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Meet Our Board
The Partnership is currently governed by an Interim Partnership Board, whose Chairman is Councillor. Roy Miller, Barnsley MBC. The Interim Board, which is in place until March 2011, is tasked with ensuring that the Partnership operates to the highest standards applicable to organisations who access and use public money. In addition, the Interim Board is also responsible for guiding the Partnership towards its establishment as an independent company by March 2011. The primary roles of the Interim Board are outlined below:
- To ensure the effective transition of the County Sports Partnership from a hosted body to an agreed independent body by 31st March 2011.
- To oversee the stages of that transition and to advise the Chair and Director on the most effective actions required to achieve successful transition.
- To oversee the revision of the Partnerships core operating policies and strategies and refresh and align these with the new direction of the Partnership.
- To ensure implementation of the South Yorkshire Sports Partnership policies, principles and strategies.
- To act as a strong advocate for the development of sport in South Yorkshire.
- Endorse and approve internal and external projects and initiatives that meet the objectives of the partnership.
- Provide strategic leadership for the partnership.
- To manage appropriate budgets and identify sources of external funding to support the work of the partnership.
- Through allocation of portfolio responsibilities ensure that each Interim Board member plays and active role in the work of the Partnership.
- To satisfy itself that the partnership and its staff are managed effectively and appropriately and are able to perform key tasks and functions as required.
Andrew Watson
Yorkshire Cricket Board Director of Development
Andrew has played many sports, but his overall passion has always been for cricket, firstly playing with his dad on the local “Rec” and watching Yorkshire at Bramall Lane in the 60’s. He played cricket at various levels for 35 years. Andrew qualified as a cricket coach in his mid-20’s and became a volunteer for 25 years coaching children and adults at all levels (up to county standard) and i...
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Prof. Ian Maynard
Director of the Centre for Sport and Exercise Science
Ian taught Physical Education for seven years before completing a Masters Degree in Sport Psychology at the University of Victoria (B.C., Canada). He completed his doctorate with the Psychology Department of the University of Southampton. Ian lectured in Sport Psychology and Physical Education at the University of Chichester from 1987 to 1999 and took up the position of ‘Professor of Sport Psychology&...
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Maxwell Senior
Barnsley MBC - Principal Hate & Hidden Crime Officer
Maxwell currently works within the Barnsley Community Safety Service, as the Principal Hate & Hidden crime officer dealing with all aspects of Hate and Hidden crimes He is the Coordinator of the Multi- Agency Panel dealing with Hate and Hidden crimes, which has representatives from over 30 agencies both voluntary and statutory. He also sits on many other steering groups and committees, and is currently a member...
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Jayne Wilson
Sheffield Hallam University - Principal Consultant; Sport Industry Research Centre
Jayne is currently Principal Consultant at the Sport Industry Research Centre at Sheffield Hallam University. Jayne has thirty years experience in the sport and leisure sector covering physical education, sports development, major events, facility management and contracting. During the last seven years she has led a range of consultancy projects including strategy development for a number of local authoritie...
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