Membership Committee

The purpose of CIMSPA’s Membership Committee is to direct the growth, improvement, and provision of CIMSPA membership that is of value to the sport and physical activity sector.

The Board of Trustees delegates authority to the Membership Committee to undertake work relating to the review and maintenance of the integrity of CIMSPA membership and the provision of chartered status.

Committee’s role

  • Oversee the end-to-end process of all CIMSPA membership category creation, development, implementation, and review.
  • Advocate on behalf of CIMSPA’s membership, consider member engagement feedback and make informed recommendations on the best possible standards, programmes, and policies for each CIMSPA membership category.
  • Advise and counsel the CIMSPA executive team and board of trustees on all matters relating to CIMSPA membership categories.
  • Act as the guardians of CIMSPA’s Charter and Statutes that relate to membership categories, advocating exemplar governance during CIMSPA’s strategic and operational activities.
  • Define, monitor, review and approve the CIMSPA membership framework in line with
    • The chartered statutes,
    • Direction from the board of trustees and professional development board,
    • Changes in the sport and physical activity sector,
    • Changes in governance,
    • CIMSPA’s Professional Standards.
  • Undertake duties outlined in standard operating procedures required for the provision of chartered status, for example sampling, feedback provision and approval of results.
  • Undertake duties outlined in standard operating procedures required for maintaining the integrity of CIMSPA membership, for example, approving frameworks in line with the charter and statutes.
  • Where appropriate provide feedback and advice to the CIMSPA executive on operation and process relating to the framework for and provision of CIMSPA membership.


Committee members

  • Manos Kapterian – Appointed CIMSPA Board Trustee and Chair of the Membership Committee
  • Shelley Dell MCIMSPA (Chartered)
  • Ian Gray FCIMSPA (Chartered)
  • Darren Humphrey MCIMSPA
  • Kate Mills - Youth Panel representative
  • Elise Perraud

Membership Committee Terms of Reference

01/02/2022