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Directors

We are blessed with an involved board of directors who help to steer and guide the business as we develop our Adventure Base in Oxfordshire. Yearly, we host a Directors day open to our supporters where the whole team reports on the year’s progress and we celebrate together in fellowship and plan for the following year. 

Mark Hellawell

Mark Hellawell

Project Construction Manager

Mark runs a development & project management business in the real estate sector and volunteers to help with development planning. A former A+ gap year and camper, Mark enjoys windsurfing,  mountain biking & wing foiling.

James Cookson

James Cookson

Chartered Building Surveyor

James is a Chartered Building Surveyor and volunteers to help with existing buildings and new construction. James is a Scout Leader and enjoys running, walking and all things outdoors.

Sam Breuning

Sam Breuning

Equity and Investment

Sam works in private equity and investment and volunteers with Adventure Plus to assist with financial planning and projects.
“I believe outdoor and adventure activities help young people grow and develop. Adventure Plus does a fantastic job with young people from all walks of life, and it’s a privilege to work with the team”

Jenni Dilliway Davies

Jenni Dilliway Davies

Mental Health Nurse

Jenni has loved encouraging young people in life and faith over the last 20 years as a youth work volunteer! She also has experience in supporting vulnerable children and young people as a Mental Health Nurse.
Jenni spent two years with A+ on the GAP year training programme, with a focus on Adventure Impact in her 2nd year. “It was an all-round, inside-out amazing experience!”
With a big heart for children, young people and A+, Jenni is excited and delighted to have this opportunity to support A+ as a Director!
Andrew Field

Andrew Field

VP Commercial Enablement

Andrew has been deeply connected to Adventure Plus since the age of 12. He first attended Total Adventure summer camps before joining the full-time team for his gap year.
Along with his deep passion for Adventure Plus and spreading the word, Andrew brings leadership experience in sales, revenue, strategy, operations, and training with a background in corporate commercial transformation.

Lucy Downer

Lucy Downer

Music Director, St Ebbe’s Church

Lucy works as a freelance clarinettist and teacher, alongside being Music Director of St Ebbe’s Church, Oxford. She is a keen canoeist, having been introduced to paddlesports through the A+ Witney to Westminster challenge in 2013, and is now the lead canoe coach at Falcon Boat Club, and a Performance Coach in the sheltered water discipline. Her favourite A+ activity is Adventures In Worship – a wonderful combination of faith, music, and outdoor adventure!
Tessa Cox

Tessa Cox

Company Secretary and Solicitor

Tessa has brought her experience in youth work and professional expertise as a solicitor – and mother of 4, to the development of the charity since it’s inception.
Tessa was also Finance Manager at A+ and A+ Hospitality for many years.
Although now working independently, also as a Notary Public, Tessa continues to support our work as Company Secretary and a Director of A+ Hospitality.
Jonathan Cox

Jonathan Cox

Executive Director and Founder A+

Having worked as a health teacher in Sudan, Jon went on to study Environmental Sciences at King’s London, before founding A+: to encourage young people to ‘embrace the Adventure of Faith‘. 
We are developing a cutting edge Adventure Base in Oxfordshire, he occasionally still gets out to put his Level 4 Canoe and Kayak Coach qualifications, or Mountain Leader and Climbing Instructor experience to good use. Find out more about God’s faithfulness to A+ in his book ‘Life to the Max’.