Patron
HM The King
Statement by HM The King
Vice Patrons
The Earl Cadogan DL
Lady Jane Grosvenor
Justin Packshaw MBE DL FRGS
Lt Gen (rtd) Tyrone Urch KBE
Lady Lucy French OBE
Col JGY Radcliffe OBE QVRM TD
ACM Sir Simon Bryant KCB CBE MA BA
Lt Gen Sir Mark Mans KCB CBE DL
Brig Paul Orchard-Lisle CBE TD DL
Ex officio Vice Patrons
Army Ex-Officio – CFA
MoD Ex-Officio – ACDS (R&C)
Rear Admiral Jude Terry OBE
RAF Ex-Officio – AOC No 22 (Trg) Gp
Trustees
Brigadier Tim Seal TD DL VR (Chair)
Lt Col Philip Neame MBE (Vice Chair)
Professor Rod Stables
Sophie Fernandes
Andy Robertson
James Wilson
CEO
Capt Polly Marsh DL
Odyssey Circle Committee
The Earl Cadogan DL
Capt Polly Marsh DL
Lady Jane Grosvenor
Robin Thomas
Robert Astick
Advisory Officers
Col Murdo Urquhart OBE – CE ACF & CCF Assoc
Col Nigel Thursby
Professor Simon Denny (social value)
Professor Helen Dodd (benefits of adventure and challenge)
Belinda Kirk (mental health and wellbeing)
Emily Bailey (environment and sustainabilty)
Flt Lt Dave Hill RAFAC
Col Bernard Cazenove TD
Col Rex Stephenson CBE *
Cdr Gary Bushell RN
Ambassadors
Levison Wood
Tania Noakes
Sally Orange MBE
Ray Mears
Dr Wendy Searle
Louis Rudd MBE
Jordan Wylie MBE
Officers
Hon Secretary
Lt Col Ian Orr MBE
Hon Treasurer
Maj Stephen Wright TD
Legal
Sarah Rowley, Charles Russell Speechlys LLP
Fundraising Consultants (Morgen Thomas Ltd)
Robin Thomas
Robert Astick
Grant Applications Committee
Sqn Ldr Mike Blakey MBE FRGS CF RAFAC (GAC Manager)
Capt Polly Marsh DL
Sqn Ldr Kev O’Brien FRGS RAF (Chair)
Col Chris Young *
Surgeon Cdr Steve Mannion RNR
Cdr Sara Collen
Cdr (SCC) Noel Wheatley MBE RNR
Capt Neil Downing RN
Lt Col Nigel Carr *
Lt Col Cath Davies MBE TD VR SCOTS
Lt Col Philip Neame MBE
Lt Col Dan Tebay BSc (Hons) PGCE MA FHEA *
Maj Tony Simms
Maj Heather Sharp
Sqn Ldr Julian Mosses RAFVR(T) RAFAC
Sqn Ldr Jonathan Archer RAFR Regiment
Flt Lt James Dyer RAFAC
Helen Birchall
Dominic Goggs
Kate Hannaford
Graeme Taylor
Expedition Reports/Minerva Applications System Administrators
David Preston
Jonathan Skinner
Jennifer Gbajumo
Awards Officer
2Lt Nicola Rowlands-Smith
Events Coordinator
Gary Rimay-Muranyi
Communications and Marketing Officer
Paul Randall
* Also Regional Representative.
In 2022 we introduced a Volunteer Recognition Scheme, to acknowledge the hard work undertaken by our team of volunteers to support the Trust. The charity is run mainly by volunteers with only a handful of paid staff, so it is important to recognise the vital support provided by our fantastic team.