Management Board

Main Officer Bearers

President: Wendy Phillips
Chairman: Phil Snoddy
Vice- Chair: Paul Lawther
Honorary Treasurer: Ian Taylor (Interim)

Vice-Presidents: John Allen (Deceased)

Company Secretary: Vacant

CEO: Elaine Grant

Members

Members Role
Phil Snoddy Chair
Paul Lawther Vice Chair
Ian Taylor Treasurer (Interim)
Vacant Company Secretary and Safeguarding Champion
David Marrs Independent and Anti-Doping Champion
Evelyn O'Reilly Athletics Ireland Rep
Wendy Phillips President
Ursula Fay Independent
Joy Alexander Independent
Peter Jack Independent
Niall Bell Development and Participation Rep
Dr Janet Boyle Performance Pathway Rep
Ian Taylor Competition and Events Rep

 

Management Board Meeting Summaries

Please see below the summary documents of the previous 6 months Management Board Meetings:

October- December 2022

February 2023

April 2023

June 2023

2nd August 2023

21st August 2023

AGM Minutes

Minutes from the 2022 AGM are available to members by emailing: companysecretary@athleticsni.org 


 

Introducing the Athletics NI Management Board

 

Vice-Chair: Paul Lawther

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Paul has been a Board member since August 2020 and Vice-Chair from November 2020. He was a teacher for twenty years before moving to Belfast Education and Library Board where he held a senior position in education with responsibility for a wide range of educational initiatives relating to school improvement, governance, and teacher education

Paul is a founder member of Annadale Striders (established 1973) and has held a number of positions within the committee since then. As a competitive athlete he represented Great Britain both at Junior and Senior levels in events from the European Junior Championships to the World Student Games and represented Northern Ireland at two Commonwealth Games and Northern Ireland in the World Cross-country. He has run a number of Sub 4 minute miles.

Paul has been involved in athletics for fifty plus years and he hopes that this experience along with work in education can bring a positive and supportive role to Athletics Northern Ireland as it enters a new phase.

 

Independent Board Member & Anti-Doping Champion: David Marrs

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As a Chartered Civil Engineer David has worked in the construction industry for over 35 years. His current positions include Technical Director of specialist geotechnical contractors Retain Solutions Ltd and Partner in the forensic engineering firm TBM Consultants.

With a lifelong love of sport, David combined representing Northern Ireland as a sprinter and playing rugby for Ulster in the 1980’s. His involvement in athletics spans over 40 years as an athlete, parent and currently as an official.

As an Independent board member David looks forward to playing his part to oversee good governance of the resources available to Athletics NI. He is committed to promoting increased participation levels by ensuring that athletes have access to coaching, modern facilities and local competitions.