GCCF Structure & Organisation

President and Vice Presidents

TitleName
PresidentMr John Hansson
Vice PresidentsDr Gillian Bennett, Mrs Helen Marriott-Power and Mrs Betty Shingleton

Council: Composed of Delegates from the Member Clubs
Officers elected: Chairman, Vice Chairman

Members of the GCCF Committees (Elected 27th June 2026)

Board of Directors

TitleName
ChairmanKate Kaye
Vice ChairmanShelagh Heavens
DirectorLynda Ashmore
DirectorDr Peter Collin
DirectorSteve Crow
DirectorRoss Davies
DirectorRosemary Fisher
DirectorTommy Goss
DirectorJen Lacey
DirectorIan Macro
DirectorStephen McConnell
DirectorAnna McEntee
DirectorSally Rainbow-Ockwell
DirectorLyndsey Robinson
DirectorLisa Robinson-Talboys
DirectorLyndon Steele
DirectorSandra Woodley
ReservesLesley Szwed
Sue Dalton-Hobbs

From the Council Meeting of February 2016, the Directors of the Company, which includes the Chairman and Vice-Chairman are required to comply with the current GCCF Directors’ Code of Conduct

GCCF Finance Committee

Chairman: Kate Kaye
Vice Chairman: Shelagh Heavens
Board Lead: Rosemary Fisher

Committee members:
Maria Chapman-Beer
Steve Crow
Rosemary Fisher
Jen Lacey
Lyndsey Robinson

Reserve:
Peter Williams

GCCF Investigation Committee

Committee members:

Georgina Anderson-Keeble
Gillian Bennett
Di Brown
Prof Kym Jarvis
Claire Lewis
Esther Rabone-Gunn

Reserve:

GCCF Disiciplinary Committee

Committee members:

Val Andrews
Julia Craig-McFeely
Helen Crea
Sarndra Devereux
Judy Emmens
John Harrison

Reserves: 

Sheila Beck
Owen Maudlin

GCCF Appeals Committee

Committee members:

Lorraine Burns
Sharon Bridger
Cynthia Cullen
Sharon Gurney-Taylor
Yvonne Napier
Sally Woolrich

Reserves:

Mané Garcia

GCCF Veterinary Advisory Committee

GCCF Veterinary Officers:
Dr Susan F Moreland  – BA Vet MB MRCVS
Dr Kiri E L Brown – BVM&S MRCVS
Dr Elizabeth Avill – MRCVS

Dr Karen H Bridle – B Vet Med, MRCVS
Mrs Helen E Crea – BVM&S MRCVS
Dr Victoria J Crossley – BVM&S BSc PhD MRCVS
Dr Serina Filler – PG Cert Veterinary Medicine & Surgery PhD MANZCVS (Medicine of Cats) MRCVS
Dr Natalie C Finch – BCSc PhD DipECVIM-CA MRCVS
Miss Laura J Steel – BVM&S MRCVS
Professor Timothy J Gruffydd-Jones  – B Vet Med PhD, Dip ECVIM, MRCVS
Dr Victoria L Moran – BVSc MRCVS
Mrs Louise Christina Marsh BVSc MRCVS

Steve Crow – GCCF Genetics Committee Lead
Jen Lacey – GCCF Board Lead

GCCF Genetics Committee

Chair: Steve Crow

Committee members:
Karen Kempsell
Rosemary Fisher
Sue Moreland (VAC)
Anthony Nichols
Claire Lewis
Jen Lacey
Caroline Turner-Russell

GCCF Supreme Show Committee

Show Manager: Lynda Ashmore

Show Team:  Steve Crow, Rosemary Fisher, Ian Macro, Anna McEntee, Rhian Mitchell, Jen Pinches, Caroline Turner-Russell and Bethan Whitehouse

Judge Appointment Scheme Review Group

Chair: Kate Kaye

Committee members:

Ross Davies
John Harrison
Helen Marriott-Power
Steve Parkin
Lisa Robinson-Talboys
Susan Thorpe
Sandra Woodley

Show Review Group

Chair: Lyndsey Robinson

Committee members:

Kate Kaye
Lisa Robinson-Talboys
Sean Farrell
Sarndra Devereux
Ross Davies
Sally Tokens
Julie Wilkinson

HR Group

Chair: Maria Chapman-Beer

Committee members:

Steve Crow
Rosemary Fisher
Kate Kaye
Jen Lacey
Shelagh Heavens

Health and Welfare

Including licensing, Genetics Committee and the Breeder Scheme

Chair & Board Lead: Steve Crow

Liaison with other organisations: Steve Crow & Jen Lacey

Welfare Group

Lynda Ashmore
Dr Elizabeth Avil MRCVS
Steve Crow
Rosemary Fisher
Dr Karen Kempsell
Jen Lacey
Dr Sue Moreland BA Vet MB MRCVS
Anthony Nicholls
Sandra Woodley

Commercial and Strategic Partnerships

Steve Crow
Rosemary Fisher
Anna McEntee

GCCF Marketing Group

Board Lead: Anna McEntee
Committtee members
Steve Crow
Ross Davies
Rosemary Fisher
Shelagh Heavens
Jen Lacey
Beth Whitehouse
Peter Williams

IT Group

Steve Crow (Chair & Board Lead)
Ross Davies
Ian Macro
Caroline Turner-Russell
Rosemary Fisher
Hannah Davies (Office Manager)

Individual responsibilities

Business Plan 2025: Anna McEntee, Peter Williams, Steve Crow & Sally Rainbow-Ockwell
Committee administration: Jen Lacey
Club & BAC returns liaison: Shelagh Heavens
Disciplinary Committees liaison:
Website: Rosemary Fisher
YES Scheme: Lynda Ashmore