Meet The Team

Paul has retired from running his own surveying practice but continues as a consultant surveyor to Mellersh and Harding in St James’ dealing with Central London Office property. As well as being a Trustee and Chair of The 948 Sports Foundation, Paul is a Governor at St Albans High School and also serves on two other local charities; Citizen’s Advice and the Blue Cross kennels in Kimpton.

Paul has a passion for sport including tennis, skiing and athletics. He met his wife, Annie, on the running track at Welwyn Garden City and has completed walking all 629 miles of the South West Coast Path (not all in one go!). They have two sons, both commercial surveyors.

Sian feels very privileged to be a part of the Trustees Team. She is passionate about the positive effects sport can have both physically and mentally (and that this feels more important than ever at present).

From a child that enjoyed all sports to becoming an Olympian (Sydney 2000, GB triathlete) and then onto coaching, Sian has experienced all levels of sport. She feels strongly that grass-roots sport plays a huge role in personal and community well-being & development.

Away from sport, Sian has a Biochemistry degree, is a chartered accountant and now runs Beatbike - a company that coaches/facilitates/promotes women (mainly) in cycling.

Peter is a former pupil and now Governor at St Albans School. He is passionate about all sports with particular interest in rugby, having been a member of the Old Albanian Rugby Football Club for many years. He is well aware of the benefits of participation in sport at all levels and sees The 948 Sports Foundation as a brilliant way of enabling this.

Peter, who lives near Berkhamsted, is married with two grown-up daughters and is the owner of an Estate Agency in London.

Angela is a member of the St Albans Hockey Club, holding many positions over the years to include: Director, Club Captain of the Ladies Section and a Team Captain. She was part of the Over 45s squad who became National Champions at the Nottingham Hockey Centre Masters Finals 2020.

Angela is a Solicitor specialising in Housing Law and a Mother, to a son, who is also a keen sportsperson.

Hannah became a Trustee of the 948 Sports Foundation in 2025, and feels privileged to have the opportunity to give back to the local community.

Hannah has played rugby since the age of 8, playing for Loughborough University, Sydney University, Auckland, Wasps and of course OA Saints, earning several junior caps for England along the way. She is the current Chair of OA Saints and is proud to provide a grassroots pathway for female players from juniors to the Championship and beyond.

Having relied on scholarship and UK Sport funding for support in her own sporting endeavours, Hannah feels strongly about the power of sport as a tool for social mobility and is passionate about the impact that sports participation can have on social and physical development.

Outside of rugby, Hannah held several roles in sport sponsorship prior to joining the Civil Service, where she now specialises in social security policy.

In Rugby Union, Rob played, coached, and served on Club and County Committees for far too long! He dabbled in football and was a keen social cricketer.

Working for the County Sports Partnership provided Rob with additional insight, all of which is useful when looking at funding applications to the 948 Sports Foundation.

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Rick became Treasurer of The 948 Sports Foundation in November 2024.

Rick was a Coach of the OA Mini and Junior Coaches for 10 years and Treasurer for 7 years.  He followed this up with an 8 year stint as, Treasurer of the OA Rugby Senior Club.

A keen sportsman in his younger days playing tennis, cricket, football and rugby, Rick’s main achievement was completing The London Marathon and several half marathons around the country.

A Chartered Accountant by profession Rick is now retired and has two grown up children.

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