UK's largest fancy dress dodgeball tournament!
When not at work Rachel can be found taking in all the wonderful sights and culture that London has to offer. She has also taken up swimming and when at home she is either cooking or being bossed around by her cat Betty.
Katie Jones - Head of Event Partnerships and Development
Katie has worked at Tommy's and London Landmarks since 2019. She heads up the Partnerships Team, passionate about delivering the best experience for our charity partners, and building fantastic relationships with our event sponsors and partners. Katie is the lead for Sustainability and developing our strategy for the future of London Landmarks.
She studied geography at the University of Exeter, and has worked in a number of events and community fundraising roles since graduating. She is a keen marathon runner, a proud Mum and enjoys living by the sea.
Matthew Harris – Senior Event Manager, Tommy’s
Matthew is responsible for everything Tommy’s related, ensuring the 2,000+ Tommy’s runners taking part in LLHM have the best experience possible. Matthew’s been working at LLHM since 2019 following the completion of his degree in Charity Development.
In the past couple of years Matthew’s found a love for bouldering, running, and obstacle races.
Emma Sayers – Event Partnerships & Marketing Manager
Emma is responsible for bringing on board new event partners and keeping current partners happy, maximising event awareness nationwide, and (perhaps most fun of all) designing the LLHM medal and finisher t-shirt.
Having worked in sports PR and events for the past eight years, Emma loves the thrill of working through the event cycle and seeing it all come to life on event day.
Nick Hodges-Gibson - Communications & Engagement Manager
Nick is responsible for all our LLHM event communications and delivering the community engagement programme. Nick joined the team 4 years ago after discovering a passion for running. He previously worked project managing community engagement and social cohesion programmes for charities and cultural organisations.
He spends his time with his young family, racing for his local club and walking Murphy the Greyhound around East London.
Cath Grove - Event Officer
Cath is responsible for email communications to our Team Tommy’s runners, making sure that the team have all the information and support they need to have the best LLHM experience possible! She also looks after our supporter stories, sharing people’s reasons for running with the wider Tommy’s community and beyond, and helping to raise awareness of the impact of baby loss and pregnancy complications.
Having volunteered for charity fundraising events throughout university, Cath loves bringing people together for a good cause and seeing everyone have an incredible time.
Tom Garlick – Event Assistant
Tom is the first point of contact for anything LLHM. If you send us an email or give us a call, it’s very likely that Tom will be the one responding.
Tom is a keen sports fan with a particular interest in football and cricket. He first gained an interest in working in sporting events during his time as Chairman of The University of Kent Cricket Club and was very keen to pursue this interest further with LLHM.
Holly Tilt - Event Assistant
Supporting both Team Tommy’s and the Landmarks team in all aspects of the event, Holly is on hand to support participants from registration all the way to the finish line. Often the first point of contact, Holly contributes to providing a unique experience for all runners whether they are taking part for personal reasons, through the Tommy’s Corporate Challenge or racing to a personal best.
Holly comes from a stage management background bringing her own personal experience of running the LLHM and fundraising for Tommy’s. Holly has a particular interest in the holistic benefits of running and making physical activity accessible for everyone.
Michela Ciulli - Event Assistant
Michela is responsible for ensuring Tommy’s charity runners are supported, registered, and ready for race day.
She is first point of contact for Team Tommy’s participants, in the inbox and on the phone. She also creates graphic design assets for the wider team, assists in supporter stewardship and engagement, and updates the Team Tommy’s supporter website. In her spare time, Michela enjoys hiking and traveling, and going back to Italy where she is from!
Tanja Won Davies - Supporter Care Assistant
Tanja supports the LLHM Team Tommy’s team with all aspects of the event from supporter journeys to event day logistics and beyond.
Tanja comes from a Corporate Finance background, but has always wanted to work for a charity close to her heart, where what she does can make a real difference to others - and where better to do that than at Tommy’s. Tanja is from Denmark, but now lives in South London with her husband and their two lively boys, so life is certainly busy. Outside of Tommy’s, she enjoys cooking, reading, travelling; sports like handball, tennis and rugby and she loves a good comedy gig.
