With extensive safeguarding knowledge, Elaine joined the BEAA as Head of Safeguarding and an Athlete Support Manager in March 2021.  

She was seconded to the BEAA from the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children to lead the support team set up to offer end-to-end case management for children, families and elite athletes affected by allegations of mistreatment in gymnastics.

Elaine held a team manager role at the NSPCC from 2019, and before that gained considerable experience in social worker and senior social worker roles in both England and Northern Ireland.

As part of her role at the BEAA, she works alongside both athletes and sports to ensure that safeguarding processes are understood and correctly implemented. She was awarded an MBE in 2024 for services to young people and safeguarding in sport.

Emma joined the BEAA permanently in October 2021 after almost a year seconded to the organisation from the NSPCC to provide support to children, athletes and families submitting evidence to the Whyte Review regarding mistreatment in gymnastics.

As well as being an Athlete Support Manager, she is our authority on all things equality, diversity and inclusion, leading the topic within the organisation to ensure the BEAA is constantly progressing in this field.  

Before joining us, Emma worked as a helpline practitioner for the NSPCC, following a role as a Senior Safeguarding Children and Families Officer at a secondary school in Leeds.

Based in Belfast, Emma is passionate about sport, having played international football for Northern Ireland at youth level and completed a degree in sports studies at Leeds Beckett University.

With an extensive legal education Fiona is the BEAA’s selection and appeals expert. Before her role at the BEAA, Fiona worked as a Performance Lifestyle Advisor with the UK Sports Institute, alongside a role at the University of Stirling, which oversaw the distribution of a government grant to elite athletes in education.

Based in Glasgow, Fiona is passionate about sport, having recently retired after almost a decade in international hockey.

She completed a law degree at the University of Glasgow, along with a sport and physical activity degree from the University of Strathclyde, and an MSc in performance coaching from the University of Stirling.

Fiona is currently on maternity leave, due to return in 2025. Athletes seeking her support should reach out to the wider team and another Athlete Support Manager will be in touch.

A former skeleton athlete, Milly works with our members across sport to further strengthen the athlete community, enhancing the BEAA’s role in uniting Britain’s elite sportspeople. She also provides support to handball athletes and other sports as required.

Before joining the BEAA Milly was an athlete with the British Bobsleigh and Skeleton Association, having represented Great Britain in the Europa Cup and won bronze on just her sixth start. Before joining her World Class Programme, Milly earned a degree in Child and Youth Studies, trained as a teacher and taught primary school children alongside training.

She came to the BBSA’s attention as part of UK Sport’s Discover Your Gold talent identification, having previously been a keen 100m sprinter.

Milly’s role involves supporting athletes on a one-to-one basis, as well as working to bring the athlete community together as a whole.