MEET  THE  COMMITTEE

Bob founded the Ball in 1992 . He is both Chairman of the Richmond May Ball and committee member of the Richmond May Fair. He has worked for mulitnationals across the world and continues to travel extensively. He now runs his own successful business in the UK.

Viv has been actively involved in the Richmond May Ball since the mid 1990s .
Prior to that she was Vice President and Partner of the Financial services company Towers Perrin.
She's currently Chair of the Friends of Richmond Green.

Gillian, who was Executive Director at the Orange Tree Theatre for three decades,  has been on the Ball committee since 2000 when the theatre was first a beneficiary. Previously she worked for GE (USA), Wembley Conference Centre and Michelin et Cie in publicity and PR.

Chris co-founded the Ball back in 1992. Chris and Bob have worked together for over 40 years raising money for charities in the local area. He lives in Richmond with his wife, is a keen golfer at the Royal Mid Surrey Golf Club, Treasurer of Richmond Good Neighbours and Chair of Governors of Rossall School.

Gemma joined the Richmond May Ball committee in 2023. She has previously volunteered for both mental health and animal charities and has organised a number of fundraising events. She lives in Richmond with her family and her dogs.

A Richmond resident for over a decade, Sapna has been actively involved in the Richmond May Ball for several years. With a professional background in finance, she brings valuable experience and enthusiasm to the team. Sapna is kept busy by her young family, but is delighted to have the opportunity to give something back to the local community she is proud to call home.

Seamus moved to Richmond in 1999 to manage the former Molly Malones pub on Kew Road. He works at Westminster Council in licensing, noise and special events. Was the operational lead for the Richmond May Fair 2023-2025.

Sue Dorrington has spent the last 40 years working in high profile charity event management and is passionate about making an impact and difference. Sue represented Ruils on the Ball Committee when the charity benefitted from the May Ball two years ago and volunteered to support the event last year. Sue lived in Richmond for over 3 decades and was a founder member of Richmond women’s rugby team where she met Bob Harris and Chris Holt.