Board of Trustees, Executive Committee and Staff
Meet The Team
Patron
The Late Queen
President
Air Vice Marshal Tamara Jennings OBE MA LLB(Hons)
Life Vice Presidents
Air Marshal Sir Christopher Coville KCB BA FCIPD FRAeS RAF Ret’d
Air Marshal Sir Michael Simmons KCB AFC RAF Ret’d
Air Commodore K Minton BSc (Econ) FIMgt RAF Ret’d
Group Captain G W Gibson CBE RAF Ret’d
Group Captain A White MBE RAF Ret'd
Wing Commander B C Atkinson OBE RAF Ret’d
Wing Commander R N Williams RAF Ret’d
Group Captain P Thorogood RAF Ret'd
Squadron Leader D McDermott RAF Ret'd
Air Commodore M Doel OBE MA BEd FRAeS RAF Ret'd
Group Captain M C Neville CBE BSc RAF Ret'd
Warrant Officer J Duff MBE RAF Ret'd
Vice Presidents
Air Marshal S Atha CB DSO MABSC RAF
Air Marshal J Young CB OBE BSc MA MSc CEng FIET FRAeS HonFAPM RAF
Honorary Life Vice President
G Dyke
Board of Trustees
Group Captain Jon Smith
Assistant Head Support Operations
MOD Abbey Wood
Bristol
Jon.Smith476@mod.gov.uk
CEO
Group Captain John Hetherington
Deputy Head Space Support
RAF High Wycombe
John.Hetherington286@mod.gov.uk
Finance Director / FA Councillor
Squadron Leader Joan Ochuodho
CAS Air Staff International 1
MOD Main Building
Whitehall
Joan.Ochuodho150@mod.gov.uk
HR Director
Wing Commander Rachel Portlock
DIO Customer Support Team
RAF High Wycombe
Rachel.Portlock529@mod.gov.uk
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Director
Wing Commander Louise Hancock
c/o RAF FA HQ
Louise.Hancock906@mod.gov.uk
Senior INED (Charity Sector)
Clare Morley
c/o RAF FA HQ
INED (Industry)
Christine Philippou
c/o RAF FA HQ
INED (Sports)
Mark Gaitskell
c/o RAF FA HQ
Executive Committee
RAF FA Chief of Staff
Wing Commander Jim Sheldon
SO1 A5 Ops and Plans
RAF High Wycombe
Jim.Sheldon922@mod.gov.uk
Head of Sponsorship
Squadron Leader James West
UK Joint Forces Air Component
RAF High Wycombe
James.West111@mod.gov.uk
Head of Football Delivery
Flight Lieutenant Sam Taylor
Hawk Mech
MOD Abbey Wood
Sam.Taylor933@mod.gov.uk
Head of Discipline
Warrant Officer Steve Francis
JTDT
RAF Cosford
Steve.Francis@royalairforcefa.com
Head of Referees
Squadron Leader Lee Hodgkinson
SO2 A3 Operations Attack
RAF High Wycombe
Lee.Hodgkinson965@mod.gov.uk
Head of Representative Teams
Squadron Leader Scott Hyndman
Personal Staff Officer to Air Officer Commanding Number 22 Group
RAF High Wycombe
Scott.Hyndman687@mod.gov.uk
Head of Communications
Squadron Leader Mark Smales
B M Ops
RAF Boulmer
Mark.Smales425@mod.gov.uk
County (Company) Secretary
Vince Williams
RAF FA HQ
RAF Brize Norton
Vince.Williams@royalairforcefa.com
Tel 07946 572015
Football Development Manager
Alex Pratt
RAF FA HQ
RAF Brize Norton
Alex.Pratt2@royalairforcefa.com
Tel 07496 855309
County Secretary
Vince Williams
Vince Williams
County (Company) Secretary
Vince Williams took up the position of Football Liaison Officer with the RAF FA in October 2006 and became County Secretary in May 2008. Vince also took up the reigns of UK Armed Forces Secretary in July 2011. Vince previously spent 16 years at Farnborough Town Football Club and has built up a large network of contacts within the football industry.
During his time at Farnborough Town Football Club Vince held a number of roles including Football Secretary and General Manager, picked up the club's Chairman's Trophy on three occasions and has sat on disciplinary panels for the Football Conference.
The Non-League Paper voted Vince 'Unsung Hero' in 2004 and also 'Administrator of the Year' in 2007.
Vince's role with the RAF FA includes overseeing and responsibility of liaising and compliance with the FA and administrative support accross all RAF football sections. Sits on the FAs CFA National Discipline Panel.
Married with two children Vince supports Watford.
fOOTBALL DEVELOPMENT MANAGER
Vacant
Vacant
Football Development Manager
Bio to follow...........
Email:
Football Development assistant
Sheila Haining
Sheila Haining
Football Development Assistant
Sheila Haining completed the team at RAF FA HQ when she became Football Development Assistant in November 2006.
Has previously been involved in setting up and running soccer schools at RAF Akrotiri (Cyprus) with her husband Mark who is the Association's County Coach Developer.
Sheila's role involves administration support to all aspects of football development within the RAF including circulating details of courses, arranging accomodation and maintaining the Association's databases.
Email: Sheila.Haining711@mod.gov.uk
