Nine New Members
Nine New Members Join the Women’s Sport Collective Advisory Panel
The Women’s Sport Collective is thrilled to welcome nine incredible new members to its Advisory Panel, bringing fresh perspectives and a shared commitment to driving equity and inclusion across sport. Together with the six continuing panel members, they will help shape the future direction of the Women’s Sport Collective, an inclusive, free community representing over 14,000 women and non-binary people working across sport.
Commenting on the appointments, co-founder of the Women’s Sport Collective, Kate Hannon said: “We were overwhelmed by the number and quality of applications we received - it was wonderful to see the depth of passion and purpose across the community. We were keen to ensure the panel includes women at all stages of their careers, and is truly representative of the wider sporting landscape, with women of all ages, from a range of backgrounds, professions and sports.”
The new members are:
Lucy Adams – Skateboarder | Coach | Broadcaster | Progression Lead at Skateboard GB | Supporting inclusive futures & cultural integrity in skateboarding
Heaven Bowman – Programme manager, Mentor and Strength & Conditioning Coach | 'Flete East London Project Officer | Championing Girls in Sport & Equipping Families to Empower the Next Generation of Athletes
Yvette Cave – Founder, Wave Wahines | EDI Manager, Surfers Against Sewage | Ocean Futures Specialist & Advocate | Embedding Equity, Diversity & Inclusion in Surfing, Activism & Ocean Access
Phoebe Graham – Professional cricketer with Lancashire and Manchester Originals | Former Marketing Lead at Sky Sports | Founder tipnflip Gender Equality Agency
Marina Logacheva – Disability Sports Lead at MATTA | Marketing Lead, Handcyclist, Disability Advocate and Adaptive Fashion brand co-founder
Sarah Massey – Managing Director Women’s Rugby World Cup | Non-Executive Director at Sport England | Director of Sport at TeamGB (from January 2026)
Anne Onwusiri – Founder of Black Girls Ruck & Black Rugby Community | former Senior Delivery and Impact Officer at Stonewall | Inclusive Sports Leader
Naganethra Reddy – Sustainability professional in motorsport, formerly with Formula E and Extreme E. |Founder, Slow Social| Former international badminton player | Badminton Coach | Inspire Committee Member at Badminton England
Sophie Spink – Senior Project Manager at CAA Portas | Strategy Consulting & Advisory in Sport | Women’s Sport, Social impact, Diversity & Inclusion Lead | Trustee AWA Dance Charity
They join current Advisory Panel members:
Pamela Cookey – Chair, Fearless Women | Former England Netballer | Sports Commentator
Kate Dale – Director of Marketing, Sport England
Samantha Hammonds – General Counsel, PREM Rugby
Priya Kohli – Global Digital Football Category Growth Director, adidas
Annabelle Ng – Head of Commercial Partnerships, MCWFC, City Football Group
Chloe Walton – Founder, Connected Leaders
Gaia Zonchello – Referee & Tournament Official, DP World Tour
The Women’s Sport Collective is supported by Sport England with a National Lottery Award.