She has led the organisation from a small unincorporated body to a nationally respected charitable company, improving economic, health and social well-being for both communities and thousands of individuals throughout the home nations of the UK.  As well as a passion for the outdoors, Tracey brings a wealth of experience to her role through her lifelong involvement in sport. She has a professional background in sports development and has represented Wales as an elite performer and commonwealth medallist.  Outside work Tracey enjoys running, skiing, hill walking, rowing and cycling.

Her volunteering roles include membership of the Adventure Activity Industry Advisory Committee and as a Welsh Government Appointed Board Member of the Snowdonia National Park Authority.

He has worked with Public Health Wales and the NHS, on health projects and referral schemes. He has successfully acquired thousands of pounds worth of grants for capital projects, such as building storage facilities for several outdoor clubs, as well as projects improving access to water, and to provide outdoor activities for residents in North West Wales.

Before joining the Outdoor Partnership Mark had over 10 years’ experience working full-time and as freelance Instructor at Outdoor Centres across North Wales. He currently holds the Mountaineering and Climbing Instructor, UKCC level 2 Moderate Water Endorsement, and the Trail Cycle Leader qualifications, and is one of very few Welsh speaking REC First Aid Instructors.

In his new role as the Outdoor Partnership’s Programme Manager, Mark will lead a project to replicate the charity’s ethos and success in North Wales, to other regions of the UK. This is part of a 7 year project under the heading ‘Opening Door to the Outdoors’, funded by The National Lottery Community Fund.

When not at work, Mark enjoys, hill walking, climbing, paddling, mountain biking, skiing, and snowboarding.

Elin plays a central part in managing and monitoring half a million pounds of income and expenditure annually. She has extensive knowledge and experience of SAGE financial management system and is qualified to AAT Level 4.

When not buried under a pile of invoices Elin enjoys sampling a bit of culture on her travels (when she can find her passport 😊), socialising with her friends and singing in her local choir. Elin also enjoys walking, especially if there is a pub at the end of the journey.

With a distinguished background in sport as an ex-international rugby player, Mali brings unique insight into the power of teamwork, resilience, and dedication. A lifelong outdoor enthusiast, she was involved in some of The Outdoor Partnership’s very first clubs. She particularly enjoys hiking, running, and skiing, and loves to travel.

Passionate about the positive impact the outdoors can have on both physical and mental well-being, Mali is dedicated to supporting all aspects of The Outdoor Partnership’s work through effective business coordination.

Having grown up in the Highlands of Scotland Victoria has been involved in outdoor activities from a young age such as skiing, hill walking, cycling and canoeing and loves to visit Scotland regularly. A keen runner she regularly takes part in many races, hill runs and has done a few marathons. Victoria enjoys nothing more than to have adventures to the many beautiful beaches, forests and hills around County Down. She also likes exploring new places on family camping trips – preferably somewhere near a beach where she can swim, paddle board or surf!

Whilst working as an instructor Sam has dabbled in most outdoor sports but found his calling in caving and prefers nothing more than to be underground, unless it’s raining, then he may be found in a local bouldering wall.

Whilst working as an instructor Sam has found that his greatest enjoyment has come from engaging people from diverse backgrounds into activities, they wouldn’t normally have been offered a chance to try. Sam has seen the benefits these activities can bring to peoples lives and is very much looking forward to doing more of this in his new role.

Apart from outdoor activities, Sam enjoys spending time in his shed attempting some DIY, going to gigs, and cooking on the BBQ.

Until recently Sarah was the West Midlands development officer for the Council for Learning Outside the Classroom working with schools to support student wellbeing through nature connectedness and embed learning beyond the classroom opportunities in everyday curriculum delivery.

Sarah is a member of the Outdoor Education Advisers Panel, chairing the Midlands region for 6 years and remains an active member of designated working groups.

As a qualified outdoor professional, Sarah is passionate about making outdoor activity accessible to everyone. Opening pathways to outdoor activity for ever community in Coventry is an exciting prospect utilising the programs of the Outdoor Partnership

In her spare time, Sarah enjoys exploring the country with her husband in their campervan, finding adventure wherever they go.

