Meet The Board

**Vicky Lowe - Chair**
**Professional Experience:** I’ve always worked in the sports sector, currently Global Director of Development at global sports organisation Laureus Sport for Good, and have also worked in major sports events, corporate and professional sports clubs.
**Other volunteer roles:** I’m Chair of The Change Foundation, a UK sport for development and youth charity working in the UK and globally.
**Sporting experience:** Previously played amateur rugby, now I run (slowly) and play golf and squash for fun.
**Reason for sitting on the EL board:** Lacrosse was my first sporting love, I played throughout my teens in the UK and the USA and I’m delighted to be back working within a sport that has given me so much.

**Jill Giddins - Governance and Nominations**
**Professional Experience:** Solicitor
**Other volunteer roles:** Governor at Prince's Mead School, Winchester
**Areas of expertise:** Law, strategy, governance
Sporting experience
**Sporting experience:** I enjoy yoga, tennis and swimming and watching lacrosse
**Reason for sitting on the EL board:** I am a relative newcomer to the sport and keen to see the profile and participation increase.

**Tim Hunt - Business, Marketing and Events**
**Professional Experience:** Senior Commercial Sports Marketeer
**Other volunteer roles:** Chair - Reading Hockey club
**Areas of expertise:** Sports Marketing, Commercial Partnerships, Communications, Event Management
**Sporting experience:** Recreational Hockey Player
**Reason for sitting on the EL board:** I wanted to support a growing sport at a governance level. Lacrosse is a sport very close to my family as my wife represented England at the 2005 World Cup and my daughter now plays.

**Mark Jeffreys - Performance**
**Professional Experience:** I am currently Director of Sport and Physical Activity at Birmingham City University, where I look after all the beyond the curriculum sport and physical activity opportunities for students and staff. My previous role was as Senior Lecturer in Sports Coaching at the University of Gloucestershire.
**Other volunteer roles:** I sit on the board of British Equestrian where I am Senior Independent Director, I chair their World Class Performance Management Group and sit on the Audit and Risk committee and Nominations and Remuneration committee. I also sit on the board of England Squash where I sit on the Talent and Performance Group and the Audit and Risk committee. I work with English Universities Sport where I coach the EUS Women's 7s teams. I also Chair a charity in Birmingham; United Communities Activities Network, which aims to support small sports organisations and clubs to develop their infrastructures.
**Areas of expertise:** Sports coaching, High Performance Sport and Sports Governance.
**Sporting experience:** I was a junior international rugby player at U19, 20 and 21 level. I have coached internationally and developed Level 4 coaching courses for a range of NGBs.
**Reason for sitting on the EL board: I** have worked with EL on their Performance and Talent group and was impressed with the way that EL are looking to develop, and the opportunities that exist for the sport.

**Jane Mcarthy**
**Professional Experience:** 30 years experience working in Financial Services, initially in Manchester, then London via offshore finance in Gibraltar for 3 years. Majored in Strategic Change , Programme Management , Acquisition, Integration and Divestment.
**Other Volunteer Roles:**
I was a School Governor for 9 years and also a volunteer at the 2017 Women’s World Championships in Guildford , SLT member for the Referees and Officials at the 2019 Women’s U19 Championships in Canada. I was also Team Manager for England Mens Senior Team , a role I really enjoyed and would recommend .
**Areas of expertise:** Chartered accountant, champion of women in sport.
**Sporting Experience**
Many, many weekends watching Lacrosse over the years but never playing , despite best efforts of my father. I’m loving Box Lacrosse and the 6s format. Manchester City football fan (even when they weren’t very good)
**Reason for sitting on the EL Board**
To support, assist and progress Lacrosse in England.

**Gavin Devine - Marketing and Events**
**Professional Experience:** Corporate communications, PR, crisis management and lobbying.
**Other Volunteer Roles:**
I am on the board of the PRCA, the body representing communications professionals
Sporting Experience.
**Areas of expertise:** Communications, PR, crisis management, lobbying, senior management.
**Sporting Experience:** Working with England Lacrosse, hockey (retired).
**Reason for sitting on the EL Board:** I felt I could help with the way the organisation communicated its goals and actions, support it when issues and crises arose, and support it when it campaigned for significant changes.

**Hannah Bowe**
**Professional Experience**: Chief of staff Six Nations Rugby, Sky, Esportif International and Deliotte
**Other volunteer role**: Board member cricket players association
**Areas of expertise:** Leadership, business development, strategy, finance, accountancy
**Sporting experience**: Hockey: Ireland Senior International Team, 26 caps, captain Ireland “A” – 2005 - 2012
Dark Blue Sports Scholar in Oxford, 3 x Varsity Blue – 2006 - 2007, 2009
**Reason for sitting on the EL board**: I am an energetic and ambitious Chartered Accountant with significant experience across three top finance firms and a track record of international sporting honours. I am een to build upon my experience in a challenging environment embedded in the business of sport.

**Michael Estill - Finance, Business**
**Professional Experience**: Strategy / commercial / finance executive
**Other volunteer role**: MVP Padel, Advisor
**Areas of expertise:** Strategy, planning, commercial, finance
**Sporting experience**: 30 years playing lacrosse; play multiple other sports; investor in padel club
**Reason for sitting on the EL board**: Combine professional experience with sporting passion; interested to learn more about sports development.

Nikki De Kretser - Remcom, Board Lead Welfare and Safeguarding

Professional Experience: Marketing and General Management, high growth Technology/FinTech sectors

Other volunteer role: Vice Chair, Board of Governors at St Swithun’s School, Winchester

Areas of expertise: Brand & Customer Experience, Growth Strategy, Corporate Communications, Employee Engagement. I have spent most of my career helping international Tech companies grow and expand their global footprint. This experience has enhanced my cultural awareness and fuelled a passion for diversity.

Sporting experience: I played lacrosse at county and regional level, now a keen golfer and hiker. Both my son and daughter are on the Hampshire cricket pathway which gives me good insight into some of the issues and opportunities young players face.

Reason for sitting on the EL board: I have a strong emotional bond with the sport as an ex-player. However, aside from the personal connection, I think that lacrosse is a sport with huge potential for growth, which taps into my professional expertise in scaling companies. The game is fast-paced, highly skilled and now has a wide variety of different formats, meaning that everyone can get involved.