Goodfellow Communications is led by Maxene Sommer. She first joined the company in September 2017, having just graduated from the Welsh School of Architecture at Cardiff University with a BSc in Architecture. Bringing with her experience in community engagement events and videography, Maxene has a keen interest in exploring architecture from fresh perspectives. Driven by her love for graphic design, story-telling and creative approaches, she is an experienced event organiser and writer, leading on many consumer and trade facing PR and award campaigns as well as the development of our social media offer.
With a passion for travelling and DIY, Maxene is always on the hunt for good vegan restaurants, and if not can be found spending her free time building IKEA furniture.
James studied Architecture at the University of Brighton before joining Goodfellow Communications, and gained relevant agency-side experience working in creative marketing and advertising. James has a natural interest in building design and sociology, particularly enjoying places & spaces for the social arts and bold housing schemes. He is responsible for managing social media and wider communications activity on behalf of several clients including Emrys Architects and the Housing Design Awards, and has also achieved great success for clients through industry awards programmes, most recently with the AJ Retrofit Awards and BCO Awards.
Steven began his career as a civil servant and worked as Private Secretary to several ministers with responsibility for the arts, architecture and heritage at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. He subsequently worked as Head of Public Affairs at the Royal Institute of British Architects for five years, significantly raising the political profile of the institute and achieving important changes to government policy and legislation affecting the built environment.
Having founded Goodfellow Communications in 2009, Steven now supports us as a consultant. In his spare time he is a keen runner and musician, runs a holiday cottage business with his husband, and enjoys outdoor living at home in Norfolk.
