Aberdeen Amateur Athletic Club is led by a constitutionally-defined board of trustees, consisting of volunteers elected at the annual general meeting in the autumn of each year.
President
Mark Davidson joined AAAC in 1978 after participating in the Aberdeen Primary Schools Sports competition. Mark was an integral part of the boys’ team, setting club and Scottish records, earning a national vest as part of the Scottish Schools team, and achieving national rankings. Ultimately, Mark earned a trip to the 1990 Commonwealth Games, returning home with a silver medal. Mark has continued his long association with the club, taking up team manager roles, as his own children joined, as well as coaching and officiating.
Vice President
Eoghan MacNamara
Secretary
Wendy Arthur is a keen runner, having completed many half marathons and 10k races. She also enjoys Saturday morning parkruns, often adding extra training miles to the 5k distances. Wendy completed the Virtual London Marathon around Aberdeen on 4 October 2020, as the official race was cancelled because of COVID-19 and an elite race only. Wendy will run the actual London Marathon on 2 October 2022. Wendy also completed the Baxters Loch Ness Marathon on 3 October 2021, gaining a PB of 4:36:47, as well as the Stirling Marathon in 2018. She has raised money for various charities, including Streetsport, Cancer Research UK, Northsound’s Cash for Kids, and Clan Cancer Research. In recognition for her effort in running the Virtual London Marathon, Wendy received a certificate of appreciation from Mental Health Aberdeen, raising a grand total of £1542.15!
Finance Officer
Matt Stephenson
Coaching Coordinator
James Joy began competing for AAAC at the age of 9 and continues to represent the club in middle distance events. James’ various achievements as a junior athlete include medals at Scottish Schools, Scottish Universities, and Scottish National Championships as well as Scottish representation at the Schools Track and Field International. James has held various leadership roles within the club since 2007, including his current roles on the committee and as cross country team manager. James also coaches young club athletes across all disciplines, introducing them to competitive athletics and preparing them for participation into adulthood.
Competition Coordinator
John Purcell
Officials Coordinator
Vacant
Ordinary Trustees
Michael Ferguson
Rachel Gordon
Róisín Harrison
Alison McGee got into athletics due to her daughter, Ellie—she trained in Peterhead, but moved to AAAC in 2019 and is thriving. Alison is a level 1 coach and assists Bob Masson in training sessions. She also became a level 1 official and enjoyed it so much, she is now working toward level 3 with the hope of officiating at the top level! She tries to be as active as possible due to a spinal injury in 2016 which made her take up running.
Eddie McKenzie
Ben Nelson
Brian Pahlmann
Fearghas Thomson
Aberdeen Amateur Athletic Club also employs two part-time officers, in partnership with Sport Scotland and Scottish Athletics.
Community Development Officer
Ruth Watson began her role as pathways development officer with Aberdeen AAC in April 2016, supporting the overall coaching structure and athlete pathway and supporting the recruitment, retention, and education of coaches. Now as community development officer, Ruth continues to monitor this structure and the pathways, but her main focus is on expanding the delivery of athletics by Aberdeen AAC into other areas of Aberdeen and beyond, engaging new athletes, volunteers and partners to sustain this expansion. Ruth is also a volunteer coach with the club.
Club Manager (vacant)
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