Meet the Team

As Chief Executive it is my role to support the Board, our Staff and our wider partners to deliver our business plan and strategy priorities.

Our main objective is to support change in systems and behaviours amongst leaders, organisations and individuals to reduce inactivity levels across the County, making Dorset a place for people to enjoy an active lifestyle.

My role is to build relationships with our key stakeholders embedding a whole system approach to address inactivity in Dorset. My main responsibility is to lead our health work programme and the development of a county wide physical activity strategy.

Some key objectives;

• Supporting the Chief Executive and our board to fulfil the strategic objectives of Active Dorset
• Offering leadership and supporting continuous development of the team
• Managing the Active Ageing Project

I lead on Slades Park and similar projects in addressing inactivity and community facilities, plus being responsible for workforce development and safeguarding. I also supporting other staff and the organisation strategy as part of my role as a member of the Senior Management Team.

In my spare time try to maintain an NGS garden and chair local cricket club.

My role is to seek opportunities and build relationships within local systems where we can embed physical activity and behaviour change to increase physical activity levels of children and young people across Dorset.

My main responsibility is to lead on our work with Children and Young People, and as a member of the Senior Management Team to support the development of our team and the delivery of our strategic priorities.

My key role is to connect and collaborate with key partners to influence behaviour change in children, young people, schools and their wider school communities.

Other areas of responsibility include helping schools to complete the Active Lives Survey and supporting Young Leaders to secure employment with the Holiday Activities and Food Programme.

My key role is to connect and collaborate with key partners to influence behaviour change in children, young people, schools and their wider school communities. Working with the School Games Organisers, I am responsible for the delivery of the Dorset School Games programme and to seek local CPD opportunities for the leadership academy.

Active Dorset have been commissioned by the National Academy for Social Prescribing, to deliver the 'Thriving Communities Programme' across the South West.

My role is to support VCFSE organisations, groups and communities to increase their knowledge, understanding and networks within the world of social prescribing and community support.

I work on the Active Ageing project; specifically organising training for health care professionals, delivering wellbeing events across primary and secondary care and helping to develop the physical activity pathway within LiveWell Dorset.

I work with LiveWell Dorset to enhance the physical activity pathway and offer evidential and practical advice to the team. I also work with local partners to identify opportunities for system change to embed LiveWell Dorset within local services.

A key part of my role is to work with contacts in primary and secondary care supporting them to promote physical activity as part of their service.

My role involves identifying and developing opportunities to embed physical activity into cancer, falls and frailty pathways by working with our partners across Dorset. I will also manage the planning and delivery of a suite of physical activity training courses aimed at both healthcare professionals and volunteers upskilling individuals to have conversations about physical activity.

My role involves identifying and developing opportunities to embed physical activity messaging for adults, children and young people.

I lead on our work to create Active Workplaces in Dorset to promote staff health and wellbeing. I also work with Primary Care Networks to embed physical activity to support population health management for adults and children, and help to promote nature-based health opportunities.

I'm a Health Village Coordinator, working in the Outpatient Centre's in Poole and Dorchester, representing Active Dorset and LiveWell Dorset to promote and support the people of Dorset with their health and wellbeing.

My role involves providing business support to the organisation and acting as a key point of contact for internal and external stakeholders.

I get involved with a wide range of different tasks and activities including implementing new processes and maintaining our office systems.

My role involves providing business support to the organisation and acting as a key point of contact for internal and external stakeholders.

I get involved with a wide range of different tasks and activities including implementing new processes and maintaining our office systems.

I enjoy taking my two dogs for walks in the New Forest and on the beach as well as enjoying the enclosed dog park at Slades park.

My role involves acting as a key point of contact for internal and external stakeholders.

I get involved with a wide range of different tasks and activities including implementing new processes and maintaining our office systems.

I also volunteer regularly at Slades Park Pavilion, Bournemouth.

My role is to ensure efficient day to day running of the pavilion.

This also includes supporting and developing the use of the park facilities as well as working closely with the other Active Dorset staff and volunteers.

My role is to help promote the work of Active Dorset, identifying and interacting with our target audiences and establishing meaningful relationships with stakeholders and policy makers. I am covering Georgie whilst she is on maternity leave.

Some key areas of my work include maintaining the company website, managing social media profiles for Active Dorset and all sub-brands and assisting and advising project managers to identify and support marketing needs for their programme areas.

I facilitate a variety of outdoor sports as a groundsman at our Redlands site, through maintaining our grass pitches, artificial surfaces and the site as a whole.

My role at Redlands is to prepare and maintain the grass and artificial sports surfaces, this is mainly football pitches, 3G and cricket square. Also, to keep the whole site looking tidy and presentable for other users of the facility.