Who's Who at Pusey House

Email addresses for the Greater Chapter of Pusey House are provided below. 
Additionally, for all general enquiries, you can email the Office at pusey.office@stx.ox.ac.uk

The Principal
​The Rev'd Dr George Westhaver
Email: george.westhaver@stx.ox.ac.uk

Fr George joined Pusey House in August 2013. He grew up near Halifax, Nova Scotia, on the East coast of Canada. He studied philosophy and anthropology at McGill University, Montreal, and International Development Studies at St Mary's University in Halifax. He then read for a Master of Divinity degree at Wycliffe College, one of the member colleges of the Toronto School of Theology.

After ordination in 1997 George served in Cherry Hinton with Teversham and in the Ramseys and Upwood (Diocese of Ely), then in Oxford as Assistant Minister at St Michael at the North Gate and Lincoln College Chaplain.
​George completed a PhD at the University of Durham under the supervision of Professor Andrew Louth, on E. B. Pusey’s unpublished lectures, ‘Types and Prophecies of the Old Testament’. His  research interests include E. B. Pusey and the Oxford Movement, the allegorical interpretation of the Bible, and the artistic expression of Christian doctrine. George is married to Karen and they have two daughters, Clara and Charlotte.

The Chaplain
The Rev'd Mark Stafford
Email: pusey.chaplain@stx.ox.ac.uk
Fr Mark joined Pusey House in September 2014. After graduating from Liverpool University in Modern Languages, and from National Circus Schools in Paris and Bristol, he spent the best part of a decade as a Circus Performer, before running away from the Circus to join the Church.  Mark trained for Ordination at Ripon College, Cuddesdon, and has served as Assistant Curate in the Parish of St. Barnabas and St. Paul, Jericho, and as Junior Chaplain at Merton College, since being ordained. Before coming to Oxford, Mark was the founder and Director of the Youth Charity 'redthread', and lists among his interests football, duelling weapons of the 18th Century, and Group Analytic Psychotherapy. 

The John & Daria Barry Lay Academic Fellow
Dr Jonathan Price
​Email: jonathan.price@law.ox.ac.uk

Jonathan joined Pusey House in October 2020. For the previous fifteen years he had been completing an annual scholarly circuit between Leiden, Warsaw, and Oxford, teaching and researching. In Oxford, he was junior research fellow at Blackfriars Hall and DPhil candidate, reading law, at Oriel College. In Leiden, he was PhD Fellow and lecturer in jurisprudence at the Leiden University Law School. And in Warsaw he was a sometime assistant professor in the faculty of philosophy. Now he is wholly involved in the work of Pusey House, and that of the broader university, as a Pusey Fellow of St Cross College, Oxford.     

The Sacristan
Harry Spain
Email: pusey.sacristan@stx.ox.ac.uk

Hailing from Liverpool, Harry came to Pusey House in 2020 after having read Music at the University of  Manchester. During his time at Manchester, he served as Sacristan to the Chapel of St Anselm Hall for two years and as Organ Scholar at St Ann's Church. Whilst in Oxford, Harry has been reading Architectural History at the University and is currently completing a dissertation on Temple Moore's designs for Pusey House. In his free time, he enjoys visiting and photographing churches, and is attempting to visit every church in Oxfordshire. Harry counts being part of the community at Pusey House as a great blessing.

Intern
Clinton Collister
Email: pusey.chapel@stx.ox.ac.uk

Clinton Collister arrived at Pusey House as an intern in Michaelmas 2021. He studied English Literature at Valparaiso University and Oakland University, and taught the humanities in Michigan at Bloomfield Christian School and Rochester University. He completed an MLitt in Theology and the Arts at The University of ST Andrews, where his research focused on theology and poetry in the work of C.S. Lewis. He is currently a PhD Candidate in Christian Theology at The University of Cambridge, where his research occurs at the intersection of theology and literature and systematic theology.

The Librarian
Jessica Woodward
Email: pusey.librarian@stx.ox.ac.uk

​Jessica joined the House in April 2020. She has a BA in French and Spanish from Keble College, Oxford, and an MA in Translation from the University of Surrey. A graduate of the Bodleian Libraries’ Trainee Scheme, she has worked in several Oxford University libraries as Assistant Librarian or Library Assistant, and is currently completing a PGDip in Library and Information Studies at the University of Aberystwyth. Her interests include creative writing, reading, playing the piano, and knitting.

Master of the Music
David Bannister
Email: david.bannister@chch.ox.ac.uk

David is an Oxford based conductor and keyboardist, combining the posts of Choir Director at St John’s College and Master of the Music at Pusey House. He is also the Artistic Director of Vespri Segreti, a professional Oxford based vocal ensemble which exists to perform a wide range of early and contemporary repertoire. Until recently, David was Organist to the Cathedral Singers of Christ Church, and he is rehearsal accompanist to the recently formed Oxford based choral society Opus48.

Organist
James Fellows

James is Organist of Pusey House, and a DPhil student at The Queen’s College, researching the Renaissance liturgical and musical tradition of San Petronio, Bologna.

Prior to this, James had been Organ Scholar of St Giles’ Church and Keble College. James also directs the professional choir, Luceat (‘a fine achievement’, Julian Lloyd Webber), with whom he has released two recordings. James is an Associate of the Royal College of Organists, studying with William Whitehead

Project Cataloguer
Monika Newcomb

Monika became our Project Cataloguer in July 2021. She already knew the Pusey House Library well, having acted as an interim Librarian from January till March 2020. Previously, she spent over 12 years cataloguing for the Bodleian Libraries, and she is very pleased that she can bring this experience to her new role. She is a big fan of any sort of SF/fantasy literature -- top of her favourites is J.R.R. Tolkien.