The NAM Committee
The following band of merry men and women are the NAM committee. These people give up their free time to help maintain and further develop the group.
Without these people and the time they invest, the club would not survive.
Their sole aim is to ensure the club continues to run and meet its objectives. They are selected by the membership to serve all members of the group, so it is both the right and responsibility of each member to ensure any issues, queries, concerns etc are brought to the attention of the committee as soon as possible.
The following is a list of positions and their current occupants together with a brief description of the role.
President: Michael Sutherland
The position of President is an honorary one, and involves acting as an ambassador for NAM, informing people of the important work that NAM does, supporting NAM's fundraising and engagement activities and taking the chair at AGMs while the election of officers takes place.
Chairman: Colin Irvine
Email: chair@namrider.com
Colin has a lot of experience in the motorcycle world in general and NAM specifically being an active member for a number of years holding a number of roles on the committee.
As chairman Colin holds the tiller for NAM controlling the direction we take and getting the best out of the other committee members.
The chairman is in charge of the committee meetings and has a big say on the future direction of NAM.
Secretary: Neil Patterson
Email: secretary@namrider.com
As secretary Neil records the events at Committee meetings and looks after communication with other organisations. He is also responsible for ensuring NAM follows IAM guidelines.
This means his life is made up of note taking, letter writing, question answering, meeting organising and much more.
Marketing Lead: Keith Miller
Email: marketing@namrider.com
Keith as the marketing lead promotes and helps others promote NAM in the North East. Helping not just potential associates but also dealers and other organisations find out what we are about.
If you have any ideas about events or functions which we could be involved in then have a chat with Keith.
Ride Coordinator: John Sinclair
Email: ride@namrider.com
Our Rideout Coordinator organises our monthly rideouts aiming to have new and interesting rides every month. Of course, this is a no-win task, as what one group of people find interesting and challenging, another group will either feel it was too challenging, too long, boring, too short etc. etc. This is compounded by the difficulty involved in coordinating what can be in excess of 30 bikes, trying to get everyone off at a given time and not lose anyone before returning home etc.
Don't forget, if you have a favourite route, why not invite the group and turn it into a rideout? Contact John who will be more than willing to help you with any planning and organization.
Group Data Manager: David Steedman
Email: webmaster@namrider.com
Will look after the website and general data issues. If there are any problems please let us know by using the form on the contact page.
Vice Chairman: TBA
Email: vice-chair@namrider.com
This post is currently vacant.
Treasurer: Dave Baston
Email: treasurer@namrider.com
Dave comes to us with years of experience from the commercial sector. He has the job of looking after the books, making sure all of the clubs money is handled properly and that NAM remains solvent.
This is often a complicated task, keeping a watchful eye on the money coming in and money going out.
Newsletter Editor: Rick Henderson
Email: newsletter@namrider.com
Our monthly newsletter is compiled and distributed by the Newsletter Editor.
Rick is an experienced and long serving NAM member who has held a number of posts and is an ideal choice for this job.
The Newsletter contains information about upcoming club activities and covers all significant NAM events.
Included is a clever calendar which summarises all the NAM events on a month by month basis.
Membership Secretary: Chris Fahey
Email: membership@namrider.com
As membership secretary Chris keeps track of all NAM members including new entrants, associates and full members.
Chris will be trying to make sure he has your contact details correct so please help him with this. Also each year he has to keep track of who has and has not paid their annual subs - so pay up by standing order and make his job easier.
Chief Observer: David Steedman
Email: chief-observer@namrider.com
The chief observer co-ordinates the training group, with the other members he has the job of organising the training programmes that our associates will follow.
Social Lead: TBA
Email: social@namrider.com
The social lead will help organise events and activities for the club. These will not always be motorcycle related so if you have any any ideas I'm sure he will be interested in hearing from you and will help and support you organise your event.