EHA TEAM - South West Regional Partners Manager
Jenny Hannis
I lead and manage the development of handball in the South West of England to increase participation in the game at all levels. This is achieved through the creation of sustainable, high-quality opportunities and partnerships.
07530 917145
jenny.hannis@englandhandball.com
EHA TEAM - Performance Administrator
Vikki Gleave
I support performance programmes for England Handballand British Handball. This includes handling enquiries, dealing with player/staff accommodation, hall hire, communicating with stakeholders, and parents and players on behalf of the Performance staff. I also provide clerical and administrative support across the AASE Programme delivered by England Handball.
01925 246482
performance@englandhandball.com
EHA TEAM - Coaching and Workforce Administrator
Liz Brown
My role is to support the development of the Coaching and Education programme, providing a high-quality financial and administration service, ensuring an efficient and effective delivery of the programmes.
You can contact me
- Regarding coaching and referee course opportunities and organisation
- Regarding invoicing
- Regarding teaching guidance and courses
- Regarding coaching related questions to Azolve
- Regarding course administration
01925 246482
coachingadmin@englandhandball.com
EHA TEAM - South East Regional Delivery Partners Manager
Luke Hornsley
I lead and manage the development of handball in the South East of England to increase participation in the game at all levels. This is achieved through the creation of sustainable, high-quality opportunities and partnerships.
07908 203351
luke.hornsley@englandhandball.com
EHA TEAM - National Partnerships Manager
Stacey Andrews
My role is to lead and manage the development of handball in England.
I am responsible for overseeing the management of the England Handball’s relationship with a number of key partners. These include, but are not limited to, the County Sports Partnership Network, British University & College Sport (BUCS), Association of College Sport (AoC), Street Games, and other key organisations across the leisure, education and health sectors.
I also manage a team of Regional Partnership Managers, supporting them to create sustainable, high-quality partnerships with internal and external stakeholders to increase participation in the game at all levels - in line with the England Handball’s strategic plan objectives.
You can contact me
- Regarding club development support
- Regarding creating new partnerships with potential stakeholders
- Regarding developing relationships with facility operators
stacey.andrews@englandhandball.com
EHA TEAM - Chief Executive
David Meli
I am responsible for overseeing the day-to-day running of England Handball, ably supported by my fantastic team of staff.
I work closely with the England Handball Board to develop the strategic and operational plans for the organization, always seeking to ensure that we listen to the needs of our key stakeholders and partners.
david.meli@englandhandball.com
EHA TEAM - National Performance Manager
Bobby White
I am responsible for creating and enhancing handball and personal-development opportunities for players who show the capability to progress into The Great Britain Youth age-group Squads. This happens via two programmes.
- The Under-16 Regional Academy Programme: This is currently operational in five regions with opportunities for players to progress onto the Futures development squads where they have the opportunity to access high-quality competitions in Europe.
- Diploma in Sporting Excellence: Players aged under-18 can progress through the performance pathway onto the Diploma in Sporting Excellence programme. The programme is centred around holistic development of the player, providing educational and training opportunities that focus on key components of athletic and personal growth.
You can contact me:
- If you are a player wanting opportunities to enter the performance pathway
- If you are a parent, coach or teacher wanting information on the performance pathway
- Applications and information on the Diploma in Sporting Excellence
bobby.white@englandhandball.com
EHA TEAM - Marketing and Communications Officer
Annie Vernon
My role is to create online news stories and press articles, and to use social media, to publicise handball across the country. In this role I work alongside clubs to ensure the fantastic things they’re doing in their local communities are shouted about and celebrated.
You can contact me
- Regarding social media
- Regarding articles for the website
- Regarding press releases
- Regarding socal media coverage
07908 203344
annie.vernon@englandhandball.com
EHA TEAM - National Competitions and Events Manager
John Pearce
I oversee the running of England Handball competitions across all youth and adult leagues as well as organising the National Cup competitions including aligning the England Handball Calendar at the start of each season.
You can contact me
- For enquiries regarding leagues
- For enquiries regarding rules
- For enquires regarding safeguarding issues.
Please note if you have specific enquiries regarding leagues these should be directed to the relevant league manager first.
john.pearce@englandhandball.com
EHA TEAM - Memberships & International Transfers Administrator
Angela Deakin
My role is to facilitate the international transfer function, and provide a high-quality administration service, supporting clubs with the effective operation of all memberships and registrations.
You can contact me:
- Regarding membership/registrations
- Regarding international transfers
- Regarding national transfers (club-to-club)
- Azolve portal queries
angela.deakin@englandhandball.com
EHA TEAM - Office and Finance Manager
Cindy Ashworth CIPD
I am responsible for organising all of the administrative activities that facilitate the smooth running of the EHA office.
EHA TEAM - Midlands Regional Delivery Partners Manager
Ricardo Vasconcelos
My role is to lead and manage the development of handball in the Midlands region together with all local partners.
In this role I will provide high-quality participation and workforce development opportunities to handball stakeholders in the Midlands.
ricardo.vasconcelos@englandhandball.com
EHA TEAM - National Coaching and Workforce Development Manager
Miriam Beales
My role is to provide opportunities for coaches to start their handball coaching career and make sure they have opportunities to develop.
This will help develop and retain coaches within handball providing as many opportunities as possible.
You can contact me
- Regarding coaching and referee courses
- Regarding workforce development opportunities
- Regarding recognising qualifications from other countries
- Regarding funding opportunities
- Regarding course structures and pathways
- Coaching related questions to Azolve
miriam.beales@englandhandball.com
EHA TEAM - North West and Yorkshire Regional Delivery Partners Manager
Andy Clark
My role is to lead and manage the development of handball in the North West and Yorkshire regions together with all local partners.
In this role I will provide high-quality participation and workforce development opportunities to handball stakeholders in the North West and Yorkshire.
andy.clark@englandhandball.com
EHA TEAM - Marketing and Communications Manager
Chris Pearce
I am the Marketing and Communications Manager at England Handball. My role is to promote the sport and England Handball as an organisation.
In this role I look to spread the word about this exciting, high scoring, action packed team sport.
You can contact me
- If you have a handball story for the website and/or media
- If you have a query regarding information on the website
- If you're a media outlet wishing to run a handball story/feature
- If you have a query regarding England Handball branding
- If you have a query regarding England Handball marketing
07908203345
chris.pearce@englandhandball.com