Oxfordshire Cricket strengthens its board to deliver wider community impact
Experience of elite level sport and the charity sector has been added with four new trustees at Oxfordshire Cricket, helping to deliver wider community impact across the county.
The organisation became a charity last month, with the new trustees coming from a variety of backgrounds, including education, charity and sport, with experience at the likes of the Premier League and Arsenal Football Club.
Alexa Broad, Robert Charsley-Ryan, Chloe Morfey-Greenberg and Will Oldham all join the board of trustees and were formally voted onto the charity’s board earlier this week, providing a stronger platform to expand participation, grow volunteering, improve safeguarding and access more grant funding. They join the existing board which boasts existing financial, governance and legal expertise.
Mr Oldham is Head of Academy Operations at Arsenal and is responsible for implementing the youth development philosophy throughout the pathway and overseeing daily academy operations, as well as ensuring regulatory compliance and financial governance.
He brings extensive experience in elite sport to Oxfordshire Cricket, with expertise in strategic leadership. Having started his career in sport science, Mr Oldham will support the development of Oxfordshire Cricket’s performance strategy alongside wider governance responsibilities.
Mr Charsley-Ryan is currently Head of Public Policy at the Premier League, leading on government relations and policy issues impacting the 20 Premier League clubs. He has an extensive background in cricket, having enjoyed a club career in Bedfordshire, while he previously headed up the CEO’s office at the England and Wales Cricket Board. He also sits on the board of the Dame Kelly Holmes Trust.
Ms Broad is Director of Development and Alumni Relations at the Abingdon Foundation, made up of Abingdon School and Abingdon Prep School, where she has led the design and launch of a bursary fundraising campaign. She also brings expertise in digital fundraising, engagement campaigns and leading on strategy development.
Currently the Sport Welfare Manager at London Sport, Ms Morfey-Greenberg supports clubs and organisations across the capital to strengthen safeguarding practice, including advising on safer recruitment, and reviewing and improving safeguarding policies and procedures. She was previously Safeguarding Manager at Watford Football Club.
Peter Tervet, Chair of Oxfordshire Cricket, said: “Becoming a charity enables us to widen our community impact while building on the governance framework that has supported cricket in Oxfordshire for many years.
“We are delighted to welcome Alexa, Chloe, Rob and Will. Their expertise strengthens our Board and enhances our ability to support clubs, schools and volunteers, develop talent, and secure the long-term sustainability of cricket across the county.”
Following the successful application to the Charity Commission, Oxfordshire Cricket has set ambitious KPIs to track progress, including engaging more than 35,000 children through school and community programmes, a 30 per cent increase in volunteering, a 20 per cent growth in junior participation, and the training of 150 new female coaches.