About Us
Meet the Team – Both Office and Outdoor
Peter Robinson and Matt Rushton – Company Directors
Pete and Matt met whilst working at a fundraising organisation over 12 years ago, and have worked together ever since! Between them they have over 25 years fundraising and event experience.
Matt’s your point of call for operations and finance. Matt spent the majority of his career in donor development and recruitment and was considered an expert in his field. He’s always ready for a laugh and to chat about football…That’s if he hasn’t sneaked out of the office to grab a brekkie!
Pete has spent near enough his whole 10 year fundraising career in events. Pete was the very first staff member at Global Adventure Challenges and has seen the calendar of challenges grow from just 6 per year, to over 70! His enthusiasm for event fundraising is infectious and he’s well up for discussions about the challenges – he’s your man for questions and still has the time to lead and join the odd challenge or two!
Daniel Sadler Roberts – ICT Manager
Daniel has been in the Team from the very early days and is responsible for all our IT, databases, design work – basically, everything that involves any complicated computer programming!
Michelle Griffiths – Head of Customer Care
Always a smile and a friendly “hello”, that’s what you get from our Shell whenever you ring the Global Adventure Challenges office. She has the patience of a saint and will always do her best to answer even the most unusual of requests! From insurance to injuries, extensions to equipment – Michelle has the answer to pretty much everything to do with admin.
Sangita Moore – Customer Care
Sangita joined the Global Adventure Challenges team in the latter part of 2008 after working for an event company in New York City! Working part time, Sangita is an essential member of the customer care team!
Richard Lupton – Events Officer
Rich started out as a UK challenge promoter for us before recently moving full time into the overseas events side of things as well. He is a mine of information when it comes to challenges and will happily talk enthusiastically about them for as long as you care to listen! He’s also a self confessed internet super-geek and in his spare time loves surfing for video clips to keep us amused in our lunch hour – he has been known to upload one or two of his own creations as well!
Teri Bexon – Challenge Leader
What can we say about our Teri? She’s a STAR! Loved by everyone who travels with her, she has a keen eye for detail and will ensure you obtain a great experience from your adventure challenge. Teri has been with us from the very beginning! Never shy of a dance, Teri is a true and significant part of the Global Adventure Challenges team and we really couldn’t imagine trips without her.
She’s bionic! An integral part of the services we provide and everyone who travels with her is privileged!
Stef Hall – Challenge Leader and Events Officer
Stef met Pete trekking to Everest Base Camp – her enthusiasm for cycling, plus her vast experience of taking part in overseas charity challenges landed her the job! She’s so passionate about charity events, she’ll ensure you get a great experience from your Challenge and she’s always got time for a song… even if it is out of tune! Stef’s done it all – been a participant and a leader, so knows exactly how challenges should be run!
Mike Hammond – Dog Sled Challenge Leader
Mike Hammond is a true fanatic of Huskies and has his own team of ten dogs right here in the UK and when he’s not leading our trips, he can be seen racing with his dogs up and down the country.
Pete literally bumped into Mike whilst dog sledding in Lapland and after a chat and a few days sledding across the Arctic together, Mike became our official Dog Sled Leader!
Dawa Sherpa – Challenge Leader
Dawa is our man in Nepal and those who have trekked with him, are now his friends for life. He’s honest, enthusiastic, safe and a fountain of knowledge – A trip to Nepal without Dawa is just not the same. He’s from Lukla, which is where we start our Everest Base Camp Trek and has lived in the mountains all his life – his back garden is literally the Everest region! A true asset to Global Adventure Challenges.
