Active Together Core Team

Meet our Active Together Core Team and find our full contact details to get in touch.

Staff A-Z

We are the Active Together Core Team, your local network and support team for physical activity and sport across Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland.

Want to join our passionate and hardworking team? Opportunities will be listed in our Job Finder!

For the residents of Leicestershire, Leicester & Rutland: Along with our partners, we are here to support you on your journey to being healthier, happier by moving more in your own way.

For our Partners: We are here to support partners who share an ambition to help the communities of Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland to reap the benefits of a more physically active life.

Please get in touch to see how we can help you.

Shabnam Aftab

Shabnam Aftab

Finance & Grant Management Officer

Active Together

I am working flexibly in the office or at home, therefore please contact me via email or phone number provided.

Please note that my working days are Monday, Tuesday & Thursday.

My areas of responsibility are:

- Financial Management & Compliance
- Grant Management

Telephone
01509 467471
Lucy Baginskis

Lucy Baginskis

Development Manager

Active Together

I am working flexibly in the office or at home, therefore please contact me via email or phone number provided.

My areas of responsibility are:

- Steady Steps (Falls Prevention)
- Active Tots (Professional) / Active Tots
- Oadby & Wigston Link Officer
- Social Prescribing

When I'm not working - I'm walking the dog, out with family and friends (eating or drinking) or playing the odd bit of netball

Favourite Sporting Moment – Dame Kelly Holmes winning her double gold medal at Athens in 2004

Telephone
01509 467472
Mobile
07721764515
Anita Bird

Anita Bird

Assistant Development Officer

Active Together

I am working flexibly in the office or at home, therefore please contact me via email or phone number provided.

Please note that my working days are Monday-Thursday.

My areas of responsibility are:

- Inspire
- Active Lives Survey
- Creating Active Schools

When I'm not working - I love walking my dog, swimming and group exercise and have started playing Tennis again after 50 years !!!

Favourite Sporting Moment – The year Torvil and Dean won Ice dancing at the winter Olympics 1984

Telephone
01509 467473
Emily Booth

Emily Booth

Development Officer

Active Together

I am working flexibly in the office or at home, therefore please contact me via email or phone number provided.

Please note that my working days are Monday-Thursday.

My areas of responsibility are:

- Active Mums Club

When I am not working - When I am not working I love going on days out with my daughters and exploring, getting together with friends for food and Sunday night movie night.

Favourite quote - 'No one is you and that is your super power.'

Telephone
01509 467474
Mobile
07443201392
John Byrne

John Byrne

Active Partnership Director

Active Together

I am working flexibly in the office or at home, therefore please contact me via email or phone number provided.

My areas of responsibility are:

- Strategic Management & Business Planning
- Key Stakeholder Liaison
- Financial Management & Compliance
- Leicester City Link Officer

Favourite Sporting Moment – On my birthday being at Anfield to watch the famous Glasgow Celtic beat Liverpool 2-0 on their way to the UEFA cup final , and getting a text during the match to tell me that my niece had been born.

Favourite Quote/Motto – "Sports have the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire, the power to unite people in a way that little else does. It speaks to youth in a language they understand. Sports can create hope, where there was once only despair. It is more powerful than governments in breaking down racial barriers. It laughs in the face of all types of discrimination" - Nelson Mandela

Telephone
01509 467475
Mobile
07795841207
Ali Clements

Ali Clements

Strategic Lead

Active Together

I am working flexibly in the office or at home, therefore please contact me via email or phone number provided.

My areas of responsibility are:

- Business of Sport Network
- Sport & Economy Growth Plan
- Premier Sporting Location

Telephone
01509 467476
Mobile
07785 766644
Teresa Dalby

Teresa Dalby

Business Support Manager

Active Together

I am working flexibly in the office or at home, therefore please contact me via email or phone number provided.

My areas of responsibility are:

- General Enquiries / PA to Director
- Office Management
- Financial Administration
- Our Courses and Workshops

Telephone
01509 467500
Emelie Denham

Emelie Denham

Assistant Development Officer

Active Together

I am working flexibly in the office or at home, therefore please contact me via email or phone number provided.

My area and responsibilities are:

- Opening School Facilities Programme
- Inspire - Develop - Excel

When I'm not working you can find me playing, coaching and refereeing rugby at my local club.

Favourite Sporting Moment – Playing American Football in Finland with the Birmingham Lions

Telephone
01509 467480
Josh Denham-Swift

Josh Denham-Swift

Marketing & Communications Officer

Active Together

I am working flexibly in the office or at home, therefore please contact me via email or phone number provided.

My areas of responsibility are:

- Programme, Website, Social Media & E-Comms Support
- Let's Get Moving

Favourite Sporting Moment – Didier Drogba's winning penalty in the Champions League Final against Bayern Munich in 2012.

