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!
Rachel Croshaw - Head of Communications and Engagement
Rachel oversees the LLHM Communications and Engagement Team overseeing the team to deliver excellent communications to runners from sign up to post race and also has the fabulous job over ensuring we deliver a route packed full of London’s best community entertainment and performers. Alongside this Rachel is also responsible for putting the LLHM’s EEDI strategy into action.
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.
Claire Knight - Head of Event Partnerships and Development (maternity cover)
Claire joined the team in June 2025 to cover Katie Jones’ maternity leave. Claire really enjoys leading the Partnerships team and has loved getting to know our charity partners and working with our event sponsors and partners, all of whom make the LLHM such a special event. Claire is the lead for our runner registration system and for Sustainability in the LLHM.
Before joining LLHM, Claire worked for charities in a range of fundraising, project management and event delivery roles. She is passionate about ensuring event participants have amazing experiences and that as much money as possible is raised for good causes. Outside of work, Claire loves live theatre, trying out new recipes and getting outside when the sun is shining!
Amelia Edwards - Senior Charity Partnerships Manager
Amelia has worked at the London Landmarks Half Marathon since 2019 and leads the charity partnerships programme. During that time, she has played a key role in shaping and growing the programme into a thriving community of hundreds of charity partners who collectively raise millions of pounds each year through the event.
She works closely with charities to help them build successful teams and maximise their fundraising, and enjoys creating opportunities for organisations to reach new supporters.
Amelia lives by the sea with her family and enjoys running, growing flowers and spending time outdoors, ideally with coffee and a cinnamon bun.
Matthew Harris – Senior Event & Graphic Design 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.
Cara Beasley– Senior Event Partnerships & Marketing Manager
Cara manages the Corporate Partnerships for LLHM, bringing new event partners on board while ensuring existing partners remain engaged and supported. She focuses on maximising event awareness and particularly enjoys the creative parts of her role, including designing the LLHM medal and finisher T-shirt. With experience across several charities, Cara thrives on the energy of events and loves seeing months of planning come together on event day. Outside of work, she enjoys Pilates, hiking and travelling whenever she gets the chance!
Nick Hodges-Gibson - Senior Communications & Engagement Manager
Nick is responsible for all our LLHM event communications and delivering the community engagement programme. Nick joined the team 6 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 running club and walking Murphy the Greyhound around East London.
Rachel Williamson - Event Partnerships Manager
Rachel is responsible for managing partnerships with our amazing charity and corporate partners, and has worked in challenge events for over 10 years at local and national charities. Originally from Aberdeen but now living in South West London, in her spare time Rachel loves eating sushi, going to the theatre and hunting for charity shop bargains.
Rachel Ayangunna - Event and Corporate Stewardship Manager
Rachel manages the LLHM Corporate Challenge and works closely with our corporate partners to make sure their teams feel ready, supported and excited for race day. She joined Tommy’s in 2025, bringing experience in events and corporate stewardship. Rachel loves connecting with people, solving problems and creating standout event moments. When she’s not working, you’ll find her travelling, discovering new restaurants or catching up with loved ones.
Nataacha Hussain - Event Partnerships Officer
Nataacha supports relationships with the valued charity partners who help make the LLHM what it is, and leads on several exciting Race Day activations, including the Mascot Dash and the official Send Off. She also manages the charity inbox, providing day to day support and answering queries from our partners. Outside of work, Nataacha loves hunting down new matcha spots, updating her Goodreads account, and telling off her cat, Jaffa.
Michela Ciulli - Event & Graphic Design Officer
Michela supports Tommy’s charity runners by managing supporter communications and creating engaging content that helps them feel confident, informed, and connected from sign-up to race day and beyond.
She designs graphics for the team, updates the Team Tommy’s website, manages supporters’ LLHM registrations, supports in the inbox and on the phone lines, and contributes to overall runner stewardship and engagement. Outside of work, she enjoys hiking, traveling, and spending time in Italy, where she’s originally from.
Tanja Won Davies - Event Assistant
Tanja is responsible for supporting the lovely Team Tommy’s community in a variety of ways during their LLHM journey, such as putting on our Team Tommys LLHM training Day and organising Team Tommy’s Race Day. She also assists with bringing our supporter stories to life to ensure that the voices of those with lived experiences are being heard, so that together we can continue to work towards a world where less parents will have to go through the heartbreak of miscarriage and loss.
Tanja spent the past decade in Corporate Finance, but has always wanted to work for a charity close to her heart. She 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 and rugby and she loves a good comedy gig.
Rob Weavers - Event Assistant
Rob is the primary contact supporting all Team Tommy’s runners via email communications - answering questions, sharing information and offering motivation regarding anything LLHM related.
Rob has run 7 of the previous 8 London Landmarks Half Marathons (the year he didn’t run he was managing Tommy’s on the day activations and cheer stations) so brings a wealth of LLHM knowledge to the team and of course our amazing team of runners.
Edith Ginestier - Customer Service Assistant
Edith supports all ballot and charity runners through the LLHM inbox and phone line, and will often be your first point of contact with any queries.
She has worked and volunteered at many different charities and loves to provide support for events, having spent many years during and after university organising and teaching at swing dance events. She also loves going to the theatre, playing video games and board games, and has recently started ballroom dancing.
Edith is very excited to cheer you all on at her third LLHM this year!