He has been an appointed RYA dinghy trainer and RYA centre inspector for over 20 yrs. and holds RYA Senior instructor qualification and instructor qualifications in Dinghy, keelboat, multihull, race coaching, powerboat, windsurfing and first aid, along with BCU kayak coaching qualifications. Also has been able to sail yachts all over the world taking part in some of the iconic yacht races.
Over the last 10 yrs. Stuart has been working in youth work and community development, enabling local organisations to development and fulfil their ambitions, with funding support, connections, networking and advocating for the voluntary and community sector in the Plymouth area.
Stuart and his family moved to Plymouth 20yrs ago, luckily his family share his outdoor passions, holidays mostly include walking, mountain biking, skiing and climbing in the alps, paddling the local rivers and racing their boats with the local clubs. Outside of adventurous sports, Stuart is a massive American football fan.

Gary is looking forward to being able to develop outdoor reaction within the Sperrins and watching local communities thrive and grow utilizing the Sperrins amazing natural resources.
Gary’s passion is for anything cycling related. As a youngster he spent most of his time in the Gortin Glens exploring the forest park and finding things to jump off. He has competed across various cycling disciplines which has taken him across Europe and further afield. His main discipline now is enduro mountain biking, this has allowed him to take full advantage of the MTB trail network the Sperrins has to offer. He recently finished 3rd place in the 2022 Trans Madeira 5-day stage race and is looking forward to competing in more multi day stage racing events in the future.

Leila holds the Mountain Leader Award, Single Pitch Award, Cave leader, UKCC BCU Level 2 coach in water sports, such as inland kayak, sea kayak, canoe and SUP and Forest School Leader. Outside of work Leila spends time enjoying trail running, mountain biking, surfing and having mini adventures with her family. In her role as Outdoor Activities Development Officer, she loves the idea of trying to help the Outdoor Partnership achieve their vision and become the glue that brings everything together, helping bind local communities together and create sustainable use and understanding of the environment.

Over time, Bethan has seen how important, and even essential, taking part in outdoor activities can be for people’s well-being and physical health and is keen to work hard to ensure more people in mid Wales have access to these benefits.

Bethan holds Mountain Leader, RCI and other paddlesport, caving and orienteering coaching qualifications and is working towards her Climbing Development Coach Award. She is a registered director of climbing and hill-walking awards and courses for Mountain Training and tutor of navigation courses for NNAS.

When not working, Bethan likes to take a busman’s holiday – climbing, hill-walking, fell running and cycling around the UK or donning a rucksack or panniers to take on long-distance routes around Europe, the Pyrenees being a favourite. More recently, adventures have included squeezing two people and two whippets into a van and exploring islands around the UK, packraft in tow.

Brett is passionate about supporting those who face significant barriers to accessing outdoor activities to experience the positive health and wellbeing benefits that engagement brings. He has been developing the “Opening the Doors to the Outdoors” programme in Gwent since June 2021 with an emphasis on Health & Wellbeing, Inclusion and Employability based projects.

Outside of work, Brett enjoys exploring nature with his family. He is a keen fell runner and climber, holding his Mountain Leader and Rock Climbing Instructor qualifications. Brett is also a member of Longtown Mountain Rescue Team who cover the Black Mountains area of Bannau Brycheiniog National Park.

She currently sits on an open water advisory group with Swim Wales and volunteers for the RNLI. In her spare time, she enjoys Open Water Swimming at her local beaches and lakes, Trail Running at local forests and Hiking with her dogs.

Sioned is passionate about ensuring everyone’s voice is heard and is looking forward to getting started in her role.

He has been involved in both indoor and outdoor sports from an early age, participating, competing and coaching up to national standard. He holds a number of mountain and water-based National Governing Body awards and when not working spends his time surfing, climbing, mountain biking, alpine skiing and ski touring.

Vincent is excited to be able to work across all of the three Ayrshire Authorities and develop the “Opening the Doors to the Outdoors” programme in supporting and developing outdoor activities, clubs, schools and youth groups across the County.

He has been an RNLI crew member of Troon Lifeboat for the past 15 years. He is a keen sailor, coastal rower and hillwalker holding the Walking Group Leader and RYA Coastal Skipper qualification.

He started taking part in activities such as sailing and canoeing in his early teens. While studying for a degree in Tourism Management at Aberystwyth University, he discovered a love for skiing, and since then he has successfully gained the BASI Alpine Level 1 qualification.

