Sport in Mind is a registered charity (1161323) formed in 2010 and governed by our constitution (amended Aug 2018).

Our Trustees

The charity's Board of Trustees are responsible for our governance and strategic direction. The Board is accountable for everything we do, including setting our strategic direction, scrutinising our performance and supporting the charity's Chief Executive.

Election and re-election of Trustees is carried out by approval by the Board of Trustees, with the Chief Executive being consulted regarding all appointments. Since our inception we have always prided ourselves on having a board that reflects our diverse communities and has people with personal experience of mental health problems represented on the board.

Paul McAdam (Chair)

Paul McAdam is well known in the UK IT industry as Director of Software Risk Specialists, Source Code Control, but also for his roles at Microsoft. Paul was the Chief of Staff at Microsoft UK preceded by leading the SAM engagement team for 4 years. He was involved in the creation of key initiatives such as settlement with cloud as well as earlier versions of ISO 19770 and the Microsoft Licensing exams. Prior to Microsoft, he was an IT infrastructure manager at AstraZeneca in the UK and for 2 years in the US. Paul is a keen tennis player and cyclist.

Dr Justin Wilson

Paul Burden

Jan Watson

Jan has had a long and successful career in human resources and has latterly worked for small growing organisations. Jan has always been interested in all things to do with ‘people’ and now works as a Consultant specialising mainly in Employee Relations and Conflict Management.

Her interest in people and employee wellbeing included a strong interest in mental health. This coupled with her energy and enthusiasm for various sports (swimming, rowing, fitness training) led her to become a Trustee for in Sport in Mind since 2018. She leads all things to do with people which includes Human Resources, Safeguarding and associated systems and processes.

Ros Crowder

Ros became a trustee for Sport in Mind in 2018 after a career in the NHS spanning nursing and management across hospitals, community and regional strategic roles. Her interest in sport and mental health has been longstanding due to family experience and recognising the beneficial impact of activity on mental health.

Ros’s sporting interests include rowing and other water sports, badminton, skiing and walking (with a very energetic border collie!)

Derek Peaple

Derek has 20 years experience as a secondary school headteacher, and was recently shortlisted as the Times Education Supplement National Headteacher of the Year.  Under his headship, Park House School in Newbury developed as one of the country’s leading Sports Colleges, and the hub of the Berkshire School Sports Partnership. Derek has played a leading role in regional, national and international sports education initiatives, now continuing to do so as the founder of his own leadership consultancy company.  He received the inaugural Sir John Madejski Award for Outstanding Contribution to Education and Sport in Berkshire and his passion for wider impact that sport can have young people’s lives is reflected in his role on the Board, where he leads on Governance and Education.

Liz Sywyj

Andy Preece