BOCCIA ENGLAND - Key Persons
Chris provides leadership to the organisation, working closely with the Board and staff team to make sure that Boccia England is able to deliver and achieve its strategic ambitions.
Chris works Monday - Friday
Dan Bentley is the Players' Advocate for Boccia England and he sits on the Board to ensure that the individual and collective views of players are represented.
Dan is the first point of contact for the charity and is responsible for supporting the team with administration, coordinating our social media, and running the Boccia England shop.
Dan works Monday - Friday and can be contacted by the office number of 0115 9678455
Daniel is responsible for the development and delivery of our competition programmes, including Regional and National competitions and the Pan-Disability Boccia League.
Daniel works Monday - Friday and can be contacted on 07824 317 993
Job Titles:
- Head of Operations
- Author
Emma oversees the operational effectiveness of Boccia England, managing services such as Governance, Human Resources, IT, Media and Marketing, Finance, Fundraising and our Trading.
Emma works Monday - Thursday and can be contacted on 07921 306 250
Job Titles:
- Development Officer ( Clubs and Safeguarding )
George coordinates the implementation of Boccia England's club development programme. He is also Boccia England's Lead Safeguarding Officer.
George works Monday - Friday and can be contacted on 07809 336 321
Marianne has over 15 years' experience in the world of design and a life-time of experience in disability. Marianne has spent her career working to harness and empower the world's best branding minds to shift attitudes towards those considered ‘different'.
Marianne has shared her work on platforms across the world, including The World Economic Forum and The United Nations. She is also the UK Government's Disability and Access Ambassador for Design and is a Trustee of The Disabilities Trust.
Mark joined as Independent Chair of the Boccia England Board in 2022.
Mark holds the role of CEO of UK Coaching and has had a long-standing career in the sector working in a range of senior roles.
He first became involved in boccia as a teacher where he regularly taught and delivered boccia to encourage inclusive practice in Physical Education and School Sport.
Mark said of his appointment, "I am delighted to be joining a great team who look after boccia in England. Boccia can be played by everyone, but it also has the power to truly change the lives of people with physical disabilities. A truly inclusive activity and sport for all, it can connect families, friends, and communities where everyone can participate."
Naeman is the Partnership Engagement Manager at London & Partners, having over 9 years' experience of winning corporate partnerships and managing strategic accounts at national and international charities.
As well as being part of the full board, Naeman will attend the Governance Committee meetings and support the fundraising strategy.
Job Titles:
- Accountant
- Senior Independent Director
- Treasurer
- Chairman of the Governance
Owen is a qualified accountant with experience in the sports sector and previous Board experience as Treasurer.
He has executive level experience working on strategic commercial financial analysis and taking the lead on financial contracts.
Within the board Owen is the Chair of the Governance, Audit, Nominations and Remuneration committees.
Job Titles:
- Chairman of the Sport Committee
- Coach of British Para - Swimming
- Independent Director & Sport Committee Chair
Rob is the Head Coach of British Para-Swimming and been employed within high-performance sport for the last 15 years. Under Rob's coaching leadership British Para-Swimming saw the most medals returned from Tokyo2020 by any British Olympic or Paralympic sport.
Within the board Rob is Chair of the Sport Committee and is leading our work to develop the sport alongside our board and wider team.
Job Titles:
- People Development Manager
Stacey is responsible for managing the recruitment, deployment, and training of our many valued volunteers and tutors, ensuring there are enough resources to support our events and managing our course bookings.
Stacey works Monday - Friday and can be contacted on 07703 739902.
Will works Monday - Friday and can be contacted on 07809 374 771.