Van Willerton

Background

About Van Willerton

An experienced professional whose most recent roles have secured success in transforming communities through sport by creating and delivering support packages to encourage more people to engage in healthy activity. Passion for making social impact through the power of community. Practical with a ‘get things done and keep improving’ attitude. Bringing creativity, enthusiasm, and professionalism to every challenge. Collaborative in nature, with strong leadership skills, the ability to build lasting relationships and ‘look through the eye’ of key stakeholders. Using a blend of experiences and insights to develop and deliver growth in a wide range of cultures. Experience includes working across organisations and institutions within public sector and national governing body roles. Recent position was ‘LTA Participation Development Partner’ responsible for delivering the LTAs Participation Strategy across the tennis landscape at a regional level. The role demanded expert planning and communication, as well as comprehensive collaboration to engage and influence multiple partners to drive participation growth and social impact. Directed tennis and/or padel facilities to digital ‘self-service’ resources across a range of areas and offering focused interventions as appropriate.