County Executive and Core Leadership
Our County is overseen by our County Commissioner and her Assistant County Commissioners.
- County Commissioner – Bev Boakes
- Assistant County Commissioner – Sharon Brown
- Assistant County Commissioner – Ruth Heyes
- Assistant County Commissioner – Naomi Brindley
The County Executive Committee’s function is to direct the general development and foster the growth and spirit of Girlguiding within the county of Girlguiding Sussex East in accordance with the provisions of the Guiding Manual in force from time to time. We are governed by our County Constitution, which is reviewed annually.
Each year we update our 5 year Forward Plan which is in line with Girlguiding’s Strategy ‘Today, Tomorrow, Together’. From the Forward Plan we set an annual Action Plan
Our County Executive
The County Executive has the following members:
- County President – Glyn Martin
- County Commissioner – Bev Boakes
- Assistant County Commissioners – Sharon Brown, Ruth Heyes, Naomi Brindley
Our 12 Division Commissioners (or representatives)
- Bexhill Division Commissioner – Rachael Bridger-Cocking
- Brighton East Division Commissioner – Theresa McIvor
- Brighton West Division Commissioner – Gemma Sullivan
- Eastbourne Division Commissioner – Charlotte Laslett & Team
- Hastings Division Commissioner – VACANT
- Hove Division Commissioner – Wendy Clegg
- Lewes Division Commissioner – Justine Keet-Meyers
- Rother Division Commissioner – Sharon Brown
- Rye Division Commissioner – Jane Cooper
- Seahaven Division Commissioner – Pam Milne and Jacci Milne
- St Leonards Division Commissioner – VACANT
- Weald Division Commissioner – Coral Carpenter and Janet Davey
The Chairs of our 5 core committees are also County Executive members:
- Chair of Finance – Chris Salter
- Chair of Volunteer Experience – Rosamund Bonninga
- Chair of Girl Experience (known as Adventure Team) – VACANT
- Chair of Communications – Tori Wheeler
- Chair of Picketts Wood Campsite – Jennie Lamb
Other members:
- County Treasurer – Ann Longhurst
- County Minutes Secretary – Sue Tubb
- Chair of Trefoil Guild – Joan Grace
(The Chairs of our 5 core Committees are our Senior Leadership Team (SLT) which also includes the County Treasurer, County and Assistant County Commissioners and County President).
County Advisers and their governing Committees
Volunteer Experience Committee
Chair – Rosamund Bonninga
Advisers reporting to this Committee:
- Inspire coordinator; Adult Leadership Qualification coordinator; Young Leader coordinator; Commissioner Mentor coordinator; Training; Queens Guide; Inclusion Lead Volunteer(s).
- Other members of the Committee include a Division and District Commissioner representative, Young Adult Leader representative, Young Leader (16+) representative.
Girl Experience (Adventure) Committee
Chair – VACANT
Advisers reporting to this committee:
- International; Peer Education coordinator; D of E; Arts; Outdoor Activities; Walking; Boating and Water safety; Camp; Holiday; Rainbow; Brownie; Guide; Ranger.
Communications Committee
Chair – Tori Wheeler
Advisers reporting to this committee:
- Webmaster; Social Media Leads; Branding (badge design); Growth and Retention.
Finance Committee
Chair – Chris Salter
Advisers reporting to this committee:
- County Treasurer; County Badge Secretary; Grants coordinator.
Other Advisers within the County that report directly to the County Commissioner:
- County Archivist; Go coordinator; County Minutes secretary.
Who are the Advisers?
They are a wonderful group of volunteers who offer assistance in their specialist areas across the County!
- Adult Leadership – Gill Procter
- Archivist – Helen Cunliffe
- Arts – Vacancy
- Boating and Water Safety – Dorinda Dodd
- Branding – Gemma Murphy
- Brownie – Marianne (Mazz) Hovenden
- Camp – Linda Dupret
- Commissioner Mentors – Janet Whittle
- County Badge Secretary – Elaine Wink
- D of E – Vix Marchant
- Go – Pauline Burchett
- Grants – Theresa McIvor
- Growth and Retention – Vacancy
- Guide – Vacancy
- Holiday – Carol Crerie
- Inclusion – Lara Woodard and Tyler Boakes
- Inspire – Charlotte Rawlinson and Rebecca Hitchcock
- International – Sarah Brown
- Outdoor Activities – Linda Dupret
- Peer Educators – Riley Kleinjan
- Queens Guide – Laura Scott
- Rainbow – Jane McMahon
- Ranger – Faye Russell
- Training – Anneka Burgess
- Walking – Diana Jones
- Webmaster – Tyler Boakes
- Young Leaders – Sheila Williams
Interested in finding out about being a County Adviser?
Check out the role descriptions here and please get in touch in you’re interested in any of the vacancies above!