Organisation

From an initial idea in 2016, ASDIC thoroughly proved its worth through a fully-funded 2-year project phase commencing in 2018 and became an independent entity in August 2020 upon registration with the Charity Commission as a recognised charity in its own right.

The Board of Trustees comprising a Chairman, Treasurer and 5 others meets formally every quarter to govern the organisation’s strategic direction. These trustees all have some experience of either running Drop-Ins themselves or being involved with veterans’ welfare:

Dr David Trotman                          ASDIC Chairman (also Chairman of Woody’s Lodge Drop-In)

Mr Roger Nield MBE                      ASDIC Treasurer (also Forces Connect South East (FCSE))

Ms Dorinda Wolfe Murray           CEO of FirstLight Trust

Graham Jones                                 CEO of Woody’s Lodge

Day-to-day management of ASDIC is provided by the Chief Executive responsible to the Trustee Board through the Chairman.  The ASDIC Management Team is illustrated below.  There is also a listing of personalities with short biographies.  All members of the team are there to help, so please don’t hesitate to get in touch with any one of them on any query large or small.

 

Management Team

Tracy Bryant – Chief Executive

Tracy left the Royal Navy as a Lieutenant Commander in 1997 after 18 years of service. Specialising in weapons trials and analysis, she worked in training, became head of branch and had staff jobs in both Joint Headquarters and the MOD. Tracy also saw friends and loved ones through the Falkland Islands and Gulf wars.

After a break to devote to her family and young children, she worked locally in East Sussex as a School Secretary in admissions and marketing, as a Property and Relocation consultant and schools advisor.  Tracy continued to maintain strong ties with the ex-Service community and is a regular volunteer in support of military charities.  She is a member of the Chatham Naval Officers’ Association and a frequent attendee at local Sea Cadet Unit events. Married to a Naval Officer who has spent the last 17 years in the ex-Service charity world, she enjoys tennis, gardening, dog walking and singing in the local choir.

 

 

 

Barry Bryant CVO  –  Executive Director

Barry Bryant spent 34 years in the RN, serving as a Lynx Flight Commander in the Falklands Conflict and commanding HM Ships HERMIONE, JUPITER and ENDURANCE before his final four years as one of the Navy’s senior personnel directors, retiring as a Commodore in 2001.  The following year he became the Director General (CEO) of King George’s Fund for Sailors.  The following 17 years saw the charity’s modernisation and transformation to Seafarers UK, broadening its scope to include education, training and public awareness of the importance of the sea to UK life.

He chaired the Maritime Charities Group, served on the Board of Maritime UK, and is a Younger Brother of Trinity House. Barry retains his seafaring links as President of the Chatham Naval Officers’ Association, the HMS JUPITER Association and his local Sea Cadet Unit while trying to make himself useful behind the scenes, using his experience as the volunteer Executive Director of ASDIC.

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