Valerie James joined the IMR as Administrator in March 2006. After undertaking research at Oxford on 17th century French history, she has enjoyed a varied administrative career in the public and the not for profit sectors. In 2004 she co-edited the Bede Roll of the Parish Clerks' fraternity for the London Record Society, a text which throws light on local, ecclesiastical and musical history. She is (from 1 October 2010) Consortium Administrative Manager for the IMR, the Institute of Germanic & Romance Studies and the Institute of Philosophy and together with the Consortium team is responsible for all aspects of administration.