Favourite Quote/Moment – "It's hard to beat a person who never gives up" – Babe Ruth

Telephone
01509 467478
Jenny Gaunt

Jenny Gaunt

Assistant Development Officer

Active Together

My areas of responsibility are:

- Steady Steps Support

- Active Tots Support

- Live Longer Better

When I am not working- I enjoy being outside in the sun, socialising with friends and booking last minute holidays.

Favourite physical activity moment- In 2010 I performed in a show called Mardi Gras at Disneyland Paris. It was a fantastic experience and when I wasn't performing, I was able to explore the parks with my friends and family.

Telephone
01509 467497
Luke Green

Luke Green

Development Manager

Active Together

I am working flexibly in the office or at home, therefore please contact me via email or phone number provided.

My areas of responsibility are:

- Developing People
- Graduate Programme
- Blaby Link Officer

Favourite Quote/Motto - "You can be anything you want to be, just turn yourself into anything you think that you could ever be." Freddy Mercury

Favourite Sporting MomentWatching the 1997 British and Irish Lions win the test series against South Africa who were the current world champions at the time. It was great to sit with my old man watching the home nations come together to achieve something amazing.

Telephone
01509 467479
Matt Hackfath

Matt Hackfath

Development Officer

Active Together

I am working flexibly in the office or at home, therefore please contact me via email or phone number provided.

My areas of responsibility are:

- Excel - Team Leicestershire
- Develop - School Games
- Virtual Together

Hero or Heroine – David Beckham was my role model when growing up, I admired his resilience to setbacks and always thought he conducted himself respectfully. As I've got older, I also appreciate what he's done to develop football/sport in general across the world.

Favourite Quote/Motto – "All kids need is a little help, a little hope, and someone who believes in them" - Magic Johnson

Telephone
01509 467484
Lizzi Hall

Lizzi Hall

Development Officer

Active Together

I am working flexibly in the office or at home, therefore please contact me via email or phone number provided.

Please note my working days are Monday & Tuesday.

My areas of responsibility are:

- Running and Walking Programme
- Support Organisations/Funding Support

Favourite Sporting Moment - It has to be 'Super Saturday' at the London 2012 Olympic Games – so many gold medals and such an exciting day for British sport!

Hero or Heroine - David Weir – an incredibly talented and determined Paralympic athlete and a role model to people both with and without a disability.

Telephone
01509 467481
Noel Haines

Noel Haines

Strategic Lead / Assistant Director

Active Together

I am working flexibly in the office or at home, therefore please contact me via email or phone number provided.

My areas of responsibility are:

- Strategic Management & Business Planning
- Key Stakeholder Liaison
- Financial Management & Compliance
- Safeguarding Lead
- Charnwood Link Officer

Telephone
01509 467482
Mobile
07775 025168
Gillian Haluch

Gillian Haluch

Sport Welfare Officer

Active Together

Telephone
01509 467491
Nada Hankin

Nada Hankin

Development Officer

Active Together

I am working flexibly in the office or at home, therefore please contact me via email or phone number provided.

My areas of responsibility are:

- Opening School Facilities Programme
- Active Environments, Design & Healthy Places
- Playing Pitch & Planning Policy, Guidance, Strategies

When I'm not working - I'm taking long walks with my friendly little dog, Mo. If I'm not walking, I love a CrossFit workout and cooking for family and friends.

Favourite Quote/Motto – Just one small positive thought in the morning can change your whole day – Dalai Lama

Telephone
01509 467485
Andrew Harris

Andrew Harris

Development Manager

Active Together

I am working flexibly in the office or at home, therefore please contact me via email or phone number provided.

My areas of responsibility are:

- Active Referral (Leicestershire Central Coordination)
- ESCAPE-pain (Leicestershire Central Coordination LCC funded pilots)
- Fit4Surgery Prehabilitation (Cancer) Programme
- Walk, Run, Cycle Together
- North West Leicestershire Link Officer

Hero or Heroine"Michael J Fox. Despite living with Parkinson's he has spent the last two decades raising over $1billion for research to one day find a cure. His resilience and dedication to a cause despite adversity is truly inspiring."

Favourite Quote/Motto "Roads, where we're going, we don't need roads" Doc Brown

Telephone
01509 467483
Jess Hazell

Jess Hazell

Assistant Development Officer

Active Together

I am working flexibly in the office or at home, therefore please contact me via email or phone number provided.

My areas of responsibility are:

- Golden Games
- LLR Girl Can
- Targeted Physical Activity Programme Support

When I'm not working - I'm at Loughborough University athletics track, training for the 400m. I've been an athlete for 13 years, and love exploring different parts of the world whilst competing.

Favourite Sporting Moment – Derek Redmond at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. After tearing his hamstring in the 400m semi-final, Derek's father ran from the stands to help him and they both finished the race together. It always makes me cry!

Telephone
01509 467486
Georgia James

Georgia James

Development Officer

Active Together

I am working flexibly in the office or at home, therefore please contact me via email or phone number provided.

My areas of responsibility are:

- Active Medicine
- Physical Activity and Health Projects
- Harborough Link Officer

When I'm not working – When I'm not working you can find me at the CrossFit box, socialising with friends and family or planning my next holiday in the sun.

