Jon Thompson Patient Services Logistics Officer Expand Telephone: 01392 466666 Email: Contact through our Trading Company Limited page Jon joined Devon Air Ambulance in March 2022 after several years working in distribution and logistics roles for both Royal Mail, and a supermarket chain. Having spent the pandemic ‘marooned’ away from the Westcountry, he was itching to get back to the Southwest and build a life in Devon doing something more interesting. He is a qualified traditional wooden boatbuilder with, among other things, a deep interest in military history and a lifelong passion for aviation. At his initial interview to join DAA, he surprised his interviewers by knowing more about DAA’s Helicopters than they did! Although his own ambition to be a pilot has not yet been realised (never say never!), working for DAA does allow him the un-ending thrill of working around aircraft and seeing them fly at close quarters. His role day to day, involves the management of DAA’s medical storerooms at the Airbases and HQ, the transport of equipment and medical products around the county, and carrying out and coordinating the running maintenance and safety assurance of most of DAA’s company vehicles (including the Critical Care Cars). He also does a great deal of behind-the-scenes admin, including assisting with medical consumable procurement, extensive liaison with our medics and pilots, and providing logistical assistance to several of DAA’s other departments, especially Flight Ops, Facilities, and Fundraising. In his spare time, he enjoys the interests already mentioned, in addition to reading, walking, and photography, and can often be found at various airshows, museums and aviation events throughout the year.
Belinda Tibbetts Quality Improvement & Research Officer Expand Telephone: 01392 466666 Email: Contact through our Trading Company Limited page
Hannah Tribilcock Quality Improvement & Business Intelligence Manager Expand Telephone: 01392 466666 Email: Contact through our Trading Company Limited page
Dr Gillian Adams Critical Care Doctor Expand Telephone: 01392 466666 Email: Contact through the Trading Company Limited page
Ann Ralli Life President Expand Ann Ralli began the Ceri Thomas appeal in 1986 following the tragic loss of her son when he was knocked from his bicycle. Ann founded Devon Air Ambulance in 1992 and over the past three decades she has played an important role as an Ambassador of the charity. The Life President of Devon Air Ambulance holds a prestigious and symbolic role within the charity. This individual serves as a prominent ambassador and advocate, embodying the charity's values and mission. The Life President's involvement centres around representing the charity at public events, supporting fundraising efforts, and promoting its work to inspire and engage the community. The position is held for life, signifying the President's continued dedication to our mission, vision and values. Read Ann's story Listen to Ann talk about how she established the Ceri Thomas appeal
Elly Adams Trustee Expand Telephone: 01392 466666 Email: [email protected] Elly is a Chartered Accountant and Finance Director of Oxygen Conservation, a business tackling the climate crisis and biodiversity collapse by scaling conservation across the UK. Elly brings senior financial leadership experience spanning a wide range of board, investment, strategic and operational challenges. Previously a Director in PwC’s Corporate Finance Team, she spent 20 years based in London working with private equity firms and management teams on buy-out transactions. Elly relocated to Devon and as the Group Finance Director at Oxygen House she led the finance function supporting the Group’s ambition of scaling solutions to climate change. In her spare time Elly enjoys making the most of Devon’s amazing coastline with family and friends and is a fan of good Thai food.
Ryan Bebbington Non-Executive Director Expand Telephone: 01392 466666 Email: [email protected] Ryan is a qualified Chartered Accountant, Chartered Tax Advisor and also holds the CIOT’s Advanced Diploma of International Taxation with a specialisation in Transfer Pricing. Ryan currently works as Director of Tax at Jisc, a charity that provides digital, data, and technology services to the further and higher education sectors. Ryan trained as an accountant at PKF-Francis Clark in Exeter starting out in corporate audit before moving into corporate taxes. At which point, Ryan specialised in corporate transactions such as management buy-outs, and the tax aspects of mergers and acquisitions. After leaving PKF-Francis Clark, Ryan worked for a clean technology company and then joined Jisc. In his spare time, Ryan enjoys weightlifting, playing water polo and eating fish & chips by the beach.
Tony Cramp Trustee Expand Tony served for 19 years in the Royal Navy as navigator, diver, Lynx helicopter pilot and instructor. He commanded 815 Naval Air Squadron and a Warship and served as the media spokesman for overseas military operations. He joined Shell Aircraft in 2003 as an Aviation Advisor and has gained global experience working with aircraft operators supporting oil and gas operations, undertaking assurance, air accident investigations and providing specialist advice to Shell’s extensive business stakeholder group. Championing initiatives to enable safe and efficient operations in some of the most diverse and challenging environments, he has worked closely with OEMs on aircraft design specifications, represents the Company on several industry and national regulatory bodies and is the Chair of the energy industry’s IOGP Aviation Sub Committee. Tony was appointed as Shell’s VP Aircraft and Managing Director Shell Aircraft in May 2016. Most at home pursuing a range of outdoor activities across the South West with his wife, family and friends, he’s now also committed to supporting DAAT in achieving its goals and ambitions for the community.
Richard Davidson Trustee Expand Richard has been working in the third sector for more than two decades. Since July 2018 he has been Chief Executive of bone and soft tissue cancer charity, Sarcoma UK but he has also worked in senior positions in both Cancer Research UK and blood cancer charity, Anthony Nolan. As well as being a proud trustee of Devon Air Ambulance, he is chairman of Emilia Clarke’s charity, SameYou, which is dedicated to increasing access to rehabilitation services after brain injury and stroke for young people. He joined the board of DAAT after he moved to Devon with his partner in 2021. Richard enjoys cooking, park running and making the most of the fantastic walks on Dartmoor. He is a northerner but after 25 years away from the north east he has almost lost his accent! Telephone: 01392 466666 Email: [email protected]
Ollie Dismore Trading Company Non-Executive Director Expand Following a naval flying and ship-driving career spanning 36 years, I was involved at all levels of police aviation from 1997 to 2021, culminating in being the Accountable Manager delivering the National Police Air Service from 21 bases across England and Wales. Since retiring from that role, I have been helicopter Chief Pilot and drone Accountable Manager for Heli Ops at Portland and am delighted to join Devon Air Ambulance Trading Company Board as a non-Executive Director. My interest in aviation safety and the health of the industry extends beyond day-to-day operations as a Council Member of the British Helicopter Association, Chair of its Emergency Service Committee and a Royal Aeronautical Society Fellow. No stranger to Devon, having lived in Plymouth for several years, I currently live over the border in Newquay with wife Jo and Tog the dog.