Supporting our Board

Our Board is supported by a number of Committees to ensure good governance practices are maintained. Full details for each Committee can be found below.

Finance and Audit Committee

The Finance and Audit Committee is established to take delegated responsibility on behalf of the Sport and Recreation Alliance Board for overseeing all financial and audit aspects of the Sport and Recreation Alliance and the Sport and Recreation Ventures Ltd so as to ensure short and long term viability and integrity and report back to the Alliance Board accordingly.

Current Members

  • Dave Strain (Chair)
  • Kenny Baillie
  • Joelie Chisholm
  • Alliance team support: Lisa Wainwright MBE, Martin Lindsey, Dirk George, Kate Lawrenson

Terms of Reference

Remuneration and Staffing Committee

The Committee is established to make recommendations to the Alliance Board on all aspects of the remuneration and terms and conditions of service of the Chief Executive and senior management, maintaining an overview of policy in relation to other members of staff.

Current Members

  • Caroline White (Chair)
  • Victoria Parsons
  • Dave Strain
  • Vicky Williams
  • Alliance team support: Lisa Wainwright MBE, Martin Lindsey, Alex Wilkinson

Terms of Reference

Nominations Committee

To ensure that there is an open and transparent process for the selection and recruitment of the Sport and Recreation Alliance Directors and Independent Chair.

Current Members:

  • Dame Janet Beer (Chair)
  • Dave Strain
  • Caroline White
  • Vicky Williams
  • Alliance team support: Lisa Wainwright MBE, Kate Lawrenson

Terms of Reference

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee

The Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (“EDI”) Committee is established to oversee and advise the Sport and Recreation Alliance (“Alliance”) Board on EDI matters to further improve the Alliance’s EDI approach and strategic goals.

Current Members

  • Hamid Vaghefian (Chair)
  • Adam Blaze
  • Charlotte Lloyd
  • Charles Edward Lord OBE
  • Lisa Wainwright MBE
  • Alliance team support: Cameron Yorston, Vijaya Panangipalli, Serena Mahandru

Terms of Reference

IWG UK Steering Committee

This Committee is established to take delegated responsibility on behalf of the Alliance Board for leading and overseeing the delivery of the IWG UK Secretariat within the parameters of funding secured for IWG UK and in accordance with the IWG UK hosting bid and agreed MoU between the Alliance and the IWG.

Current Members

  • Annamarie Phelps CBE (Chair)
  • Jeanette Bain-Burnett
  • Vikram Banerjee
  • Clare Barrell
  • Rupinder Bains
  • Mel Bound
  • Esther Britten
  • Ali Donnelly
  • Katie Fawkner-Corbett
  • Tanya Joseph
  • Joel lavery
  • Lisa Wainwright MBE
  • Jessica Williams
  • IWG team support: Lisa O'Keefe MBE, Denise Williams 

Terms of Reference

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