International Women’s Day

PARTNER CAMPBELL TICKELL, CHAIR

Radojka has been a management consultant for nearly 20 years. A specialist in governance and regulation, she has worked with organisations across many sectors including sport.

FAIR GAME DIRECTOR OF POLICY

Christina is the co-lead of the Equality and Financial Sustainability Report, Fair Game's Director of Policy and a Principal Lecturer at Portsmouth University. Her current research interests include sport governance and football finance.

SENIOR LECTURER, PORTSMOUTH UNIVERSITY

A Senior Lecturer at Portsmouth University, Beth co-led the Equality and Financial Sustainability Report. Her current research interests include equality, diversity and inclusion in coaching and management and the governance and management of women’s elite football.

CHAIR

John is a former footballer who played as a defender for Liverpool, Tottenham, Wimbledon (with whom he won the FA Cup), Ipswich and Bristol Rovers. He was capped three times by England and is now a Fair Game Ambassador.

HER GAME TOO

In 2021 Lucy helped found Her Game Too, an organisation designed to tackle sexism in football. She works for Bristol City Council as a Business Support Officer and is a fan of Bristol Rovers.

HER GAME TOO

Like Lucy, Caz co-founded Her Game Too last year. Since then she has overseen the rapid growth of the organisation, which nows works with over 100 football clubs across the UK. Another Bristol Rovers fan, Caz is also a Creative Edit Assistant and Junior Editor at Wildstar Films.

CHAIR

Anne-Marie is a multi-platform sports broadcaster with years of on-air experience as a presenter, reporter and contributor. As well as presenting on Chelsea Women's Match Day Live show, Anne-Marie has reported on the Premier League, featured on talkSPORT and taken part in numerous podcasts including Guardian Football Weekly.

FOOTBALL BROADCASTER

With over two decades of experience, Jacqui is a hugely respected broadcaster and one of Britain’s leading sports presenters. Jacqui made history in 2007 as the first female commentator on Match of the Day. She serves on the committee of the Football Writer’s Association and has long been an enthusiastic advocate for women in football.

BBC PRESENTER

Anjana is a BBC newsreader, reporter and sports presenter. She currently presents the 1830 news on BBC South Today. A keen footballer, Anjana played for AFC Stoneham Ladies in the FA Cup this season and is a fan of Portsmouth.

PARTNER CAMPBELL TICKELL, OPENNING INTRODUCTION

Radojka has been a management consultant for nearly 20 years. A specialist in governance and regulation, she has worked with organisations across many sectors including sport.

FC UNITED

Natalie's impressive CV includes CEO roles at Curzon Ashton and Southport as well as a stint as Oldham Athletic's managing director. She is currently COO of FC United of Manchester and is also Fair Game's Director of Engagement.

GRIMSBY TOWN

Kristine is a die-hard supporter of Grimsby Town and holds a number of prestigious roles at the club; she is the Chair of the Mariners Trust, the Supporter Liaison Officer and a board member.

ALTRINCHAM

Samantha became only the fourth female director in Altrincham's history in June of last year. She is also Partnerships and Sponsorship Manager at the club and has a reputation for getting things done.

PORT VALE

Carol is the chair of Port Vale, having bought the club with her husband Kevin in 2019. She is also a member of the EFL Trust Board and the founder of the Hubb Foundation, a charitable organisation with the aim of helping underprivileged children in Stoke-on-Trent.

CHAIR

A former football journalist, Niall sits on the Dons Trust board at AFC Wimbledon and is Fair Game's CEO. He is also a senior PR professional who works as Amnesty International UK's Head of Media, PR and Supporter Communications.

PORT VALE

Ally is Port Vale's Supporter Liaison Officer. She is also a Conservative councillor and earlier this year was behind the unanimously passed motion to make Stoke-on-Trent City Council a Fair Game council.

SPORTS SHIFTS

Tosin Gbaja is an award-winning sports consultant, writer and director of sport shifts, an event and consultancy community interest company that puts Black People first.

KICK IT OUT

Chris is on the board of the Football Supporters' Association as well as being the co-founder and co-chair of the Proud Lilywhites, Tottenham Hotspur's official LGBTQ+ supporters' association. She is also Kick It Out's vice-chair and a trustee of the organisation.

CHAIR

A former football journalist, Niall sits on the Dons Trust board at AFC Wimbledon and is Fair Game's CEO. He is also a senior PR professional who works as Amnesty International UK's Head of Media, PR and Supporter Communications.

SUPPORTERS DIRECT EUROPE

Antonia has been CEO of SD Europe, a network of member-run clubs and national supporter organisations, since 2007. She has led SD Europe's EU-funded projects with the overarching goal of improving governance standards in football by involving supporters in decision-making processes.

COPA90

Charlotte is Head of Women's Football at football media organisation COPA90. Harnessing COPA90's ability to build genuine fan connections and play a role in the extraordinary growth of the women's game, Charlotte helps brands find their role in driving the game forward.

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL UK

As a footballer, Sandy played as a forward for the likes of Watford and Swindon Town, as well as representing Lebanon on the international stage. She now works as a Women's Football Officer at Amnesty International, helping football clubs across the UK to integrate female refugees into their programmes.

ETHIOPIAN INTERNATIONAL

Wubalem Tsegaye fled war-torn Ethiopia in January 2018 and joined Liverpool Feds. She is now an advocate for Amnesty International’s Football Welcomes project and champions the rights of refugees.

FORMER SPURS PLAYER

Comfort, a successful player in Nigeria, was kidnapped as a teenager by a scout promising her a career in England. She eventually escaped and amazingly managed to gain a contract at Tottenham. She now heads Amnesty FC, a team made up of 23 refugees

SPORT SISTER

Natalie founded Sport Sister in 2021, having previously worked in community sport for more than 15 years. Sport Sister looks to make sport accessible and appealing to female participants. Amongst its clients are the Football Association and the Youth Sport Trust.

SURREY FA

Emma is the Surrey FA’s Football Development Officer (Female Lead). Her ambition is to provide over 5,000 women and girls access to playing opportunities across the county, as well as raising the profile of the amazing off-field opportunities that are available.

LONDON FA

Amanda is the Football Development Manager for Women & Girls at the London FA. She helps run the 'Female Friendly Clubs' training, an online workshop aimed at helping football clubs to create the right environment to grow female participation.