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Our team has been hand selected from a number of seasoned veterans, family, friends, volunteers and skilled professions, all of which are committed to helping our veterans and their families who are dealing with PTSD. It is because of our team and network of trusted companies and service providers that we are able to offer a wide range of services to our beneficiaries. It takes time to build a good team, we are so proud of all our team members, each of them bringing their own skills and life experiences which has enhanced the way that we deliver our support services.

THE TEAM

Gary Stockton

FOUNDER & CEO

Gary's career profile stems from a Military logistics background having served 22 years in the British Army, Royal Logistic Corps (RLC), reaching the rank of Warrant Officer Class 1, operating worldwide.

Gary has 32 years Project Logistics experience operating globally, one of his previous appointments was the Logistics Lead for Agility DGS where he was responsible for coordinating all logistics activity for the final drawdown of the UK Armed Forces leaving Afghanistan, the largest scale Military drawdown since WWII. During this project Gary was approached to build a refugee camp named SAWRA (Hope) Village in Kurdistan on behalf of two Christian charities, this project received global recognition.

Gary has had a great military career but knows full well how hard it is to make the transition when leaving the forces. Leaving the forces at the end of your career is exciting and also quite daunting, leaving with additional pressures of an injury makes it even more difficult to make the transition.

As the founder and CEO of Phoenix Heroes he will make a difference and he is truly committed to helping our veterans and their families.

Susan Stockton

COO

Susan has spent 30 years within the military environment so she fully understands the lifestyle and commitments of the Armed Forces.

Susan has been married to a serving soldier for the past 32years and spent 22 years travelling the globe, experiencing both the good times and the hard times. It is not easy being the spouse or a family member of someone that has served their country, we owe so much to our Armed Forces families.

Susan brings so much to our organisation, with a wealth of understanding, a compassionate and sensible approach to identifying the priority needs of our veterans and families makes her a valued member of our team.

Having spent over 20 years working within the care industry, Susan has experienced more than many. Susan has four children, nine grandchildren and many adopted veterans, she is a natural and we are so lucky to have her on board as our Chief Operating Officer..

Debbie Thomas

SECRETARY DIRECTOR

Debbie has worked in various roles over a period of 25 years, covering accounting for family and local businesses through to logistics roles including working as community Landlady within an armed forces environment.

For the past twelve years she has worked in the care industry for the social services.

As a close family friend and a focused community person she is dedicated to helping others. Debbie has a passion for working with horses, this stems from her childhood days where she owned her own horse and took part in regular horse-riding activity days. Debbie now joins us as our secretary and Director, we are all very fortunate to have her on our team at this early stage of our journey.

Charlie Wise

DIRECTOR

Charlie served in the 1st Battalion of The Royal Anglian Regiment (the vikings). During his service he spent half his time in a Rifle Company and the other half in HQ Coy, he is now a civilian working as a spray foam operator.

Charlie is a family friend, we watched him grow up, Joined the Army and now we are very pleased that he has offered his support to Phoenix Heroes. It is great to have a younger veteran on the team, swing the light and exchange now and then stories like us old veterans tend to do. The team dynamics is buzzing!

Rob Hughes

ANGLING AMBASSADOR

Rob Hughes is a two time World Carp Fishing Champion, Manager of the England National team, and the angling presenter for BT Sports. He has travelled across the world for both competition and angling expeditions and has received more carp fishing caps for his country than anyone else.

Although not a veteran himself, he has very strong long-term links to the military and has been a supporter and fundraiser for various military causes over a number of years. Patron of the fundraising group Carp After Combat, he recognises the importance and good work that Phoenix Heroes carries out and understands how angling can play a big part in both recovery and rehabilitation.

"I’m genuinely honoured to have been asked to help out with Phoenix Heroes. Fishing is a proven way to “un-wind” and it helps a lot of people with their lives and day to day struggles. I’ve got a lot of friends, both old and new, that both serve and have served. Fishing is a release for many of us, our special place. To be able to combine a love of angling and the outdoors whilst helping people that have “done their shift” is rewarding and I look forward to supporting Phoenix Heroes bring a few smiles and some welcome relief to as many people as we can.

