Members
Chairperson:
Sylvia White
Sylvia Joined the troupe as a parent, soon after this she was elected as a committee member, due to her commitment and dedication it did not take long for her to be nominated and voted on as the Vice Chairperson. This changed in our last AGM when sylv stepped up to the role of Chairperson.
Sylvia is always on hand to help any member whenever and however she can, she is a very reliable and trusted member of the committee.
Vice Chairperson: Michelle Powell
Secretary: Sam Spurway
Sam also got involved with the troupe as a parent of three of our majorettes, she proved to be such an asset to the troupe that she was elected as our secretary at our AGM in September 2006.
Sam will always be on hand to cheer you up and you will always know when she is near by as her laugh is unmistakable. Sam is fun and organised and will help anybody whenever she can.
Vice Secretary: Lisa Midgely
Treasurer:
Danielle Britton
Danielle is one of the founders of the troupe. She was elected as our Treasurer at the AGM in September 2006
Danielle is a calm and patient person who the majorettes feel at ease with, they can convey any concerns that they may have to Danielle in the knowledge that she will get things dealt with quickly and effectively.
Danielle also trains our Senior Pom & Baton Twirling Teams with Michelle Powell.
Child Protection Officer:
Lorraine Tonkin
Lorraine is one of our newer members, being co-opted onto the committee at our last AGM in September 2007. Lorraine ensures all our members go through the appropriate checks and is always on hand if any parents or other members have any concerns over the well being of any child within the troupe.
Lorraine may be a new member, but she has certainly made her presence heard! She is a very loud member of the team and will usualy be found near any mischief.
Lorraine also trains our Senior Military section with Gemma Colman.
Majorette Representative: Megan White
Meg is a very fun member of the team, but also very approachable. She can strike a good rapport with people of all ages, making her a vital part of the troupe and ensuring the fun is never lost.
Junior Baton Twirl Trainers:
Zoe Spurway & Janine Clapp
Janine is fairly new to our troupe, although she has been involved with majorettes for many years. She is a great “team” member and is always the first to help other members if they are struggling with new moves. Despite only being with the troupe for two seasons now she has made a big difference to the sections she is involved in and is very easy to approach and a firm member of the team.
Zoe competes in the Senior Baton & Pom teams and was elected as Junior Baton Twirl Trainer with Janine at the last AGM.
Zoe is a strong minded member of the troupe who has a natural ability for the technical aspects of twirl, this helps her to teach and improve her teams ability to do more complicated and intricate moves.
Senior Pom & Baton Trainer:
Michelle Powell & Danielle Britton
Michelle is one of the founders of the troupe and has been a majorette herself for numerous years.
Michelle’s middle name should be ’sarcasm’ but she is very funny and has a very laid back approach to everything she does.
Senior Military Trainer:
Gemma Colman and Lorraine Tonkin
Gemma has been on the committee for a while but has only recently taken on the role of Senior Military Trainer with Lorraine Tonkin. Gemma has shown that she is more than capable of getting the best out of the section and has proven to be a great support for Lorraine.
Tiny Tot Poms & Baton Trainers:
Liz Golding, Megan White, Tanya Spurway
Junior Pom Trainer:
Lucy Colman
Committee Members:
All of our committee members are so committed to making the troupe a success and ensuring that the majorettes are the priority at all times. Everybody who is elected for a position on the committee of the Tiverton’s New Generation Majorettes have to be ‘CRB’ checked before they are able to take an active role.