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Club Personnel

Here you will find details of the volunteer staff who do a fantastic job running Braintree and District Athletic Club.

We are always on the lookout for new volunteers, whether as Committee Members, Coaches or Officials. All training will be provided, where required. If you are interested, then read more at “Become A Volunteer“.

Meet The Team

Committee

Chair: Derek Mason
Email: chair@braintreeanddistrictac.co.uk
Responsibilities:  Provides leadership of the club and Chairs the monthly club management committee meeting

Vice Chair: Denise Twydell
Email:
Responsibilities:  Deputises for the Chair and is an active committee member

Secretary: Amanda Degnan
Email: mail@braintreeanddistrictac.co.uk
Responsibilities:  Ensures the smooth running of the club’s administration and governance requirements

Treasurer: Amanda Degnan
Email: treasurer@braintreeanddistrictac.co.uk
Responsibilities:  Ensures the club has a sound financial footing to provide the best facilities possible to athletes and coaches

Membership Secretary: Louise Murphy
Email: membership@braintreeanddistrictac.co.uk
Responsibilities:  Overseeing the membership of our club, including registration with British Athletics and race licenses

Fixtures Secretary: Mike Hills
Email: mike@mini1400.co.uk
Responsibilities:  Liaising with the Track and Field leagues to arrange fixtures and co-ordinates our host competitions

Committee (Welfare Officer): Lauren Phillips & Lynne Culham
Responsibilities: Ensures the club maintains the highest possible Safeguarding standards to protect child members

Committee (Health & Safety Officer): Position Vacant
Responsibilities:  Supports and advises the Club on Health & Safety matters.

Committee (Clubmark): Position Vacant
Responsibilities: Maintaining the English Athletics Clubmark standards and active committee member

Committee (Endurance): Stuart Phillips
Responsibilities:  Represents the needs of our adult endurance members at the committee

Committee (Volunteer co-ordinator, track & personnel): Position Vacant
Email: TrackVolunteering@braintreeanddistrictac.co.uk
Responsibilities:   Co-ordinating the various volunteering and support personnel across the club.

Committee (Volunteer co-ordinator, XC & road running): Ross Boyer
Email: Rossboyer@hotmail.co.uk
Responsibilities:  Co-ordinating the various volunteering and support personnel across the club.

Committee Member: Conor Culham
Responsibilities:  Cross country team manager (see below).

Committee Member: Amelia Appleyard
Responsibilities:  Involved in various activities across the club.

Committee Member: Harry Rolfe
Responsibilities:  Involved in various activities across the club.

Committee (Junior Representative): Lennon McKenzie
Responsibilities: Acts as a role model for the young members of the club and ensures their needs are represented at committee

Team Managers

Track and Field Team Manager: Details can be found here for the various leagues and age groups.

Cross Country Team Manager: Conor Culham
Email: conorculham@googlemail.com

Head Coaches

Head Coach: Simon Mennell
Email: mennellmspc@aol.com
Main discipline/s coached: Endurance
Also: Endurance Event Group Athletics Coach
          Coach in Running Fitness
          Pole Vault Coach
          British Athletics Tutor and Assessor

Head Sprint Coach: Position Vacant
Main discipline/s coached: Sprints
Also: Speed Event Group Athletics Coach

Head Jumps Coach: Steve Partridge
Main discipline/s coached: Long and High Jump

Head Hurdles Coach: Position Vacant
Main discipline/s coached: Endurance/Hurdles/Sportshall

Head Throws Coach: Position Vacant
Main discipline/s coached: Throws

Other Coaches & Leaders

Level 2 Coach and Leader in Running Fitness: Josie Sheffield
Main discipline/s coached: Endurance

Level 2 Coach and Leader in Running Fitness: Michelle Caulfield
Main discipline/s coached: Adult Endurance

Level 2 Coach: Neil Potter
Main discipline/s coached: Throws / Jumps

Level 2 Coach: Position Vacant
Main discipline/s coached: Throws

Athletics Coach: Gaye Gurry
Main discipline/s coached: Endurance

Athletics Coach: Position Vacant
Main discipline/s coached:  Sprints

Coach in Running Fitness: Steve Hankinson
Main discipline/s coached: Endurance

Leader in Running Fitness: Pete Smith
Main discipline/s coached: Endurance

Leader in Running Fitness: Stuart Phillips
Main discipline/s coached: Endurance

Leader in Running Fitness: Deb Harrison
Main discipline/s coached: Endurance

Leader in Running Fitness: Phil Wood
Main discipline/s coached: Endurance

Coaching Assistant: Amr Ziko
Main discipline/s coached: Sprints

Coaching Assistant: Augusta Pop
Main discipline/s coached: Sprints

Coaching Assistant: Position Vacant
Main discipline/s coached: Throws

Coaching Assistant: Conor Culham
Main discipline/s coached: Endurance, Shot Put

Coaching Assistant: Dean Hornsby
Main discipline/s coached: Endurance

Coaching Assistant: Lauren Phillips
Main discipline/s coached: Endurance

Coaching Assistant: Gary Sibley
Main discipline/s coached: Endurance

Coaching Assistant: Michelle Phillips
Main discipline/s coached: Endurance

Athletics Leader: Rob Smith
Main discipline/s coached: Sprints & Sports Hall

England Athletics Mental Health Champion: Josie Sheffield
Promoting the England Athletics RunandTalk initiative within the Club

England Athletics Mental Health Champion: Stuart Phillips
Promoting the England Athletics RunandTalk initiative within the Club

Meeting Officials

Track

  • Annette Hall

Timekeeping

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Field

  • Lennon McKenzie
  • Helen Pepper
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