Our Staff
Charlie
Department: Staff
Charlie Lead instructor for Hertfordshire Disability Sports Foundation. Charlie is a lead instructor with ridiculously high energy levels and enthusiasm. All of our participants and parents love Charlie’s smiles, especially our junior adventure sessions where you’ll find him climbing mountains,…
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DJ Stoney
Department: Staff
About DJ Stoney. Meet DJ Stoney, instructor for Hertfordshire Disability Sports Foundation. Stoney is a serial volunteer who will do anything for anyone. We convinced him to join our staff team initially to support our sessions for people with dementia…
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Fiona
Department: Staff
About Fiona. Meet Fiona, administration manager and charity secretary for Hertfordshire Disability Sports Foundation. Fiona is our Administration Manager and Charity Secretary. She has many years’ experience in tax and finance and in regulatory roles and is really enjoying being…
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John
Department: Staff
About John. Meet John, instructor for Hertfordshire Disability Sports Foundation. John has decades of experience working in Herts County Council day services. When retirement was mentioned some gentle encouragement to join the HDSF team may have been applied. Johns’ knowledge…
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Mike
Department: Staff
About Mike. Meet Mike Nicholls, Paralympic Athlete and instructor for Hertfordshire Disability Sports Foundation. Mike is our gentle giant instructor All of our participants love Mike because of his calm, gentle and unassuming manner. Mike is an F44 discus thrower…
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Our Volunteers
Abbie
Department: Volunteers
About Abbie. Meet Abbie, volunteer for Hertfordshire Disability Sports Foundation. Abbie is a volunteer with HDSF Abbie started out as a participant on our adapted cycling sessions at Stanborough Park, and quickly tried out many more activities. Abbie very quickly…
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Alice
Department: Volunteers
About Alice. Meet Alice, volunteer for Hertfordshire Disability Sports Foundation. Alice is a volunteer for Herts Disability Sports Foundation. Alice is with the team one day a week supporting sessions at day services. Alice has made positive relationships with many…
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Jamie
Department: Volunteers
About Jamie. Meet Jamie, instructor for Hertfordshire Disability Sports Foundation. Jamie was part of our Instructability programme back in 2017, where people with disabilities are supported to become fitness instructors. Jamie has remained with the HDSF team as a volunteer…
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Jay
Department: Volunteers
About Jay. Meet Jay, volunteer for Hertfordshire Disability Sports Foundation. Jay is a volunteer with the HDSF team. Jay is most often found at Stanborough Park supporting cycling sessions, and individuals who need a little more 1-1 attention. Jay has…
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Karen
Department: Volunteers
About Karen. Meet Karen, volunteer for Hertfordshire Disability Sports Foundation. Karens enthusiasm to establish appropriate activities for children with SEND who are home educated has resulted in a variety of sessions each week. Her varied personal experience has made her an…
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Maria
Department: Volunteers
About Maria. Meet Maria Verdeille, Paralympic Athlete and Instructor for Hertfordshire Disability Sports Foundation. Para Athlete representing England at Commonwealth Games 2018 in T35 100m at the Gold Coast. Maria was a member of staff until securing a full time…
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Martina
Department: Volunteers
About Martina. Meet Martina, Paralympic athlete and instructor for Hertfordshire Disability Sports Foundation. Para Athlete achieving 4th place in World Championships 2017 in T20 long jump. Martina volunteers with HDSF in the holidays on our sessions for young people, helping…
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Pete
Department: Volunteers
About Pete. Meet Pete, volunteer for Hertfordshire Disability Sports Foundation. Pete is the youngest member of the team, who started volunteering with HDSF as part of his home education programme. Pete has grown in confidence tremendously over the past 2…
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Ryan
Department: Volunteers
About Ryan. Meet Ryan, participant representative for Hertfordshire Disability Sports Foundation. Ryan became a participant in 2020 when lockdown forced all of his regular daily activities to stop. Ryan attended the pilot online sessions with his friends from the Eagles…
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Sue
Department: Volunteers
About Sue. Meet Sue, volunteer fundraiser for Hertfordshire Disability Sports Foundation. Sue is our amazing volunteer fundraiser Sue has worked tirelessly to identify and write grant applications for the past 3 years. She listens to our mad ideas and formulates…
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David
Department: Trustees
About David. Meet David, trustee and treasurer for Hertfordshire Disability Sports Foundation. David is an experienced Non-executive Director and Trustee, who has been a senior finance professional for over 30 years. In addition to HDSF he is Treasurer at IAC…
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Jay
Department: Trustees
About Jay. Meet Jay, trustee for Hertfordshire Disability Sports Foundation. Jay has been a member of the board of trustees since 2017. She has a passion for sport and physical activity. This has shaped her career, having now worked in…
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Maria
Department: Trustees
About Maria. Meet Maria, trustee for Hertfordshire Disability Sports Foundation. Maria is an experienced risk manager, predominately in the financial services industry, with knowledge of corporate risk and charity governance, and has been a trustee of the HDSF board since…
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Nicky
Department: Trustees
About Nicky. Meet Nicky, trustee for Hertfordshire Disability Sports Foundation. Nicky works for a management consultancy specialising in sports and leisure. Part of this work includes advising Councils on facility and service interventions to help encourage people with disabilities to…
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Nigel
Department: Trustees
Meet Nigel, Chair of Trustees for Hertfordshire Disability Sports Foundation. Nigel’s professional experience includes senior operational and consulting roles in the corporate sector and over 10 years working with charities. He is founder of the Trustee Fellowship which aims to…
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