Board Nominations Now Open – Help Shape the Future of Paddle Cymru 

As a member of Paddle Cymru there is an exciting opportunity to be part of shaping how we go forward by becoming a board member. This gives you the chance to help create membership satisfaction, grow membership, and develop new ideas. The next few years will be very important as we look to write the next strategy. 

We encourage all members to consider themselves for a place on the board and or nominate a member to stand for election to the board. You can ask any full member to nominate you or if you want to nominate someone else then, think about who in our community would be a great fit for the board. This could be someone you know who is enthusiastic about paddling and committed to our mission and paddling community. 

 
If you would like to nominate a member to stand for election, please fill out our online nomination form.  

Nominations must be submitted before 23rd November 2025 

Paddle Cymru would like to have paddlers with any or all the below skills and an enthusiastic approach to developing our organisation. We have several sub committees of the board to help develop important membership areas. These are made up of staff members, board members, and other volunteers. We would expect you to sit on one or more of these and help lead it as a board representative.  

The Paddle Cymru Board comprises a mix of up to seven members elected by the membership and up to seven members appointed by the Board based on their personal competencies and through an open recruitment process. We are looking to appoint up to four new elected Board members. We are looking for members that have experience in any of the following areas:

• Development/ Volunteering / Recruitment of members 
• Disciplines knowledge SUP, Surf, Canoe, Inland kayak, Sea kayak, Sprint, Polo, Slalom, Freestyle
• Marketing & communications 
• Environment & sustainability 
• Finance
• Corporate governance & secretarial  
• Risk management & legal 
• Coaching & leadership 

Being a Board member of Paddle Cymru is a very influential position that provides the opportunity to positively impact Paddle Cymru and the paddling community in Wales. We welcome nominations from all members and are particularly interested in maintaining our gender balance and diversity of skills and experience. 
 
In accordance with the principles of the Governance and Leadership Framework for Wales, directors of Paddle Cymru are expected to take the lead on ensuring effective governance of the organisation. As such, they will be required to commit time to attend six to eight board meetings per year, sit on at least one subcommittee and ideally attend events. As a paddler who is a board member it is important to be seen on the ground and speak to members at every opportunity. All nominees should also ensure they understand their personal legal responsibilities as a director. 
 
All members of Paddle Cymru Board should: 

• Ensure Paddle Cymru's vision, values and standards and its obligations to the whole membership, staff and other parties are fully understood and met 
• Ensure Paddle Cymru's strategic aims and necessary resources (financial and others) are in place for the organisation to meet its objectives and review management performance 
• Provide leadership of the organisation within a framework of prudent and effective controls that allow risk to be assessed and managed to ensure compliance with company and other statutory laws that apply. 
• Ensure that the company's obligations to outside stakeholders are understood and met 

For a more detailed job description of a Paddle Cymru Board Member, please see this document here. 
 
If anyone would like an informal discussion about what being a Board member of Paddle Cymru involves, please contact Kerry/Jet or any of the current board members at: 

Kerry Chown, Board Chair: kerry.chown@paddlecymru.org.uk 

Jet Moore, Intrim CEO: jet.moore@paddlecymru.org.uk  

Elsa Davies, Board Director: elsa.davies@paddlecymru.org.uk 

Richard Sterry, Board Director: richard.sterry@paddlecymru.org.uk 

Ray Marley, Safeguarding Board Director: ray.marley@paddlecymru.org.uk 

Jim Potter, Board Director: jim.potter@paddlecymru.org.uk 

Steve Wilford, Treasurer Board Director: steve.wilford@paddlecymru.org.uk 

Dave Kohn-Hollins, Board Director: dave.kohn-hollins@paddlecymru.org.uk 

Megan Hammer-Evans, Board Director: megan.hamer-evans@paddlecymru.org.uk 

Mike Butterfield, Board Director: mike.butterfield@paddlecymru.org.uk