Vice Patrons
The Earl Cadogan DL
Lady Jane Grosvenor
Justin Packshaw MBE DL FRGS
Lt Gen (rtd) Tyrone Urch KBE
Lady Lucy French OBE
Col JGY Radcliffe OBE QVRM TD
Lt Gen Sir Mark Mans KCB CBE DL
Ex officio Vice Patrons
Army Ex-Officio – CFA
MoD Ex-Officio – ACDS (R&C)
Rear Admiral Jude Terry OBE
RAF Ex-Officio – AOC No 22 (Trg) Gp
Trustees
Brigadier Tim Seal TD DL VR (Chair)
Lt Col Philip Neame MBE (Vice Chair)
Professor Rod Stables
Sophie Fernandes
James Wilson
Air Cdre Dawn McCafferty CBE
Honor Wilson-Fletcher MBE
Colonel Mark Siebenaller TD VR FRGS
CEO
Capt Polly Marsh DL
Odyssey Circle Committee
The Earl Cadogan DL
Capt Polly Marsh DL
Lady Jane Grosvenor
Robin Thomas
Robert Astick
Advisory Officers
Col Murdo Urquhart OBE – CE ACF & CCF Assoc
Col Nigel Thursby
Professor Simon Denny (social value)
Professor Helen Dodd (benefits of adventure and challenge)
Belinda Kirk (mental health and wellbeing)
Emily Bailey (environment and sustainability)
Shane Winser (expeditions)
John Cracknell (CCF)
Sam Plant MBE
Sqn Ldr Julian Mosses, RAFVR(T) (Rtd)
Flt Lt Dave Hill RAFAC
Sqn Ldr Myles Harris PhD SFHEA FRGS RAFAC
Col Bernard Cazenove TD
Col Rex Stephenson CBE *
Ambassadors
Levison Wood
Sally Orange MBE
Ray Mears
Dr Wendy Searle
Louis Rudd MBE
Jordan Wylie MBE
Officers
Lt Col Ian Orr MBE – Honorary Secretary
Maj Stephen Wright TD – Honorary Treasurer
Sqn Ldr Kev O’Brien FRGS RAF – Operations Director
Legal & Accounts
Sarah Rowley, Charles Russell Speechlys LLP
David Evans (Independent Examiner) of David Evans & Co.
Fundraising Consultants (Morgen Thomas Ltd)
Robin Thomas
Robert Astick
Grant Applications Committee (GAC)
Sqn Ldr Kev O’Brien FRGS RAF (Chair)
Col Chris Young *
Col Dominic Goggs
Surgeon Cdr Steve Mannion RNR
Cdr (SCC) Noel Wheatley MBE RNR
Lt Col Nigel Carr *
Lt Col Cath Davies MBE TD VR SCOTS
Lt Col Philip Neame MBE
Lt Col Dan Tebay BSc (Hons) PGCE MA FHEA *
Maj Tony Simms
Maj Heather Sharp
Capt Polly Marsh DL
Wg Cdr Jonathan Archer RAF Regiment (Rtd)
Wg Cdr Mike Blakey MBE MEd FRGS CF FIoL RAFAC
Sqn Ldr Julian Loxton, BA (Hons), GCGI, RAFVR(T) (Rtd)
Sqn Ldr Myles Harris PhD SFHEA FRGS RAFAC (Observing member on behalf of RAFAC)
Kate Hannaford
Friends of the Trust
Capt Neil Downing RN
Cdr Sara Collen
Helen Birchall
James Dyer
Expedition Reports/Minerva Applications System Administrator
David Preston
Awards Officer
2Lt Nicola Rowlands-Smith
Events Coordinator
Gary Rimay-Muranyi
Communications and Marketing
Paul Randall – MARCOMMS Officer
Lt Col Jessica Beck – Social Media Volunteer
Finnley Howard – Social Media Volunteer
* Also Regional Representative.
In 2022 we introduced a Volunteer Recognition Scheme, to acknowledge the hard work undertaken by our team of volunteers to support the Trust. The charity is run mainly by volunteers with only a handful of paid staff, so it is important to recognise the vital support provided by our fantastic team.