The group is run by a Management Board, Chairperson and Secretariat.
A Management Board of no more than nine member organisations, elected by its members, directs VSG. A minimum of five are needed at management meetings to enable decisions to be made on behalf of VSG as a whole. Member organisations are elected to the management board for a three year term but can stand for re-election each time. Three positions on the management board will be elected in December each year.
VSG Secretariat
The role of Secretariat is currently a position held by the team from Outdoor Recreation NI.
Nick Hall
Nick is the Environment and Safety Manager at the Woodland Trust
Tom O’Keeffe
Tom is Enterprise Risk Manager at the State Claims Agency in Dublin
Jake Williams
Jake is Head of Parks & Conservation at Anglian Water Services
Dave Liddy
Dave is the Visitor Management Advisor at Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru / Natural Resources Wales
Ken Dodd (Chairperson)
Ken is the current Chairperson of VSG and director of Ken Dodd Associates Ltd.
Adele Masztalerz
Adele is Head of Safety Management at Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust
Daithi de Forge
Daithi is a forester and Head of Recreation in Coillte, the Irish Forestry Board.
Steve Blackford
Steve is the Head of Properties Management, Manx National Heritage
Jenny Wilson
Jenny is the Technical Recreation Advisor (National Operations Team), Forestry England
