The Board of Trustees provides strategic direction and oversight for the Active Partnerships charitable company and comprises a diverse team with six members drawn from Active Partnerships and four from other sectors, all appointed for the value they bring to our work.
Adam is the founder of a successful management consultancy company working within sport, education, and the 3rd and corporate sectors. Since the company’s inception in 2008, it has built a respected reputation for delivering innovative advice and solutions along with an excellent return on investment. Its clients currently include, premier league and championship football teams, national charities, FTSE 100 companies, universities, multi academy trusts, housing associations and national governing bodies of sport.
Prior to its establishment, Adam held senior positions within Team Origin the British America’s Cup team, UK Athletics and the Lawn Tennis Association. In addition to his professional career, Adam has also been an active volunteer, acting as a non-executive trustee within a range of sport and none sporting charities. Adam offers considerable experience of working with CSPs and insight into their challenges and opportunities against a changing environment, in particular in the area of income diversification.
Adams motivation for joining the board “I am passionate about helping people to improve their lives and firmly believe the current and future work of the Active Partnerships has and will continue to play a vital part in making this happen. The Active Partnerships has reached a very exiting phase of its development and I am really excited about being given the opportunity to help them shape their future and reach their potential”.
Start Date: 7 September 2016
Finish Date: September 2022
Dick has over 45 years’ experience specialising in public relations for public sector services.
He started his career in local government, then joined the electricity industry before becoming Director of Public Affairs at Scotland Yard for the Metropolitan Police Service.
In addition to managing numerous high profile national events and incidents he provided communication advice overseas to the police services in Greece, South Africa and the Caribbean in the run up to the Athens Olympics in 2004, the Cricket World Cup in 2007 and the Football World Cup in 2010.
He now operates part-time as an independent communication consultant and trustee for several charities and chairs the Kent and Medway Active Partnership.
He was President of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations in 1992 and was awarded the OBE in 2006 for services to policing following the London bombings that took place the previous year.
Having been a keen footballer in his younger days he now enjoys playing tennis, bowls and sailing.
Start Date: May 2020
Finish date: June 2023
Amanda is a chartered accountant with over 20 years experience working with professional services firm, PwC. During this time, she worked in both the UK and Singapore, and towards the end of her career, specialised in Internal Audit and Risk Management.
In more recent years, she has established a portfolio of non-executive director roles, primarily within the sport and physical activity sector, and she aims to bring her audit, risk and governance experience to those organisations. In particular, she is a Trustee and Senior Independent Director of Active Oxfordshire, and she also sits on the Board of Chinnor Rugby Football Club, who operate in the third tier of national rugby and run a semi professional first team.
Amanda is a very keen sportswoman and regularly plays and watches a variety of sports, including hockey, cricket, golf and more recently open water swimming! She is particularly passionate about getting girls and women active and involved in sport.
Start date: May 2020
Finish date: June 2023
Mike is Director of Public Health (DPH) for Leicestershire County Council and Rutland County Council being appointed to the post in February 2014. Mike has worked in public health since the early 90’s in a number of public health intelligence, r&d development, manager and consultant roles for both the NHS and academia.
Mike moved to the East Midlands in 2005. Before that he spent most of his career working across Greater Manchester and Merseyside. Mike is the Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH) Council representative for the East Midlands and represents the Faculty of Public Health on the Independent Advisory Panel for Data Release (IADPR) of Public Health England. Mike’s public health interest lies in the health improvement capability of asset-based community development approaches, moving public health from a focus on disease and illness to one that recognises the context in which people live their lives.
Mike is vice chair of Leicester-Shire and Rutland Sport (LRS). Whilst still keen on swimming, cycling and bouldering (injury permitting), Mike’s sporting career peaked early as a member of the 1983 Plymouth Schools Cricket league and knock-out cup double winning side. A dashing left handed number 3 batsman, with a crushing vulnerability to chasing the ball outside off stump, he remains available for an England call up.
Start Date: September 2019
Finish Date: June 2025
Ian is Founder and Chief Energy Officer at Energise.me.
Around 12 years ago, he went on a journey that transformed his life. He discovered that investing in himself both physically and mentally had a significant positive impact both personally and professionally. This took him from couch potato to a Team GB Ironman triathlete. It took the company he was CEO of from Good to Great.
He now describes himself as an Energy Coach, and energises other business leaders and their businesses. His mission is to energise 10 million people. He’s also a Dad of 3 fabulous girls and a husband and a foster parent.
He also holds Non-Executive Director positions with four other SME organisations.
He is a past President of Norfolk Chamber of Commerce, and originally trained as a Chartered Accountant.
Start date: September 2019
Finish date: June 2025
As a Charted Fellow of the CIPD, Ali has enjoyed a career within Leadership, Learning, Coaching, Governance, Organisational development and People matters for over 25 years working for global organisations before founding her own successful consultancy.
She is a passionate advocate of improvement through cultural learning and values and thrives on helping organisations understand what good people practices look and feel like, and how they can positively impact on organisational effectiveness and growth. She focuses on matters she sees matter most – purpose, governance, strategy, people and culture - helping leaders to be clear on their collective why, what and how –and has developed a renowned reputation working with organisations who have ambitions to build better lives for its people, local communities and places.
Ali is strongly connected to the Active Partnerships network having worked within it, supported it and advocated on its behalf for a number of years. She has built deep rooted understanding and relationships and is passionately committed to helping local Active Partnerships and the collective network develop, learn and grow together. She brings to the Board extensive experience in organisational design, leadership and people development and expert working knowledge of the Code for Sports Governance and continuous improvement systems.
On a personal note Ali has been an avid lifelong sports fan and enjoys keeping active as well as supporting local sports club through sponsorship and advisory roles. As a busy Mum to two sports kids, she spends lots of time attending tournaments, matches and events up and down the Country with cricket and volleyball holding a special place in her heart!
Start Date: 20 Sept 2018
Finish Date: September 2024