Our region

We operate in the North East and are one of 13 Associations covering the United Kingdom. 

List of HQ contacts:

Chairman

Colonel (Retd) G Straughan OBE TD VR (Gordon)
[Chairman]

0191 383 6255
ne-comms@rfca.mod.uk

Executive Team

Brigadier (Retd) P J A Baker OBE (Paul)
[Chief Executive ]

0191 383 6252
ne-ce@rfca.mod.uk

JI Clyde (Iain) CEng PGCE
[Head of Youth & Cadets - Deputy Chief Executive ]

0191 383 6253
ne-cedep@rfca.mod.uk

Sqn Ldr (Retd) G McLafferty (Gary)
[Head of Engagement]

0191 383 6264
ne-direng@rfca.mod.uk

Mr J Walesby (John)
[Head of Business Services]

0191 383 6268
ne-finance@rfca.mod.uk

Mr M Quince (Mark)
[Head of Estates]

0191 383 6254
ne-estates@rfca.mod.uk

Executive Support

Mrs J Harrison (June)
[Communications Manager]

0191 383 6255
ne-comms@rfca.mod.uk

Mrs C Agar (Carole)
[Cadet Assistant]

0191 383 6263
ne-offcadetasst1@rfca.mod.uk

Cadet Expansion

Mr K McMichael (Karl)
[School Cadet Expansion Officer]

0191 383 6257
ne-sceo@rfca.mod.uk

General Office

Mrs S Wilson (Shirley)
[Office Manager ]

0191 383 6250
ne-offman@rfca.mod.uk

Mrs L Robinson (Louise)
[General Admin]

0191 383 6256
ne-offasst1@rfca.mod.uk

Property and Facilities Management

Mr P Evans (Paul)
[Deputy Head of Estates]

0191 383 6278
ne-estatesdep@rfca.mod.uk

Mr M Aksamit (Michael)
[Building Maintenance Officer (North)]

0191 383 6278
ne-estatesbmon@rfca.mod.uk

Mr L Todd (Liam)
[Building Maintenance Officer (South)]

0191 383 6272
ne-estatesbmos@rfca.mod.uk

Mrs J Chapman (Janette)
[Estates Admin Officer (inc Finance)]

0191 383 6262
ne-estatesasst1@rfca.mod.uk

Mrs N Beard (Nataliya)
[Estates Admin Officer (FM)]

0191 383 6280
ne-estatesasst4@rfca.mod.uk

Mrs B Stott (Bev)
[Estates Admin Officer]

0191 383 6270
ne-estatesasst2@rfca.mod.uk

Mrs S Wilson (Sue)
[Estates Admin Officer]

0191 3836270
ne-financeasst1@rfca.mod.uk

Mr J Lynas
[Safe Estates Compliance Manager]

0191 3836257
ne-secm@rfca.mood.uk

Finance Department

Mrs C Short (Christine)
[Finance Manger]

0191 383 6259
ne-financemgr@rfca.mod.uk

Mr M Cantwell (Martin)
[Finance Clerk]

0191 383 6273
ne-financeasst1@rfca.mod.uk

Employer Engagement

Mr D Rhodes (Darren)
[Regional Employer Engagement Director]

0191 383 6260
ne-reed@rfca.mod.uk

Post Vacant
[Assistant Regional Employer Engagement Director]

0191 383 6260
ne-areed@rfca.mod.uk

Mrs L Thomas (Lindsay)
[Admin Support]

0191 383 6274
ne-reedao@rfca.mod.uk

Army Cadet Force Executive Officers

Maj P Elliott (Paul)
[Cleveland ACF Cadet Executive Officer]

01642 242414
ne-cle-ceo@rfca.mod.uk

Maj A Richards (Rich)
[Durham ACF Cadet Executive Officer]

0191 3498660
ne-dur-ceo@rfca.mod.uk

Maj W Emmerson (Wayne)
[Northumbria ACF Cadet Executive Officer]

01670 732323
ne-nor-ceo@rfca.mod.uk