General enquiries
Meet the team
Directors Group
The Directors Group is responsible for reviewing the strategic direction and aims of the Volunteer Zambia project.
The group is comprised of the individual Directors of Sport from the seven universities, or a representative thereof, plus a group of external persons appointed by the Wallace Group, who each hold an interest in, or are associated with the delivery of, the Volunteer Zambia project.
Directors of Sport

Stephen Stewart MBE
Director of Sport


Daryl Dixon
Head of Sport


Mark Munro
Director of Sport & Active Health


Cath Harvey
Head of Sport Workforce Development


Cathy Gallagher
Director of Sport


Dave Coldwell
Head of Sport


Ben O’Connell
Director of Sport

External Directors

Frankson Mushindu
Executive Director, Sport in Action


Clare Barrell
Senior International Relations Advisor, UK Sport


Dr Davies Banda
Lecturer in Sport Policy & Management

Operational Leads
The Operational Leads are the group of individual points of contact within each University, responsible for managing and delivering the Volunteer Zambia project.





Andy Barton
Student and Staff Development Manager
andy.barton@northumbria.ac.uk


Kirsten Mullen
Student Sport Development Officer
kirsten.mullen@stir.ac.uk

The Volunteer Zambia Foundation is the official charity of the Wallace Group and the Volunteer Zambia project.
The Board that runs the charity consists of four alumni of the original UK Sport IDEALS Project (rebranded Volunteer Zambia in 2018) ranging from 2006-2011.
The Foundation is supported by the founder of the Wallace Group Dr. Peter Warburton OBE, who is a tireless devotee of sport in Zambia and former Dean of Experience at Durham University.
Board

Paul Williams
Co-founder and trustee

Laura Williamson
Co-founder and Chair

Mollie O’Meara
Co-founder

Richard Saunders
Co-founder and Secretary

Dr Peter Warburton OBE
Board Trustee, Charity Representative on the Wallace Group

Joe Dale
Operational Lead

Sarah Harding-Gilbert
Treasurer

Jack Preston
International Sport Development Manager
Operational Group

Lou MS
Fountain of Hope

Sydney Davies
Media

Francesca Stafford
Education

Lolly Roberts-Biggs
Fountain of Hope

Izzy Hopkins
Finance

Mia Walters
Hub Site Coordinator

Sofia Nicholson
Enterprise

Alex Booth
Duke of Edinburgh


