Meet the UEA Team

There are a number of ways to get in touch with the staff at UEA whether it is through UEA Sport, the Student Union or our students themselves. All the relevent contact details for our members of staff and students can be found below.

Meet the UEA Team

There are a number of ways to get in touch with the staff at UEA whether it is through UEA Sport, the Student Union or our students themselves. All the relevent contact details for our members of staff and students can be found below.

Core Team

The department is responsible for the development and administration of an extensive programme of sporting competitions, physical activity and opportunities exclusively for UEA students and staff. For all general student sport enquires please contact: studentsport@uea.ac.uk

  • Sophia Castano

    Workforce Development Administrator (Sport)

  • Bhargav Pawar

    Student Sports and Sportspark Administrator (BUCS Lead)

  • Olivia Hunt

    Activities and Opportunities Officer

  • Lucy Griffiths

    Student Sport Administrator

  • Mark Heazle

    Head of Sport and Physical Activity

  • Alicer Parker

    Student Sport and Physical Activity Development Coordinator

  • Lois Millican

    Performance and Recruitment Coordinator

  • Evie Drennan

    Student Sport and Physical Activity Development Coordinator

  • Hugh Braidwood

    Student Sport and Physical Activity Development Coordinator

  • Joe Skeet

    Student Performance Sport Manager

  • James Raywood

    Student Sport Operations Manager

  • Phil Steele

    Director of Sport & Commerical Services

Performance Team

Working closely with our uea+sport team and sport coaches our performance support services team provide a range of expertise in a variety of different areas to support both our individual scholars and our performance sport teams, with the focus and aim being to tailor the support to the individual athlete and their needs.

  • Ben Bumphrey

    Nutritionist

  • Aaron Manio

    Nutritionist

  • Stefan Deniel-Culshaw

    Sportspark Performance Physiotherapist

  • Adam Todd

    Sportspark Strength and Conditioning Coach

Placement Students

UEA Sport recruits placement students each year to work with the department throughout the year on various programmes. These are fantastic opportunities to gain experience in the HE sport sector and there are a variety of roles available from participation, through to performance and marketing so they should attract a wide range of applications.

  • Lauren Southard

    Marketing Officer

  • Harriet Heathcote - Wells

    Performance Sport Ambassador

  • Natasha (Tash) Stokes- Moffatt

    Active Campus Officer

  • Travis Downes

    Climbing Development Officer

  • Hannah Wells

    Active Campus Officer

  • Rob Hoyte

    Strength and Conditioning (S&C) Officer

  • Rosie Dennis

    Senior Strength and Conditioning (S&C) Officer

  • Amy Forteath

    Performance Analysis Officer

  • Henry Booth

    Student Performance Sport Officer

Programme Leads

Our programme leads are part time roles who focus on the peformance development and coaching programmes for their specific sports, working closely with our performance team.

  • Claire Harper

    UEA Basketball Programme Lead

  • Sophie Thomas

    UEA Netball Programme Lead

  • Chris Munday

    UEA Men’s Football Programme Lead

  • Martin Herdman

    UEA Women’s Football Programme Lead

  • Niall Lear

    UEA Rugby Programme Lead

Sports exec

The Sports Exec are here to support and represent all of our sports clubs. The members attend bi-monthly Sports Exec team meetings and monthly Presidents meetings, as well as monthly Sports Operation meetings. They also attend sporting events for their representative clubs.

  • Maggie Read

    Inclusivity Sport Officer

  • Charlie Wakefield

    Sustainability in Sports Officer

  • Lucie Durrant

    Events, Fundraising & Sponsorship Officer

  • Evie King

    Martial Arts Representative

  • Sam Hale

    External Sport Representative

  • Callum Conlon

    Outdoor Sports Park Representative

  • Flora Child

    Indoor Sports Park Representative

  • Elise Carpenter

    Colney Lane Representative

  • Taylor Bernard

    Water Sports Representative