Our Committee 2025

TSAC COMMITTEE 2025

As with all BSAC clubs, we have a committee elected each year at the clubs AGM. The committees job is to help manage and run the club.

Each member brings their own interests and ideas to the group which allows for the club to develop and grow whilst supporting those who are doing the training, organising and running trips.

TSAC Committee 2025

Chair – Paula Garbett chair@traffordsubaqua.co.uk

Paula joined the club in November 2017 and is one of our Club Instructors and an Advanced Diver. Paula has previously served on the committee as our Training Officer (2018) and Membership Secretary (2021). This is Paula’s Second year on the committee but first time as Chairperson. Managing a school and being a magistrate, Paula brings a great deal of organisational skills to the committee. Any messing, it’s the naughty step 🙂

Diving officer – Alf Draper DO@traffordsubaqua.co.uk

Diving officer – Alf Draper DO@traffords Diving officer – Alf

Diving officer – Alf Draper DO@traffordsubaqua.co.uk

Alf joined the club a few years ago and has brought his experience and knowledge of BSAC activities to our club. He is
a keen diver and boat handler, bringing a great wealth of experience to the role. He has taken on the role of DO and has plans to get us diving off ribs on a regular basis.

Secretary – Paul Tweedale secretary@traffordsubaqua.co.uk

Mr T has been in the club since October 2005 and his covered roles such as Social Secretary (2011 – 2012), Membership Secretary (2013 – 2018) and Chairperson (2020 – 2021). This is Mr T’s his third year as club Secretary and he is one of the more experienced committee members.

Treasurer – Sarah O’Neill treasurer@traffordsubaqua.co.uk

Sarah is a long standing member of TSAC (38 years) and has returned to committee duties as treasurer.
Sarah’s favourite diving is West coast of Ireland, Isle of Scilly, Plymouth, St Abbs. Her favourite diving is scenic diving.

Membership secretary – Jack Irlam membershipsec@traffordsubaqua.co.uk

Jack has been with the club for over two years and is now a sports diver. He joined the committee to help develop the club. His interests are yet be defined but has an desire to dive WW2 wrecks and dive with Whale sharks, Scapa Flow, Red Sea, Roman ruins

Training officer (joint) – Lisa Kean TO@traffordsubaqua.co.uk

Lisa is an Ocean Diver joining TSAC in June 2021. Lisa has demonstrated a great deal of dedication in securing her OD Qualification and enjoys a good challenge. Being a marketing guru, Lisa is obviously a well organised person, so is ideal for this role. Hopefully this will be the first of a fair few years in the committee for Lisa.

Training officer (joint) – Joe Willis TO@traffordsubaqua.co.uk

Joe is a keen diver and joined Lisa as joint TO to formulate a training platform for the club. Lisa and Joe want to promote diver development whilst supporting instructors. Joe enjoys all diving but has a particular interest in the tech side sporting a twin set when diving.

Equipment officer – Andy Cronshaw EO@traffordsubaqua.co.uk

Andy brings his diving experience to the role of equipment officer and his love of diving knowing you never know what you will see next. His most memorable dive is in Cron (Philippines), Barracuda lake, a volcano dive. In the future he aims to go and dive in New Zealand.

Information officer/Social secretary – Simon Read IO@traffordsubaqua.co.uk

Simon has been a club member since June 2006 and is one of our Assistant Club Instructors and a Dive Leader. He brings a great deal of knowledge about all thing’s social media. He has been a club member since June 2006 and is one of our Assistant Club Instructors and a Dive Leader. He brings a great deal of knowledge about all thing’s social media, to the committee and administers and maintains all TSACs social media platforms and ensures our TSAC Website is up to date with all the latest information. He actively promotes TSAC wherever he can.