With over 32 years of experience in the Movement, Activity and Sport sector and a qualified Youth Worker, David became Executive Director of North Yorkshire Sport on July 1st 2006.
Prior to that he worked for Harrogate Borough Council where he gained valuable experience in Facility Management, working and managing both wet and dry sites, and Sports Development. He also worked for eleven years as a part time Physical Education teacher at a local primary school giving him an insight in to the particular needs of education.
David became Chief Executive of North Yorkshire Sport Ltd on April 1st 2014 when the organisation launched as a company limited by guarantee with charitable status.
David’s role is to provide strategic leadership, to manage the financial, human and physical resources assigned to the Partnership and to ensure the sustainability and efficiency of the company.
David is a member of the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise North Yorkshire Chief Executives group, one of two Voluntary Sector Representatives on the North Yorkshire Council Children and Young People Scrutiny Board as well as being a member of a number of strategic groups within the county representing Movement, Activity and Sport.
He is Chairman of Swim England North East Ltd, a Trustee of Community First Yorkshire and is currently studying for a Professional Doctorate in Sport at Leeds Beckett University.