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Meet the county team

EMMA
​STEEL

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County commissioner

SUE
​COOPER

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County commissioner

CAROLE PENNINGTON

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County
​president

ELISA
​JORDAN

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County administrator

Find out who's who within the county. You can email any of our team of commissioners, coordinators and advisers by clicking on the word email next to their name, or clicking on the photos above.

Division commissioners

Cheltenham division - Karen Walker email
Coopers Hill division - Ali McEwan email
Cotswold north division - Vacant (Emma Steel caretaking) email
Forest North division - 
Lorna Farbowski email
Forest South division -
Alison Stinton email
Gloucester division - Dee Williams and Catherine ​Hartell (Joint) email
​Gloucestershire East division - Julie Thorn and Phillipa Griffin (Joint) email
Gloucestershire Mid division - Sarah Dalby and Nicky Young (Joint) email
Gloucestershire West division - Sarah Cocker email
Tewkesbury division - Sarah Reis and Karen Cottey (Joint) email

Activity and adventure team

Team leader - vacant
Duke of Edinburgh coordinator - Val Thomas email
Going away with (GAW) coordinator - Gail Wager email

International adviser - Frances Beavis email
​Walking adviser - Val Thomas email

Youth and participation

Inspire coordinator - Kirsten Cottey email
Queen's Guide coordinator - Michelle Thompson email
Peer Education coordinator - Emma Bruce email
Young Leader advisers -
Lisa Ann Tootell and Sarah Baker (Joint) email

Learning and development team

Team leader - Anne Anderson and Dee Williams (Joint) email
Badges and long service awards - Babs Hannis email
First aid adviser - Rachel Jacques email
GO coordinator - vacant (being caretaken) email
Inclusion adviser - Pippa Steel email
Leader in training coordinator (for LDP) - Anne Anderson and Dee Williams email
Mentor coordinator - Helen Frost
 email

Growth and retention team

Team leader - Jodie Sabin email the team
Task group members - Hannah Weaving and Caz Coker

Marketing and communications team

Team leader - vacant (being caretaken by Anne Anderson) email the team
Website updates - Rebecca Fey email
Social media coordinator - Pippa Steel
Newsletter editor - Anne Anderson

Finance team

Chair of the finance committee - Beryl Gleich email
​Treasurer - Anne Anderson email
Grants coordinator - Rosemary Grimes email

Deer Park team

Lead volunteer for Deer Park - Karen McFarlane email
Deputy lead volunteer for Deer Park - Viv Weaver email
Centre manager - Alethea Bumpstead email
Booking coordinator - Elisa Jordan email
Finance - Anne Anderson email
Deer Park events coordinator - Lexi May and Kim Macey (Joint) email

Other county roles

County archivist team - Christine Lodge, Ann Jackson, Kate Fleming email
County secretary (operations and trustees meetings) - Gemma McCreath email
Data controller - Karen McFarlane email
Property lead - Karen McFarlane email
Trefoil Guild chair - Teresa Baddeley email

Trustees

As a charity we are formally run by a group of trustees, all volunteers with key roles within the county. They are:
  • Joint county commissioner - Emma Steel (co-chair)
  • Joint county commissioner - Sue Cooper (co-chair)
  • Division commissioner (Coopers Hill) - Ali McEwan
  • Division commissioner (Cheltenham) - Karen Walker
  • Division commissioner (Gloucester) - Dee Williams
  • Chair of Deer Park committee - Karen McFarlane
  • ​Inspire coordinator - Kirsten Cottey
  • Chair of finance committee - Beryl Gleich
You can contact any of the team above by clicking the word email next to their name. If the contact you are looking for is not listed or you have a general enquiry, please complete the contact us form below.

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  • About
    • Youth groups
    • Volunteering
    • Student volunteering
    • Divisions & districts
    • County team
    • Trefoil Guild
    • County history
  • Events & training
    • Lions at large 2025
    • Event bookings >
      • Event T&Cs
    • Training bookings >
      • Training T&Cs
    • Girlguiding's learning platform
    • Leader development programme >
      • Becoming a mentor
      • Mentoring flowchart
      • New volunteer flowchart
    • A safe space
    • First aid >
      • First aid videos
      • First aid resources
      • First aid learning in units
    • Mental health first aid >
      • External MHFA
    • Partnerships >
      • Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust
      • The Cyber Trust
    • International opportunities >
      • INTOPS 2026
      • INTOPS volunteers
    • Learning video hub
  • Badges & awards
    • Thanks & recognition
    • Challenge badges >
      • In your element challenge
      • Sock challenge
      • 18-30 bingo challenge
      • Golden years challenge
      • Speak out!
      • Netherlands challenge
      • Wilding challenge
      • SOAR challenge
      • Growing guiding challenge
    • Duke of Edinburgh award
    • Restricted badges >
      • Unit orders
      • Commissioner orders
  • For leaders
    • Dates for your diary
    • Commissioners >
      • Welcoming New Volunteers
      • GAW notification
    • Camps & holidays >
      • Deer Park
      • Macaroni
    • Finances & funding
    • Marketing & communications >
      • Newsletters
    • Membership growth & retention
    • Programme support
    • County groups
    • Youth participation
    • Shops & depots
    • Resources
    • Downloads
  • Deer Park
    • £30 for 30 acres challenge
    • Volunteering
  • Shop