KEY PEOPLE
Frankie Paine
Centre Manager
Frankie has joined us from Herefordshire, she is an experienced rider and coach, with a wealth of equine knowledge. She will manage our centre, staff, horses and volunteers.
Fern Stokes
Groom
Fern joined South Bucks RDA from Heathrow Special Needs Farm RDA, and works Wednesday to Friday. She coaches classes during the week and helps care for our ponies.
Jaroslaw Kucharski (Jarek)
Groom & Estate Maintenance
Jarek has joined the stable and estate team. He will be working with the horses, and maintaining the site and buildings.
He has a recent background working with Arab racing horses, and before coming to England had a small stable in Poland for local children. He is a trained agricultural mechanic.
Gina Bailey
Group Administrator
Gina supports the Trustees with the smooth running of SBRDA, and works closely with volunteers and riders. She is in the office Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday mornings.
Diane Redfern
Trustee - Group Chair, Group Organiser
Diane Redfern is our Chair and Group Organiser at South Bucks RDA. She invited the Group to the Redfern family home 50 years ago.
Through her influence, and guidance South Bucks RDA has developed to an internationally renowned centre, where disabled riders can come and develop their potential. She has been a guiding light in the National Riding for Disabled movement and is an Hon. VP of the National Charity.
Dr Hilary Jones
Trustee - Honoury Company Secretary
Hilary is our company secretary. She became a weekday volunteer on retiring as a local GP nearly 10 years ago, she has been involved with horses throughout her life and became a trustee in 2013. She still volunteers every week when not busy travelling or with her grandchildren.
Julie Thomson
Trustee - Finance - Honorary Treasurer
Julie is our Trustee for Finance / Honorary Treasurer. Julie has been involved with SBRDA for over ten years, and is a weekday volunteer. She previously worked at Berkshire College of Agriculture in equine event management and administration, leaving there in December 2016 to concentrate on her business as a book-keeper.
Elaine Smith
Trustee - HR, RDAGC Group Coach
Elaine is our Trustee with responsibility for Human Resources, she works with and supports our staff. She coaches on a Sunday. Outside RDA she is a keen sailor, walker and skier.
Theresa Drake
Trustee - Coaches, Health & Safety, Safeguarding, Training
Theresa has been involved with the RDA movement for several years, with a number of different groups. She started as a helper with the Diamond Group, Carshalton. Whilst at University she gained her BHSAI. When working in Harrogate she supported the Stockeld RDA group. On moving to High Wycombe as a Speech and Language Therapist she joined the South Bucks Group in 1987. Under the guidance of Di Redfern, Theresa first became a group instructor then took her RDA instructors’ exam. November 2014 she achieved the UKCC level 3 (RDA coaching specialism).
She extended her support of RDA by becoming South Region Coach. She is a Training Advisor and Showjumping Assessor for the Region. When not at RDA Theresa is a Specialist Speech and language Therapist, for school aged children with complex needs, working for the NHS throughout Buckinghamshire.
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Alan Lawrence
Trustee - Fundraising
Alan is our Trustee with responsibility for fundraising. He heads up a team of volunteers who raise funds to subsidise the running of the group. Alan became involved via his sons, who both ride. Alan supports his younger son as a side helper. Alan is also actively involved supporting the maintenance of the Group's horse box.
Emma Ford
Trustee, RDA Group Coach
Emma is a Trustee and volunteer group coach on a Saturday, she has been volunteering at SBRDA for 30 years. She is a qualified Executive Coach working in the area of professional development. Her horse Shane lives at SBRDA and is best mates with Wilma.
Alison Tolmie
RDA Coach
Alison has been a volunteer with SBRDA since she was 14. She used her volunteering with the group as part of her DoE Gold award. She has achieved her pony club C+ and BHS stage 1 as well as being a volunteer Coach. Alison usually coaches on Sundays and is a primary school teacher.
Sharon Brockey
RDA Group Coach
Sharon is a volunteer group coach, she volunteers on a Saturday coaching two classes. She has been volunteering with the Group for over 20 years, and works for British Airways.
Romilly Hart
RDA Group Coach
Romilly is a volunteer group coach. She has been volunteering at SBRDA for over 20 years and was a keen endurance and dressage rider. Romilly coaches on a Wednesday and is an integral member of the yard team looking after the horses on a Sunday.
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