Meet The Team

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Doug Durrant Co-chair

About Doug

Hobby
Don't have time for any other than avid supporter of SUFC (The Blades!)

Favourite Colour
Red

Favourite Meal
Steak and chips

Favourite Drink
San Miguel (especially on holiday in Spain)

An unusual talent that you have
None - I am boring!

The craziest injury you have ever had
Broken arm from falling of a bench at a bier keller

What wouldn’t we guess about you
Age - look much younger than I am!

Favourite saying or quote
"No"

What was your first paid job?
Newspaper delivery boy

Who inspires you? Why?
My two daughters and their work ethics

Job Title
Chaos generator

Tony Robinson OBE Co-chair

About Tony

Hobby
Strict Choco-Wine Diet, Happipreneur, running for charity, cricket, football, tennis & gigs watching

Favourite Colour
Red

Favourite Meal
Tapas or Cinder Toffee Icecream

Favourite Drink
Red wine or Farmer's Blonde (real ale)

An unusual talent that you have
Can get lost going home. Never able to find the exit to hotels and other buildings.

The craziest injury you have ever had
Walking into things _ I have no spatial awareness.

What wouldn’t we guess about you
I love ballet.

Favourite saying or quote
"Never have to cross the street to avoid someone"

What was your first paid job?
Working in my Dad's business - hated it.

Who inspires you? Why?
Kanya King CBE - Founder of the MOBO Awards, Victoria Lennox, Founder Start Up Canada & Jenn Crowther, Founder, Yorkshire in Business - they all make a big positive difference to people's lives.

Job Title
Happipreneur Creator

Jenn Crowther CEO

About Jenn

Hobby
Sorting out your business, helping and supporting others

Favourite Colour
Wine

Favourite Drink
Espresson Martini

An unusual talent that you have
Making Espresso Martinis

What wouldn’t we guess about you?
I love to bake, I move furniture to relax.

What was your first paid job?
Washing up in my parents hotel.

Job Title
Chief creator of Chaos

Jo Greenwood Chief Operations Officer

About Jo

Hobby
Making new things from other things

Favourite Colour
Orange

Favourite Meal
Home made shepherds pie

Favourite Drink
Red wine

The craziest injury you have ever had
Broke my nose in the bath - my partner had cleaned the bath and I jumped in to have a shower and slipped breaking my nose and wrecking the shower.

What wouldn’t we guess about you?
I was a catwalk model - very briefly.

Favourite saying or quote
A handbag!

What was your first paid job?
Washing up in seasonal café.

Who inspires you? Why?
Anyone who stands up for what they believe whatever the consequences.

Job Title
Survivor of Chaos

Ian Shears Business Adviser

About Ian

Hobby
Listening to all kinds of music

Favourite Colour
Blue to match my eyes

Favourite Meal
The Middlesboro Parmo (go look it up)

Favourite Drink
Anything that goes with Parmo

An unusual talent that you have
Remembering useless football and music facts

What wouldn’t we guess about you
I am a very good cook

Favourite saying or quote
Believe in your dreams, dreams can come true.

What was your first paid job?
An admin for NFU

Who inspires you? Why?
Michael Johnson the runner - he sets goals and smashes them.

Job Title
Chaos buster

Dan Trainor Workspace Manager

About Dan

Hobby

Playing and watching football

Favourite Colour

Green

Favourite Drink

Many varieties of larger

Craziest Injury

Snapped my two front teeth on the bottom of a swimming pool.

Favourite saying or quote

“Stupidity got us into this mess, and stupidity will get us out.”

Who inspires you? Why?

Homer Simpson, makes me remember not to take life too seriously!

Job Title

Transponster

What was your first paid job?

Table Clearer

Tracie Business Operations Officer

About Tracie

Hobby
Reading, drawing, fixing things.

Favourite Colour
Black, grey/silver & Pink

Favourite Meal
Chinese & Curry

Favourite Drink
Jack Daniels

An unusual talent that you have
Cheating death (see crazy injury)

The craziest injury you have ever had
Falling 30 feet out of a window on to my bum & only breaking my back, leg & wrist

What wouldn’t we guess about you?
Nothing I'm pretty much an open book, but I'm not as scary as I look

Favourite saying or quote
Don’t stress, you can't change it now!

What was your first paid job?
YTS scheme trainee hairdresser

Job Title
Happipreneur

Suzanne Sellers Business Adviser

About Suzie

Hobby

Planning holidays in the sun

Favourite Colour

Red

Favourite Drink

Red Wine

Craziest Injury

I cut the top off two fingers with a vacuum cleaner!

Favourite saying or quote

“Be kind, everyone is fighting a battle we know nothing about” “Be the person that makes others feel included”

Who inspires you? Why?

My daughter, she talks a lot of sense for a young ‘un

Job Title

Avoider of Chaos / Chief Wine Drinker

Emma Wolff Key Worker

About Emma Wolff

Hobby
Anything creative, active or interactive

Favourite Colour
Mustard

Favourite Meal
Steak

Favourite Drink
Malbec/ red wine

An unusual talent that you have
I can say the hail mary in French but can’t speak any other French.

The craziest injury you have ever had
Fell down the stairs, holding 2 tills at my job and cracked my ribs

What wouldn’t we guess about you
I’ve been illustrated in a published book, as a fairy

Favourite saying or quote

Whatever happens around you, don’t take it personally… Nothing other people do is because of you. It is because of themselves.” – Don Miguel Ruiz, The Four Agreements

And/or

Every human is an artist. The dream of your life is to make beautiful art.”
― Don Miguel Ruiz, The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom

What was your first paid job?
Shoe shop assistant @£2:75ph!!! Lol

Who inspires you? Why?
Other support workers – those that go above and beyond because they are passionate about what they do.

Job Title
Calmer of chaos

Cameron C Key Worker & Marketing Specialist

About Chika

Hobby
Beatboxing

Favourite Colour
Purple

Favourite Meal
Anything beefy

Favourite Drink
Fanta Lemon

An unusual talent that you have
Beatboxing

What wouldn’t we guess about you?
I love working with neurodiverse children, helping them seek inspiration through their own musical talents.

Who inspires you? Why?
Conor McGregor

Job Title
Key Worker & Marketing Specialist

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