The Snowsport England Board

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Introducing the Board:

	Jeremy Eaton Interim Chairman/ Director
Jeremy joined the board in 2011, bringing 20 years of business management and communication skills. He founded multi-award winning marketing consultancy Vital Marketing in 1994. He has spent the last 18 years developing and leading the business and creating marketing campaigns and communications strategies for both UK and global businesses. He is a business mentor for the Prince’s Trust, a Patron of Barretstown Camp in Ireland and guest lecturer at Warwick Business School on both marketing and entrepreneurship. His earlier career was spent at BBC Radio, and as a publicist in the film industry before joining agencies both in London and in France.
To Follow	Bryan Thomas Finance Director
	Jemima Barnes Director
Jemima joined the board in November 2010. She has been an alpine competitor for the past 14 years competing in FIS, dryslope and more recently indoor races. She also qualified as a coach in 2004 and has spent time coaching university ski racers since then. She is currently working towards a PhD at Loughborough University which is focused on children’s experiences in physical education. She is also a sport psychologist trainee having completed an MSc in the Psychology of Sport and Exercise in 2009. Jemima’s role on the board is to provide a stronger voice for athletes and young people, along with providing support and help with coaching development. Jemima is also interested in volunteer development and recruitment and is interested in developing this area within Snowsport England. You are likely to see Jemima at Snowsport England races this summer, so please feel free to introduce yourself to her and ask any Snowsport England related questions you might have!
	Geoff Parsons Director
As a two time Olympian, British Record holder, Commonwealth and European medallist in High Jump, Geoff has a strong performance background in sport. He has also served in a number of other areas over the last 15 years, currently an observer on the National Anti-Doping Panel and also a specialist member and arbitrator for Sports Resolutions. In the past Geoff has served as Non-Executive Director terms on the CCPR (now the Sport and Recreation Alliance), UK Competitors, Performance Athlete Services and the National Education Business Partnership Network. I have a corporate background, having spent 7 years working for a major British FTSE 100 company, after having studied engineering at the Royal School of Mines, Imperial College. Politically active in both local and national politics, Geoff has served as a Councillor and had one unsuccessful Parliamentary run. As an entrepreneur, my group of businesses is now some 15 years old and encompasses an eclectic mix ranging from young persons education, through to Intellectual Property Management and Innovation. Geoff remains passionate about sport, with particular interest in the treatment and education of athletes, NGB and IF governance and transparency and remains active playing a decent standard table tennis and golf…never really sure whether decent or not. Married to an Olympic wife (Whitewater Canoe Slalom) Geoff is also kept busy with two young daughters.
To Follow	Karen Richardson Director
Karen was appointed to the board three years ago. Karen is a qualified accountant running her own private practice in the north west of England with clients throughout the UK. Karen is able to use her financial expertise to assist SSE with financial matters and also her management and general business experience in non-financial matters like employment, business development and growth. Karen became involved with SSE through her two sons' involvement in Alpine skiing.