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Meet the team

SHEENA

SHEENA

In between guzzling all the teas the world has to offer, Sheena also likes to cross-stitch and hopes to master roller-skates this summer. Watch this space...

IVAN

IVAN

Ivan is married with two daughters and one grandson, alongside whom he enjoys fine dining and socialising with friends. When alone he likes to listen to music and read a suspense novel or crime thriller; a penchant for the dark side that perhaps also explains why he has for many years been a regular match-goer at Stamford Bridge.

JIM ASHLEY

JIM ASHLEY

Jim enjoys nothing more than the great outdoors. He has a slight obsession with challenging himself to new adventures, and has his sights set on getting to Everest Base camp (one day) along with summitting Kilimanjaro!  When not outward-bound, he has a passion for food (loves a bit of lobster and steak or curry, if you’re asking) and, of course, his family time.

KEVIN AUCHOYBUR

KEVIN AUCHOYBUR

Kevin is a font of knowledge on all things tech, from cars to quantum computing and everything in between. Whether it’s nuclear fusion or new gearboxes for formula one, Kev’s your man. He likes to relax with an audiobook or watching sport on the TV, with a nice little nip of whisky or whiskey in hand.

LINDSEY AUSTIN

LINDSEY AUSTIN

A busy mum of two teenage boys, Lindsey likes to spend her free time catching up with friends and family, researching family history and watching films. She has a near-term goal of walking a long-distance trail in celebration of a milestone birthday. (Twenty-one again!)

CALLUM BRUNNING

CALLUM BRUNNING

Callum is a keen cricketer who can often be found searching in the rough for his missing golf ball. He is learning to play the guitar has also developed a new-found passion for baking. And as yet another RDA member with a head for heights, one of his lifetime ambitions is to climb Mount Everest.

GREG CLARK

GREG CLARK

"An avid boulderer with a grip strength about which doctors have said “that’s quite good actually” and “surprising for your size” - nonetheless, Greg can frequently be found looking up at a climbing wall from the flat of his back. His watercolour art and Spanish lessons are coming along, and he now rivals strictly parented 11-year-olds at both.”

NICOLA FAULKNER

NICOLA FAULKNER

Nicola likes to pass her downtime taking countryside walks with her small, pampered pooch. She’s a social animal herself, and loves spending time with friends, whether at home, in a restaurant or, preferably, dancing in some muddy field at the odd summer festival (or two.) (Or three.)

CAROLINE FIELDHOUSE

CAROLINE FIELDHOUSE

Caroline particularly enjoys organising, cleaning, reorganising and more cleaning. Like her fat cat, Dotty, she is addicted to food, and loves prepping it, cooking it, eating it, reading or watching about it.  She also loves road trips to Scotland (her heart is in the Highlands) and taking photographs of landscapes and nature.

BRADLEY FIELDHOUSE

BRADLEY FIELDHOUSE

Bradley is another of RDA’s sports nuts, with a particular passion for football, NFL and boxing. If there’s no sport to watch he will spend his time taking his chocolate Labrador for walks or cleaning and detailing his beloved car. (Wax on, wax off, Brad.)

PHIL GLEW

PHIL GLEW

Phil Glew, once a race driver, now driver manager, spends most of his time at racetracks. His real loves are DIY, skiing, going to the horse races and his new-found sporting passion – golf.

RONNIE IRANI

RONNIE IRANI

Former England cricketer Ronnie was the leader of international cricket’s most famous exercise routine. From there he segued seamlessly into broadcasting, as co-host of Sports Breakfast on talkSPORT, and business, with his revolutionary OrthoSole orthotic insoles. When Kevin Auchoybur successfully lodged an R&D Tax Credits claim for OrthoSole, Ronnie was so impressed and he knew he had contacts who could benefit from what Kevin had to offer and his introduction role was born.

MARTIN JOHNSON

MARTIN JOHNSON

If not watching sport (Essex cricket or West Ham United) Martin will be found watching comedy sitcoms, panel shows and stand up. If you asked his three grown-up kids what he is best known for, they will all say ‘dad jokes’. When Dad rolls out his jokes, they will be found rolling their eyes rather than rolling on the floor laughing.

MARK LANGLEY (AKA TWINKLE TOES)

MARK LANGLEY (AKA TWINKLE TOES)

Legend, creator, pioneer & influencer.

D in GCSE Spanish. Yellow belt in Karate. Ex ballerina

GRACE MANNING

GRACE MANNING

Grace loves to perform with her musical theatre company (she Dreamed a Dream, but not Any Dream Will Do) and she Considers Herself an avid reader. During lockdown, she was thinking Wouldn’t It Be Loverly to spend Some Enchanted Evenings with family and friends. She also Gets A Kick Out Of West Ham United. Wunderbar. (That’s quite enough musical scores now, ed.)

DEANNE NEL

DEANNE NEL

Proud South African Deanne is mother to a beautiful daughter and enjoys being active – running and hockey are top of her list. She’ll get to tick off a bucket-list item if her inclusion in the ballot for the London Marathon leads to a place on the starting line. She loves socialising with friends, especially over a “braai” (a barbecue to you and me), where she’ll be sipping a good red wine or a tasty gin.

SEAN RAMNARINE

SEAN RAMNARINE

Usually found reading an essay to nowhere, where the rivers taste like wine, and you ask the dust for directions home.

EDDIE REYNOLDS

EDDIE REYNOLDS

Eddie can usually be found at a racetrack looking after the next batch of budding Lewis Hamiltons. Otherwise he’ll be at ballet or horse riding lessons - for his two daughters. A keen golfer who spends most of the time in the rough, he’s a runner and a dab hand with a shot gun; shooting clays, not pigeons.

LEE RHODES

LEE RHODES

Married with one daughter, Lee is a sports fanatic who loves most sports, but he is particularly partial to a round of golf. Another of RDA’s natural adventurers, he likes to travel, meet people and take on new experiences.

DAVID STOCKER

DAVID STOCKER

David Stocker is a Chartered Certified Accountant and petrolhead, married with two grown up children. When not poring over finances, he can be found at a race circuit, especially Le Mans each year. He also enjoys live music whenever possible.

NEIL THOROGOOD

NEIL THOROGOOD

Sport is Neil’s passion, a West Ham follower home and away. As a former cricketer and an Essex fan, he yearns to join the Barmy Army and follow England abroad when he retires. He occasionally plays golf – always badly – and has begun fishing again during lockdown. Also enjoys travel and a good red wine.

GARY WASKETT

GARY WASKETT

Gary is RDA’s resident shipwreck expert. (Yes. Yes, he is.) He also loves travel, cinema, motorsport, eating out, networking and fast cars. A true people person - and petrolhead - he often combines most of these passions by driving his rare, modified, Australian Holden Monaro CV8 to car shows.

SHEENA

SHEENA

In between guzzling all the teas the world has to offer, Sheena also likes to cross-stitch and hopes to master roller-skates this summer. Watch this space...

IVAN

IVAN

Ivan is married with two daughters and one grandson, alongside whom he enjoys fine dining and socialising with friends. When alone he likes to listen to music and read a suspense novel or crime thriller; a penchant for the dark side that perhaps also explains why he has for many years been a regular match-goer at Stamford Bridge.

JIM ASHLEY

JIM ASHLEY

Jim enjoys nothing more than the great outdoors. He has a slight obsession with challenging himself to new adventures, and has his sights set on getting to Everest Base camp (one day) along with summitting Kilimanjaro!  When not outward-bound, he has a passion for food (loves a bit of lobster and steak or curry, if you’re asking) and, of course, his family time.

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