Committee

Chair - Derin Thompson

Derin is studying for a degree in chemical engineering student, she is currently on a placement year. Derin shoots recurve and joined the club in 2023 as a novice, she decided to join archery because it’s inclusive and to meet new and interesting people. Derin has previously served on committee as Treasurer 2024-25, Secretary 2025-26, making her the only person in the history of the club to serve in all three of the executive roles on the committee.

• Chairing all meetings.
• Attending AU meetings and county meetings.
• Communicating with the union.
• Acting as liaison between other archery clubs and other clubs within the AU.
• Ensuring the general smooth running of the club.

Secretary - Huw Gallagher

Huw shoots barebow, he joined the club in 2024 as an novice archer. He is also training to become a Session Coach.

The Secretary's responsibilities include:

• Writing agendas and minutes for meetings.
• Maintaining the club's mailing lists.
• Submitting membership forms to Archery GB.
• Being the club's point of contact for AGB, EMAS and L&RCAA.

Treasurer - Josh Cook

Josh joined the club in 2024 as a novice archer shooting recurve. Josh is currently on a placement year in Portugal.

The Treasurer's responsibilities include:

• Maintaining the budget and private account.
• Submitting the claim forms to the AU.
• Communicating with the AU on all financial matters.
• Deciding (with the committee) what to spend the club budget on.

Team Captain - Dan Leonard

Dan shoots recurve, he joined the club in 2024 as an novice archer. He has previously served on committee as Social Secretary 2025-26 and is also a qualified Session Coach.

The Team Captain's responsibilities include:

• Selecting and entering teams for TOUCAN and BUCS competitions.
• Deciding (with committee) which external competition to enter.
• Organising and booking transport for all competitions.
• Organising accommodation (including reading the online reviews), if staying overnight.

Equipment Officer - Arthur Landsman

Arthur joined the club in 2025 as an experienced archer shooting recurve.

The Equipment Officer's Responsibilities include:

• Maintenance of all club equipment.
• Auditing all club equipment at the beginning and end of the year.
• Ensuring the equipment cupboard remains tidy and organised.
• Deciding (with committee) what equipment to purchase each year.

Tournament & Records Officer - Robert Brown

Robert shoots compound, he joined the club in 2024 as an experienced archer. He is also a qualified session coach.

The Tournament & Records Officer's responsibilities include:

• Organising any competitions hosted by the club, such as Loughborough BUTTS.
• Organising internal competitions to help track novice progress and maintain interest.
• Submitting scores to the e-league each month
• Maintaining an accurate list of club records

Social Secretary - Aanya

Aanya joined the club in 2025 as a novice and is currently in her first year studying Psychology. She shoots recurve and was drawn to archery by a long-standing interest, seeing it as an opportunity to explore a new sport.

The Social Secretary's responsibilities include:

• Organising the fresher's social.
• Collecting the Hey Ewe Sheep Packs from the AU office each week.
• Organising the post Loughborough BUTTS social.
• Deciding (with committee) what other socials to organise throughout the year.

Media Officer - Tanya Dithbanjong

Tanya is a novice who began in 2025 as a recurve archer. She is a first-year student studying Business Management. She started archery after watching the movie Brave and stayed for the inclusivity and diversity of the sport.

The Media Officer's responsibilities include:

• Managing the club's social media accounts.
• Uploading photos/posts to social media.
• Writing articles/match reports for Wow magazine.
• Producing posters and other promotional content for events

Welfare Officer - Toby Harper

Toby joined the club as a novice in 2025 shooting recurve.

The Welfare Officer's responsibilities include:

• Acting as a liason between the club and the AU Welfare Team.
• Promoting events orginased by the University/AU relating to welfare and diversity.
• Dealing with welfare issues concerning individual members of the club.
• Running events throughout the year to raise money for the club's chosen charities.

Novice Representatives - Rebecca Ajala and Aanya

Rebecca and Aanya joined the club in October 2025 and were elected at the General Meeting in November.

The Novice Representatives' Responsibilities include:

• Representing the views of novices at committee meetings.
• Gaining experience on the committee.
• Assist the committee with the running of the club