Favourite Quote/Motto – "What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of different you want to make"- Jane Goodall

Telephone
01509 467487
Annette Kendrick

Annette Kendrick

Development Officer

Active Together

I am working flexibly in the office or at home, therefore please contact me via email or phone number provided.

Please note that my working days are Tuesday-Thursday.

My areas of responsibility are:

- Supporting Organisations
- Funding Advice Service
- Place Based work in Thringstone, North West Leicestershire

When I'm not working - I'm busy running around after my two daughters and trying my best to make it to the gym twice a week!

Favourite quote / moto - Regret what you do, not what you don't – or you'll always be wondering what if.

Telephone
01509 467488
Geoff Maltby

Geoff Maltby

Active Together

Strategic Lead

I am currently remote working, so please contact me via email/mobile phone (where provided).

My areas of responsibility are:

- Supporting Children & Young People
- Primary Sport Premium Advisor
- School Sport & Physical Activity Network (SSPAN) Development
- Strategic Management & Business Planning

Telephone
01509 467489
Mobile
07780614784
Jayne Maltby

Jayne Maltby

Marketing & Communications Officer

Active Together - Currently on Maternity Leave

I am currently remote working, so please contact me via email/mobile phone (where provided).

My areas of responsibility are:

- Programme Marketing & Communications
- Websites and Social Media Management
- Branding and PR
- E-Comms

When I'm not working - When I'm not working I'm normally out and about with my family, watching sport and walking our dog.

Quote - Run your own race.

Telephone
01509 467490
Chantè Parker

Chantè Parker

Assistant Marketing & Insight Officer

Active Together

I am currently remote working, so please contact me via email/mobile phone (where provided).

My areas of responsibility are:

- Insight & Research Project Support
- Website & Social Media Support
- Insight Hub

Telephone
01509 467498
Leanne Plummer

Leanne Plummer

Development Officer

Active Together

<p class="text">I am working flexibly in the office or at home, therefore please contact me via email or phone number provided.</p><p class="text">My areas of responsibility are:</p><p class="text"><strong>- Active Pregnancy Programme / <a rel="external" href="https://www.activemumsclub.org/">Active Mums Club</a></strong><br /><strong>- <a rel="external" href="https://www.active-together.org/yourlocalteam">Hinckley & Bosworth Link Officer</a></strong></p><p class="text"><strong>When I'm not working - </strong>You can find me walking my lovely Labrador, playing my trumpet or cornet in a number of different bands, playing softball or hockey, spotting trains, or watching football or rugby on TV.</p><p class="text"><strong>Sporting Hero</strong> – Despite being a Welsh rugby fan, I believe the best professional to have played the game is England Fly Half, Jonny Wilkinson. His approach and mentality to the game inspired so many in the world of sport to search for marginal gains on and off the pitch.</p>

Telephone
01509 467492
Mobile
07743 201382
Kate Scott

Kate Scott

Development Officer

Active Together

I am working flexibly in the office or at home, therefore please contact me via email or phone number provided.

My areas of responsibility are:

- Let's Get Moving Champions Programme

Jo Spokes

Jo Spokes

Strategic Lead

Active Together

I am working flexibly in the office or at home, therefore please contact me via email or phone number provided.

My areas of responsibility are:

- Physical Activity & Wellbeing Development Lead
- Strategic Management & Business Planning
- Key Stakeholder Liaison
- Rutland Link Officer

Telephone
01509 467493
Mobile
07795 603336
Leonie Schofield

Leonie Schofield

Marketing & Communications Officer

Active Together

I am currently remote working, so please contact me via email/mobile phone (where provided).

Please note my working days are Monday-Thursday AM.

My areas of responsibility are:

- Programme Marketing & Communications
- Websites and Social Media Management
- Branding and PR
- E-Comms

Telephone
01509 467490
Dave Stock

Dave Stock

Strategic Relationships Manager

Active Together

I am currently remote working, so please contact me via email/mobile phone (where provided).

My areas of responsibility are:

- Local Strategy, Development & Alignment
- Local Delivery & National Programmes
- Design Alignment
- Rutland Link Officer

Telephone
01509 467494
Mobile
07887855687
Katherine Wragg

Katherine Wragg

Insight Officer

Active Together

I am working flexibly in the office or at home, therefore please contact me via email or phone number provided.

My areas of responsibility are:

- Performance Management and Reporting
- Data Management & Tools
- Insight and Research Projects

When I am not working - When I'm not working you can find me going out for food, watching sport, and playing netball.

Favourite Sporting Moment - Nottingham Forest getting promoted back to the Premier League after 23 years!

Telephone
01509 467496
Leandra Whelband

Leandra Whelband

Development Officer

Active Together

I am working flexibly in the office or at home, therefore please contact me via email or phone number provided.

My areas of responsibility are:

- Holidays Together - Holiday Activities & Food Programme
- Melton Link Officer

Telephone
01509 467495