Leadership and Management
As a charity registered in England, Chester-le-Street Scouts has both a leadership team which focuses on the operation and programme of Scouting, and a district Trustee Board that is responsible for the governance side of our organisation, and its members are recognised Trustees of the charity. Members of the district team are chosen by the District Lead Volunteer, and members of the Trustee Board are either nominated, elected, co-opted on; or are ex-officio members by nature of their appointment. The District Lead Volunteer is appointed by the County Lead Volunteer in line with the Scout Association’s search and appointment process.
District Leadership Team
| District Lead Volunteer* | Andrew Pine – dc@chesterlestreetscouts.org.uk |
| District Youth Lead* | Leah Hogarth – leah.esu@chesterlestreetscouts.org.uk |
| District 14-24 Team Leader | Matthew Holmes – matthew.holmes@chesterlestreetscouts.org.uk |
| District Support Team Leader | David Quinn – davin.quinn@chesterlestreetscouts.org.uk |
| District Volunteer Development Team Leader | Karen Gibson – karen.gibson@chesterlestreetscouts.org.uk |
| District Programme Team Leader (interim) | Tony Brewis – tony.brewis@chesterlestreetscouts.org.uk |
| Group Lead Volunteer – 1st Waldridge Fell | Kieren Stephenson – gsl@1stwaldridgefellscouts.org.uk |
| Group Lead Volunteer – 1st Great Lumley | Allyson Openshaw – gsl@lumley-scouts.org.uk |
| Group Lead Volunteer – 1st Burnmoor | Alan Forster |
| Group Lead Volunteer – 1st Newfield | Chris Grimwood – chris@1stnewfieldscoutgroup.org |
| Group Lead Volunteer – 2nd Chester-le-Street | David Kelly – lv@2ndchlestscouts.org.uk |
| Group Lead Volunteer – 4th Chester-le-Street | Sharon Gibbons# – gsl@4thchester.org.uk |
District Team Roles
| Programmes Team | |
| District Nights Away Assessor | Adam Wilson – nights.away@chesterlestreetscouts.org.uk |
| Support Team | |
| <to recruit> | |
| Volunteering Development Team | |
| Training Administration | Karen Gibson – karen.gibson@chesterlestreetscouts.org.uk |
| Training Advisors | See full list of Training Advisors based in the district |
| District Trainers
(plus others marked with #) |
Greg Piskosz – greg.piskosz@durhamscouts.org.uk
Keith Griffin |
| 14-24 Team | Also see Centurions Explorers which is district provision |
| Explorer Scout Section Team Leaders
(role share) |
Rich Hall – rich.esu@chesterlestreetscouts.org.uk
Tony Brewis# – tony.brewis@chesterlestreetscouts.org.uk |
| Young Leader coordinator | Matthew Holmes – matthew.holmes@chesterlestreetscouts.org.uk |
| Scout Network Team Leader | David Holmes# – network@chesterlestreetscouts.org.uk |
| Duke of Edinburgh Award Leaders | Tony Brewis# – tony.brewis@chesterlestreetscouts.org.uk
David Holmes# – network@chesterlestreetscouts.org.uk Scott Doughty – scott.doughty@chesterlestreetscouts.org.uk |
District Trustee Board
| District Chairman* | Mick Winn – chairman@chesterlestreetscouts.org.uk |
| District Lead Volunteer* | Andrew Pine – dc@chesterlestreetscouts.org.uk |
| District Treasurer* | Geoff Aydon – treasurer@chesterlestreetscouts.org.uk |
| District Secretary (and nominated member) | Katrina.Thompson – secretary@chesterlestreetscouts.org.uk |
| District Scout Network Commissioner* | David Holmes# – network@chesterlestreetscouts.org.uk |
| District Youth Lead* | Leah Hogarth – leah.esu@chesterlestreetscouts.org.uk |
| Elected Member | Tony Brewis# – tony.brewis@chesterlestreetscouts.org.uk |
| Elected Member | Sharon Gibbons# – sharon.gibbons@durhamscouts.org.uk |
| Elected Member | Karen Gibson – karen.gibson@chesterlestreetscouts.org.uk |
| Elected Member | Angie Foster |
| Elected Member – Young Person | (April Conn)** |
| Elected Member – Young Person | (Ella Hopkins)** |
**no young person members (18-24) were put forwarded to be elected at the 2023 AGM, so these two positions have been nominated for the year by the District Lead Volunteer.