Who are the Committee?
The committee are elected at the AGM each year, however if you wish to get involved with the region, please contact us as we are always looking for volunteers to help support what the region does!
You may wish to contact any of the committee below directly by email if you have a specific enquiry.
However if you are not sure who to contact,
please use the ‘Contact Us’ page, or email info@bfaeastern.org
Executive Committee
Dan Tozer
Chair
Ali Beard
Secretary
I am a non-fencing mum of two girls. My younger daughter started fencing at an after school club and her passion grew from there. I started volunteering in 2017 as Secretary for the Eastern Region Committee after seeing a handwritten sign at one of the competitions asking for volunteers to help. I was hesitant as i didn’t really fancy hanging around in sports halls for hours on end but the Secretary role didn’t need me to be at the competitions which was a relief!
I love feeling that I’m helping, even in a small way, to increase participation in the sport.
Alex Newington
Treasurer
Michael Rance
Media Officer
Rob Johnson
Welfare Officer
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Andy Thompson
Development Officer
Voting Co-Opted Positions
Debbie Porter
Event Organiser
I am a (non-fencing) Mum of three who works part-time as a Finance Manager and I started volunteering for Eastern region in September 2015 as social media manager, then took over events when the organiser, at the time, decided to step down which I do with help from a small team of volunteers of mainly non-fencing parents. In December 2017 I also took over the treasurer position which I did until May 2023. Alongside this I support my son’s fencing club as a parent helper and event organiser.
I do love doing what I do. I hope that I make a difference to the sport participation by keeping the events going and there is a bonus that I have made a lot of new friends along the way, which is great!
As with many fencing parents, I spend a lot of time travelling with my son to support his fencing journey although he can now drive himself!
Luke Hewerdine
Referee Development Officer
Non-Voting Co-Opted Positions
Alex Sapetschnig
Senior Winton Cup Team Captain
Richard Sage
VETs Winton Cup Team Captain
County Representatives
Malcolm Mather
Norfolk
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Steve Morley
Suffolk
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Cambridgeshire
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Matthew Rose
Hertsfordshire
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Heather Clarke
Essex
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Silvia Brown
Bedfordshire
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