Tomos is fond of having new experiences. He has travelled to many counties and had an extended period travelling South West Asia, Australia and New Zealand. In his leisure time, Tomos enjoys walking in Snowdonia, sailing and cycling. He is also fond of playing the guitar, cooking and socialising with his friends and family.

In his role as Outdoor Activities Development Officer, he is looking forward to working with the Outdoor Partnership, and continue to provide experiences and opportunities in the outdoors for the residents of Gwynedd.

Molly has worked across community engagement, health and wellbeing, marketing and communications – but originally moved to the Lakes to work in the outdoors. She loves being outside, though she often gets so stuck in a task she needs to be pulled away from her laptop. Get her outdoors, though, and you’ll struggle to get her back in!

She holds several outdoor qualifications – including Archery, Swim and SUP Instructor and Lowland Leader – along with a few fitness and wellbeing ones picked up along the way to support local projects. Molly also has a Master’s in Digital Marketing and Data Analytics, and in 2024 she set up her own creative consultancy to help community-focused organisations communicate better and connect more deeply with the people they serve.

Although based in Coastal Cumbria since 2018, Molly grew up in a military family – including two postings to Cyprus, where kneeboarding, water skiing, wakeboarding and open water swimming were daily life. Having lived in 21 houses by the time she turned 21, Cumbria is the longest she’s ever stayed anywhere – and is now well and truly the place she calls home.

A big believer in showing up locally, Molly helped set up Muncaster Castle parkrun and now coordinates the volunteers weekly. She’s also a trustee at Rydal Hall, where she leads on governance and supports ways for more people to access the outdoors through the centre. When she’s not wearing one of her many work hats, you’ll usually find her on a bike, in the water, or off on an adventure in her campervan, GG, with her partner Dan.

Molly’s passionate about finding creative, practical ways to help her community access more opportunities – especially anything active and outdoorsy. She’s always happy to meet new people, share ideas and have a natter.

Ailish spends most of her spare time exploring North Wales’s diverse landscapes with her dog; wild swimming, hiking mountains, paddleboarding, and camping. Ailish has experienced first-hand the benefits of The Outdoor Partnership’s projects and is extremely passionate about improving experiences for local communities and connecting people to nature.

Freya has a lifelong passion for the outdoors, having grown up sailing and surfing from a young age before going on to teach both sports in a variety of coastal and inland locations. Her love of adventure has taken her across Europe, where she hosted yachting holidays in the Mediterranean and ski seasons in the Alps.

She holds a degree in Adventure Sport Science and a Master’s in Sport and Exercise Psychology, with a particular interest in exploring the motivations and behaviours behind health and wellbeing. Freya combines academic insight with hands-on experience to create meaningful and accessible opportunities for others to get outside and get active.

Freya is currently working for Anglesey Council as a Community Sport Development Officer, focusing on outdoor activities and the Swim Safe programme. She’s especially passionate about connecting people with nature and building confidence through inclusive, community-driven projects.

More recently, she’s been enjoying the challenge of trad climbing, adding to her ever-growing toolkit of outdoor pursuits. Outside of work, you’ll usually find her yomping through the hills, swimming in wild waters, or indulging in one of her favourite simple pleasures: a brew with a view.

Laura worked on the Wellbeing Walks (Health Walks) programmes twice, once with Natural England and also with the Ramblers charity, helping people to move more and explore their local environments whilst combating loneliness and improving their physical health. Laura’s role at Cycling UK focused on supporting volunteers to campaign for their rights as cyclists, improving infrastructure helping more people to feel confident to cycle, understand their rights and keep safe.

For 9 years she loved working for Sport in Mind, a mental health charity, connecting those experiencing mental health problems with movement, leading the expansion of the charity into South Wales. Laura’s role not only helped to improve understanding around the benefits of movement on our wellbeing within the NHS and other health professionals but to also develop accessible weekly sport and physical activity sessions, designed by users and focused on being fun, friendly, safe and supportive.

Laura’s most recent role involved working one-to-one in an outdoor school setting. She loved supporting young people in overcoming challenges they faced in mainstream schools and environments. Her work focused on helping learners engage with the natural world – climbing trees, cooking outdoors, and building dens, all while learning from these experiences.

Laura is a keen trail runner, metal detectorist, sea dipper and loves to be outside as often as she can,  moving to Devon in order to spend even more time outside exploring.