David Heddon - Chair of the Board of Trustees Following a 12 year career teaching PE, David joined the English Sports Council (now Sport England), Yorkshire Region in 1976. After 25 years service he retired from the post of Regional Director in 2001. David has since worked in leisure management consultancy, assisting many local authorities including facilitating the development of Leisure Trusts in Wigan and Kirklees. He has been Chair of Kirklees Active Leisure since its inception in 2002. David also holds a number of other voluntary positions, including Trustee and Director of the English Federation of Disability Sport Operating Company. David Smith - Company Secretary Director of Resources, Kirklees Council David has responsibility for Kirklees Council s finance, HR, communications and media, IT, property, school catering and cleaning, libraries, town halls, customer and exchequer services, legal and governance services, performance, insurance and audit and is a member of the council s Director s Group. A member of the chartered institute of public finance and accountancy, David is an advisor to the Local Government Association, and a technical adviser to Government on local government and schools funding. He is a former Director of the DW Stadium and former Director/ Company Secretary of Leigh Sports Village. John Briggs - Trustee Managing Director Alfred Briggs Sons & Co Ltd, (Textile Engineers) John was appointed Managing Director of Alfred Briggs Sons & Co Ltd in 1969. Between 1993 and 2000, he was a Non-Executive Director of Dewsbury Health Care NHS Trust, holding a variety of posts, including Vice- Chairman, Chair of Disciplinary Panel and Chair of Personnel Interview Panel. John is an active member of a number of local charitable and Trust organisations.
Cllr. Amanda Stubley - Trustee Councillor Batley East Amanda is the Batley East ward councillor and is a member of the Planning Sub-Committee (Heavy Woollen Area), Licensing Panel, Overview and Scrutiny Panel for Well-Being and Communities, Licensing and Safety Committee, Regulatory Panel, Area Committee - Batley, Birstall and Birkenshaw, and Town and Valley Committee - Batley, Birstall & Birkenshaw. Melanie Brooke - Trustee Vice Principal Kirklees College Melanie Brooke is currently employed as Vice Principal Corporate Services for the newly formed Kirklees College. She is playing a lead role bringing together Huddersfield Technical College and Dewsbury College to form Kirklees College and has particular responsibility for the directors of human resources, estates and facilities, learner support and marketing and communications. She is an HR professional as well as a member of the actor s union Equity! Melanie is a keen tennis player and her family all enjoy an active lifestyle. She said: I am looking forward to contributing to the healthy living agenda across Kirklees and am sure that as a board member I will learn as much as I am able to contribute." Bruce M. Deadman - Trustee Retired Bruce has a wealth of experience following 34 years in sports education, directorship and consultancy. Starting his career as a PE teacher, Bruce quickly moved to Head of Department at Whitcliffe Mount Grammar School and then Sports Centre Manager at Whitcliffe in 1975. Working for Kirklees Council, he was Recreation Development Officer and then Assistant Director (Indoor) in 1984. Bruce was a Management Consultant to the Student Games in Sheffield in 1991, then lectured on Sport and Leisure at Barnsley College before retiring.
Satnam Khela - Trustee Businessman Originally trained as a teacher, Satnam went into business in 1981.This foray into business included the development of public houses, supermarkets, wine bars, restaurants, various property developments, nightclubs and a thriving outside catering business. He helped establish a commercial radio station Home FM (now Pennine FM) partnering the Huddersfield Examiner. He has served as a member on the local strategic partnership, governing council member of the University of Huddersfield, governor at Greenhead College one of the leading sixth form colleges in the country. Satnam is an ex trustee, committee member and business adviser to The Sikh Leisure Centre, currently serving as a trustee and an ex committee member of the Sikh Temple, Prospect St and an ex member of the Huddersfield Town Centre Association. In addition he is a level three qualified hockey coach and is involved with a number of teams and age groups at both regional and national level. Dawn Stephenson - Trustee Director Mid Yorkshire Hospital Trust Born in Huddersfield and educated at Huddersfield New College, Dawn is a Director of the Mid Yorkshire Hospital Trust. Before this Dawn has held a number of board level positions in the NHS including Chief Executive of Huddersfield Central PCT, Director of Finance & Information, Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Trust, Acting Chief Executive of Calderdale Healthcare NHS Trust. Dawn is a Fellow of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants. Hugh Goulbourne Trustee In-house legal Counsel and project manager at CO2Sense (Leeds). Hugh has volunteered in the regeneration sector for the past 10 years. Whilst in London, Hugh was a Governor at Lister Community School and a Director of the Shoreditch Trust, where he worked on a range of fuel poverty programmes and published a report 'Waste not, Want not' for the Government in 2007. In 2009 Hugh moved to Huddersfield taking on roles as a Governor at Lowerhouses CE (VC) JI & EY School and the community engagement officer at Paddock Cricket, Bowling and Athletic Club. At Paddock, Hugh leads on the development of the Paddock Sports Network and Carpark Sports, a programme - supported by the Pennine School Sports Partnership and Kirklees Council - which uses car parks to provide easy access to sports programmes and coaches.
Andrew Kempley Trustee Retired Andrew retired in December 2010 from Halifax/HBOS/Lloyds banking group as a "Regional Agency Manager". Since retiring, Andrew has volunteered with the Citizens Advice Bureau. Associate of the Institute of Bankers, Andrew has wide senior management experience across sales, operations and risk. Derek Thomson Trustee Independent Project Manager Derek has lived in Huddersfield for over 15 years and is a regular user of Kirklees Active Leisure s facilities. He holds a Master s Degree in Leading Innovation and Change and is a member of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy. He works as an independent Project Manager and headed up a national unit working closely with the Department of Health, Universities, NHS Trusts and Multi-faith groups, both setting and implementing national strategy. Derek previously served as the Business Director and Joint Chief Executive of a hospice and worked with the Audit Commission and Calderdale MBC. Councillor Jim Dodds Trustee
Adam Fletcher Trustee Managing Partner - Residential & Commercial Property Adam Fletcher was appointed Managing Partner at Ridley & Hall in 2012, having previously held the role of Technology and Business Development Partner with the firm for the previous 12 months. A residential property specialist with over 10 years experience. Adam joined Ridley & Hall having previously been a Partner at a well established West Yorkshire practice where he headed up the estate agency and lettings division and co-ordinated the IT systems.