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Sadie Mason MBE
Chief Executive
07841 717718
Sadie has overall responsibility for the leadership, strategy, executive governance and financial management of Active Sussex. As senior accountable officer, she works with our Board of Trustees to safeguard organisational statutory compliance, which includes risk management and robust policy development. Sadie is our executive advocate with external organisations such as Sport England. She also works to develop links with senior leaders across the county, with a specific focus on East Sussex and the City of Brighton & Hove, and aims to facilitate the inclusion of sport and physical activity in high level community plans and policies
Anthony Statham
Head of Operations
07760 164032
Anthony has responsibility to connect and network with key strategic stakeholders to tackle physical inactivity, with a specific focus on West Sussex. Acting as the operational deputy to the Chief Executive, he is the strategic lead for insight, business performance and improvement, the Active Sussex Network & Conference and the Sussex Sports Awards.
Gemma Finlay-Gray
Strategic Relationship Manager
07760 164001
Gemma is responsible for managing key strategic stakeholder relations to tackle physical inactivity across Sussex, with a focus on increasing levels of physical activity for people with a disability, those from lower socio-economic groups, and women and girls. She oversees the Sussex Disability Sports Network, is the Lead Adult Safeguarding Officer, Deputy CYP Safeguarding Officer, Equalities lead and acts as the Active Partnership’s Human Resources lead.
Ross Joannides
Strategic Relationship Manager (Project Investment)
07716642821
Ross is responsible for working with partners to co-design projects addressing inactivity within Sussex. He also has a focus on increasing levels of physical activity for older people and people living with one or more long-term condition.
Andy Wright
Strategic Relationship Manager
07760 156122
Andy develops sports participation in young people aged 14-19 by enhancing links between school & community sport. He also leads on the Sussex School Games.
Ed Bartram
Events Officer
Ed delivers the Sussex Sports Awards, School Games, Parallel Youth Games & Active Sussex Network meetings, Annual Partner Conference & AGM.
Henry McLaughlin
Insight Officer
Henry analyses activity data to provide Active Sussex and partners with the insight needed to help people become more active.
Carrie Smith
PR and Communications Officer
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Carrie is responsible for internal and external communications, digital communications, strategic communications, social media management, media relations, the Active Sussex website and coordinating print and branded materials.
Nick Chellel
Strategic Workforce Officer
07766 894494
Nick is the Strategic Workforce Officer for Active Sussex, leading on workforce development for Active Sussex and the implementation of the Workforce Delivery Plan. Nick is also the CYP Safeguarding Lead Officer for Active Sussex.
David Taylor
Primary PE & School Sport Officer
David leads on supporting Sussex primary schools receiving the PE and Sport Premium. He promotes initiatives, programmes and local offers that develop PE, sport and physical activity within primary education.