We are privileged and honoured to have "Hughesy" come and join us on what is set to be a remarkable journey!

Tracy Morris

PATRON

Tracy has helped us straight from the beginning, he is a successful businessman and adds that professional approach to our organisation. More importantly he has become a very good friend, nothing is too much trouble for Tracy, he adds value to everything that we are trying to achieve.

We are very proud to have Tracy as our Patron, one of the most loyal, genuine and trustworthy individuals that we have met. His support to us throughout our early stages has been nothing but remarkable.

At Tower Hill, London we are helping a veteran and his dog, Bob & Harry. Tracy has supported them on a personal basis for the last 12 months and he is now known in that area as Mr. Phoenix!

Mark "Billy" Billingham MBE

AMBASSADOR

Billy joined the Parachute Regiment in 1983 and served until 1991 holding an array of positions including: Patrol Commander for operational tours in many worldwide locations and also served as a training instructor for the Regiments as a military specialist.

Billy joined the SAS in 1991 as a Mountain Troop specialist and has been responsible for planning and executing strategic operations and training at the highest level in numerous locations (Iraq, Afghanistan, South America and Africa) and has lead countless hostage rescues.

Billy is a certified SF and Counter Terrorist Sniper Instructor, Advanced Evasive Driving Instructor, Tracking/Jungle Warfare/Navigation Instructor, Demolition/Sabotage Instructor, Ski Mountaineering/Rock Climbing/Abseiling/Ice climbing Instructor, Combat Survival/RTI Instructor, Counter Terrorist Instructor (all options) and has worked as a Patrol Medic/Trauma Life Support agent for 5 hospital attachments.

After his military career, Billy became a bodyguard and looked after people such as Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Sir Michael Caine, Jude Law, Hulk Hogan, Kate Moss, Russell Crowe and Tom Cruise.

Billy is currently working on his UK speaking tour amongst other ventures, we are all very proud and delighted that Billy is our Ambassador, he is a great man and a true veteran!

Chelsea

PROJECT MANAGER

Chelsea has grown up within the military community and fully understands the life of being the child of a serving member.

She is the daughter of Gary & Sue Stockton and it is because of Chelsea that we first became involved in supporting the homeless people of ESSEX. Three years previous she got the family involved in collecting warm clothing to distribute to the homeless people of Colchester.

The response that we had in the first year was amazing however during the second year we received clothing contributions from UK businesses, family and friends which took the level of support to a different scale.

It was during those years that we got to meet and know many of the homeless by first name terms and it was clear that there was a number of veterans that had fallen on hard times. From this experience coupled with a few ideas and meeting other like minded people Phoenix Heroes was formed. Chelsea is a mother of two and has worked in retail for the past six years. She has a passion for helping others that are less fortunate and we are so proud to have her with us on this journey.

Tia & Niamh

PROJECT VOLUNTEER

Tia & Niamh are Mother and Daughter, Niamh is our youngest supporter and she is a fantastic young lady.

One of the remarkable achievements made during 2019 was the Mount Snowdon climb where their family raised funds for Phoenix Heroes.

For the past two years Niamh has given up her sweats and chocolate and with the money saved she has bought items of warm clothing and food and given them to the homeless people of Colchester.

We are extremely proud to welcome them both to our team and we look forward to working alongside them throughout the year.

Brenda

FALCONRY

Through a love of owls since childhood and a passion for therapy and care.

In my adult life I decided undertake a falconry management course and create "Twilight Encounters". Our main aim is to create and give people of all ages a unique experience whilst making them smile.

Our core business is to provide animal therapy to residents within the care community however we are very excited to join the Phoenix Heroes team and very much look forward to the new journey ahead together. Our feathered friends are proving very popular amongst the veteran community.

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