Meet the team
Meet the team
Meet the team
Steve Nelson- CEO
Sport/ Activity of choice: Basketball
Your role at Wesport: I have overall responsibility for Wesport’s plan, achievements and working practices. I lead our work to influence organisations at all levels to recognise and use the power of sport and physical activity.
Like: The days I get to see our team’s activities.
Dislike: Blue cheese!
Melonie Gregory- Chief Operating Officer
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- Director, Place and Communities
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- Director, Health and Physical Activity
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Kirsty Brown - Strategic Lead for Health and Physical Activity
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Ali Chodkiewicz- Strategic Lead, Health and Physical Activity
Sport/ Activity of choice: Netball
Your role at Wesport:
Like: Marvel superhero films
Dislike: Cheese
Ruth Glanvill- Strategic Lead, Place and Communities
Sport/ Activity of choice: Plodding aka running slightly faster than walking
Your role at Wesport:
Like: I like getting out of the office to visit projects that we support
Dislike: I don’t like not being able to make time to be active
Sarah McLeod- Strategic Lead, Place and Communities
Sport/ Activity of choice: Pilates
Your role at Wesport:
Like: I love going on holiday with my family, especially somewhere sunny!
Dislike:I dislike Brussel sprouts!
Andy Blackmore- Strategic Lead, Place and Communities
Sport/ Activity of choice: Rugby
Your role at Wesport:
Like: Beans on toast with HP sauce
Dislike: Doughnuts with not enough jam.
Sarah Casselden - Strategic Lead, Networks and Workforce
Sport/ Activity of choice: Boxfit
Your role at Wesport:
Like: family time
Dislike: marmite
Nikki Stephens- Strategic Lead, Business and Governance
Sport/ Activity of choice: Tea drinking. And spin class
Your role at Wesport: All of the behind the scenes elements that keep the organisation running: finance, governance, HR, office management, safeguarding, marketing and performance management!
Like: cats, purple things, sleeping, tea
Dislike: people?!
Jane Baldock- Strategic Lead, Finance
Sport/ Activity of choice: Orienteering, Hockey, Running
Your role at Wesport: I am responsible for all of the organisations finances.
Like: A long run on a sunny day!
Dislike: Being stuck indoors
Richard Colman - Strategic Lead, Parks Tennis
Sport/ Activity of choice: Squash, tennis, football
Your role at Wesport: I manage the Parks Tennis programme in Bristol and also the development of the sport and physical activity workforce across the West of England.
Like: making and growing things
Dislike: tidying up after my kids!
Emily Messenger - Strategic Lead for Marketing, Communications, and Insight
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Caleb Thomas - Places and Communities Officer
Sport/ Activity of choice: Football and Golf
Your role at Wesport:
Like: Cheese and basically any sport (not usually at the same time)
Dislike: People who don’t do their fair share
Josh Carter-Tullett- Parks Tennis Operations and Administration
Sport/ Activity of choice: Cricket, golf, bit of everything
Your role at Wesport:
Like: Tattoos (current count 13...?)
Dislike: Kale
Bryher Freight - Sport Welfare Officer
Sport/ Activity of choice: Rugby
Your role at Wesport: I am one of the Sport Welfare Officers, supporting clubs to meet safeguarding requirements and to foster welfare-first environments
Like: Watching live sports
Dislike: Mushrooms
Matt Walker - Sport Welfare Officer
Sport/ Activity of choice: Archery
Your role at Wesport: I am one of the Sport Welfare Officers, supporting clubs to meet safeguarding requirements and to foster welfare-first environments
Like: An evening at the cinema
Dislike: Sweetcorn, and people who chew with their mouths open
