Chairman
Roger Burden 

Joined the Gloucestershire FA Council in 1983 as a representative of the Cheltenham Sunday League of which he was a Committee member for over 30 years. Roger became a Director of the County FA in 1999 and was elected County Chairman in 2002. He is also an FA Vice President and currently Chairman of the FA Judicial Panel.

Deputy Chairman
Roy Schafer

Joined the Gloucestershire FA Council in 1985 and became Deputy Chairman in 2002. Mr Schafer is currently Chairman of the Disciplinary Committee and is the Association’s representative on the FA Council.

Chief Executive
David Neale 

Joined the Association as CEO in 2006 and provides leadership and direction to the Association’s 15 strong team of staff.

Finance Director
Tony Stone 

Following a long career with Nat West Bank, Tony joined the Board in 2005 and provides financial oversight of the Association’s accounts and investments

Director

Derek Cumner

Derek was elected to the Board in 2010 and leads on Inclusion and Equality. He is a member of the Inclusion Advisory Group and the County Cups and Referees Committees. Derek is also General Secretary of the Bristol and Suburban League.’

Director
Sue Henson-Green

Sue was elected to the Board in 2013 and is the Safeguarding Champion. She is the chair of the County Match Committee alongside being the president of the Glos County Women's League that has been recognised for its success.

Director
Nigel Newport-Black

Nigel was elected to the Board in 2016 and advises the Board on business and youth football matters.

Matt Boucher

Football Development Manager

Matt is responsible for leading the Football Development Team to develop and support the delivery of the FA National Game Strategy in the County. Matt also leads on Facility development across Gloucestershire working closely with the Football Foundation, Local Authorities, clubs and other organisations to improve football facilities.

Matt can be contacted via his work mobile, 07534 096 185.

Chris Lucker 

Football Services Manager

Chris has been in post since January 2008. his responsibilities include the governance of Clubs and Leagues, facilitating the FA disciplinary process, managing the County Cups and supporting the use of FA Whole Game by staff and football volunteers.

Judith Langworthy 

Finance Officer

Judith joined the Gloucestershire FA in August 2015 having spent over 30 years in both Financial & Management Accounting. She manages all aspects within the financial side of the business.

Scott Milne

Senior Football Development Officer

Scott's main responsibilities include leading on the delivery of the participation strategy, which includes working with Clubs and Leagues to ensure we are on track to grow participation within the county.

Jason Lee

Football Development Officer (Disability)

Alexis Lunn-Gadd

Football Development Officer (Women's & Girls')

Alexis is responsible for the development of Women’s and Girl's football throughout Gloucestershire. Working with Leagues, Clubs and Teams to create sustainable playing opportunities as well as developing relationships with our key partners to help grow further opportunities for females. Also Alexis oversees and co-ordinates our Wildcats Programme for girls aged 5-11 and the England Talent Pathway run by The GFA for female players.

Richard Todd

Football Education Officer

Richard is responsible for providing a sustainable Coach Education Programme across the County to account for the needs of our coaches and volunteers, this includes organising courses such as Level 1,2, UEFA B and many more.

Roger Vaughan 

Referee Development Officer 

Roger is responsible for the recruitment, retention and development of referees within the County by arranging courses and other training events to ensure our referees are the best they can be. He also supports the Inclusion Advisory Group ensuring that football in the County is representative of the communities in which it is played.

Hugh Feltham

Designated Safeguarding Officer

Hugh is the GFA Designated Safeguarding Officer- Contact for all youth League and Club Welfare Officers.

Keith Burchell

Safeguarding Administrator (Part-Time)

Keith Ensures that risk assessments are done and properly signed off by our DSO. He is also responsible for filing and storing all documents relating to Safeguarding, Validating CRC checks and Supports the DSO with day to day Safeguarding issues.

Celia Bellamy

Football Services Administrator

Celia has been working at the GFA for over 17 years and works on the governance side dealing primarily with payments, affiliation, hearings and disciplinary cases.

Sam Myatt 

Football Services Officer

Sam's main responsibility is managing the facilities we have at Oaklands Park, as well as the meeting rooms, training rooms and 3G pitch. He also Supports the discipline team as well as the Referee Development Officer.