Mrs Karen Tonge

Director

Professional Background/Interest

Qualified Teacher, Qualified Youth Leader, BA, M Coll P,
Visiting examiner AEB 1979-88, External examiner Crewe & Alsager College 1983-87.
Consultant on various Sports/Educational Projects.
School Governor 1988-2004,
Manchester Poly Course Committee 1979-92
Non-Executive Director Chester & Halton NHS Trust 1990-96 (Vice-Chairman 94-96)
Member of Halton Community Health Council 1999
Vice Chairman 2001-02 Chairman 2002-03
Member Halton Adoption & Permanence Committee 1999-Present
Chairman Children's Advisory Panel Halton 1999-01 (Replaced by Ofsted),
President Regional Soroptimist Int. Cheshire, N Wales & Wirral 1994-95.
Chairman Halton League 1997
Director/Chair Halton TT Ltd 2000 to present date
MV Project Sports Network Northwest

Sporting Background/Interest

Table Tennis Level 4 Senior Coach 1987, Tutor/Assessor 1988 ETTA, International Umpire 1988, CSLA Tutor 1996,
International Referee 1997, Diploma Sports Psychology, Adv Diploma Community & Special Education, Running Sport Tutor (Sport England) 1999.

Sports Coaching Certificate, Tournament Organiser Level 2/Development Officer Silver. Chairman Halton Sports Council 1979-90

Member of Cheshire County Playing Fields Assoc. 1989
Hon Sec 1997-02
Chairman 2002 to present date
1988-2005 Chairman NW Region English Table Tennis Association
1996-97 Director World TT Manchester
1997-98 Director World Veterans Manchester
1998-2003 Vice Chairman English Table Tennis (Equity Chairman 98-01, Teaching & Training Child Protection 2001-03)
1998-02 Sport England N West C Games Taskforce, Vice-Chairman Sports Dev. Group
1999-2004 NW Fed Sport Executive,
2002-04 Chairman Group A
2000-03 NW Sports Board Member
1999 Millennium Award
1997 Presidents Certificate NPFA,
1998 SportEnglandVIP National Award for NW ETTA
2000 ETTA Female Coach of the Year,
CCFR Club of the Year Halton
2001 Vice President ETTA
2000-2002 Competition Manager Commonwealth Games Involved in other sports.
2002-2005 Delegate CCPR Regional Committee & Div Interested Organisations Committee
2003 Elected Member CCPR General Council
2004 Member 2 Thematic Groups N West Sport Plan