Who's who in the BPA

Page updated 30 April 2008

Members of the BPA Council, who are nominated and elected annually by the Membership, are responsible as Directors for the policy and governance of the BPA.

Council 2008

Council 2008, in alphabetical order, is: Paul Applegate, Adrian Bond, John Horne, David Ibbotson, Paul Ledden, Ian Marshall, Paul Moore, John ‘Geordie’ Page, Craig Poxon, Grant Richards, Andy Scott, John Smyth, Martin Soulsby, Elizabeth ‘Weed’  Stoodley, and Alex Wilson.

Staff at the BPA Office are responsible for day-to-day running of the BPA in accordance with the policy of the Council, including membership renewals and conversions, and answering questions on a wide range  of matters including technical, safety, events and first-time jumping, etc.

Click to visit the BPA staff contacts page.   To contact the BPA Office, please mail to skydive@bpa.org.uk - e-mail is checked most often - or phone us on 0116 278 5271.  Normal office hours are 0900 to 1700 Monday to Friday, and an answer phone usually operates outside these hours.

The BPA Vice Presidents are:  Chris Allen, Bob Card, Jim Crocker and John Lines.

 

BPA Officers and Representatives 2008
BPA Chairman, IPC Delegate and Royal Aero Club Delegate John Smyth MVO chairman@bpa.org.uk
BPA Vice Chairman John Horne Send e-mail c/o skydive@bpa.org.uk
STC Chairman & IPC Alternate Delegate John Hitchen Send e-mail
Riggers Chairman Paul Applegate Send e-mail
  Communications Chairman Adrian Bond Send e-mail c/o skydive@bpa.org.uk
Development Chairman Craig Poxon Send e-mail c/o skydive@bpa.org.uk
Treasurer Debbie Carter

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Royal Aero Club Alternate Delegate Jim Crocker

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Pilots' Committee Chair & GASCo Rep Kieran Brady

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Club Rep (Northern) Adrian Bond

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Club Rep (Central) Paul Ledden

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Club Rep (Southern) Martin Soulsby

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Competitions Committee 2008 including Discipline Reps

Andy Scott Chairman Send e-mail c/o skydive@bpa.org.uk
Ian Marshall CF Rep Send e-mail
Paul Moore Classics Rep Send e-mail c/o skydive@bpa.org.uk
John Smyth MVO

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Weed Stoodley Artistics &VFS Rep Send e-mail c/o skydive@bpa.org.uk
Paul Applegate Send e-mail
Alex Wilson Canopy Piloting Rep Send e-mail c/o skydive@bpa.org.uk
Kate Charters  (non-voting) Judges Co-ordinator  Send e-mail c/o skydive@bpa.org.uk
Chris Hollis (non-voting) FS Rep  Send e-mail c/o skydive@bpa.org.uk
Clare Murphy (non-voting) Speed Skydiving Rep  Send e-mail c/o skydive@bpa.org.uk

Communications Committee 2008

Adrian Bond (Communications Chairman) Send e-mail c/o skydive@bpa.org.uk
Paul Applegate  Send e-mail
Craig Poxon  Send e-mail c/o skydive@bpa.org.uk
David Ibbotson Send e-mail c/o skydive@bpa.org.uk
Paul Moore                    Send e-mail c/o skydive@bpa.org.uk
John 'Geordie' Page Send e-mail c/o skydive@bpa.org.uk
Grant Richards  Send e-mail c/o skydive@bpa.org.uk
Lesley Gale, Editor, 'Skydive the Mag' (non-voting) lesley@skydivemag.com
Martin Soulsby (non-voting) Send e-mail c/o skydive@bpa.org.uk

Development Committee 2008

Craig Poxon (Development Chairman)  Send e-mail c/o skydive@bpa.org.uk
Paul Applegate  Send e-mail
Adrian Bond Send e-mail c/o skydive@bpa.org.uk
John Horne Send e-mail c/o skydive@bpa.org.uk
David Ibbotson Send e-mail c/o skydive@bpa.org.uk
Paul Ledden Send e-mail c/o skydive@bpa.org.uk
John 'Geordie' Page Send e-mail c/o skydive@bpa.org.uk
Paul Moore (non-voting) Send e-mail c/o skydive@bpa.org.uk
Grant Richards (non-voting) Send e-mail c/o skydive@bpa.org.uk
Martin Soulsby (non-voting) Send e-mail c/o skydive@bpa.org.uk
Weed Stoodley (non-voting) Send e-mail c/o skydive@bpa.org.uk
Insurance Working Group (reporting to the Development Committee)
Craig Poxon, Grant Richards, Paul Moore, David Hickling, Kieran Brady

         BPA Officials see  BPA staff contacts page

Technical Officer Tony Butler
National Coach & Safety Officer John Hitchen
Secretary-General & Development Officer Martin Shuttleworth