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15/02/2024
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New members elected to Board of Trustees

We are delighted to announce the results of our recent election for member representatives to join the CIMSPA Board of Trustees.

Following an unprecedented response to our call for nominations, a total of 20 members were nominated.

We were delighted to receive so many nominations which represented members from a very broad range of roles and with a variety of experiences. This was our most diverse election with nominations from members with disabilities and from minority ethnicities proportionately higher than our total membership.

Eligible members were invited to vote between 17th and 31st January 2024. The election was overseen by independent scrutineer, Civica.

We would like to thank everyone that voted. Your participation in elections is really important and ensures that your voice continues to be at the heart of what we do.


We are pleased to welcome Lorna Brooks and Tracy Levy who have been elected to the Board and are looking forward to working with them.

Marc Woods

Chair, CIMSPA Board of Trustees

Find out more about the CIMSPA Board of Trustees.

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You can find out more about Lorna and Tracy below.

 

Lorna Brooks

Lorna is Director and Founder of Freedom Activities CIC providing inclusive sports and physical activity sessions in the community. She also works as a personal trainer and has been actively involved in the physical activity sector for the last 15 years. Lorna has both a BA (Hons) in Sports Development and Coaching and more recently gained an MSc in Adapted Sports.

She is passionate about creating opportunities for people of any ability to be active together within a safe and fun environment. Through her work, Lorna has gained many years of experience helping people from a variety of backgrounds including those with long-term health issues and disabilities.

Lorna also sits on the board of Every Body Moves, a programme within ParalympicsGB, as a lived experience advisory board member.

Lorna said,

“I am thrilled to be elected to the Board of Trustees for CIMSPA. I was both delighted and surprised that I received so many votes in such a strong field. I look forward to contributing to the objectives of CIMSPA alongside the other trustees in helping members inspire our nation to become more active.”

Tracy Levy

As a Group Exercise Practitioner with 24 years of teaching experience, Tracy has a wealth of experience working within the industry as an exercise teacher, trustee, company secretary and class participant.

In more recent years, Tracy was Chair of the Movement and Dance Division of the Sport and Recreation Alliance, in which she was instrumental in bringing key members of the sector together to produce key pieces of research that are now being used to show the impact that movement and dance is having within the sport and physical activity sector. 

Tracy believes there is ‘something’ for everyone at all stages of life, and everyone should have the opportunity to experience good-quality physical activity.

Tracy said,

“I was both surprised and thrilled when I received the email informing me of my election. With 20 high-quality candidates, each deserving a seat at the table, I want to thank everyone who voted for me. I cannot wait to get started!”

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