Below is a list of the current committee members, and their activities on the committee (both past and ongoing). Remove the I-HATE-SPAM from e-mail addressses before sending an e-mail!
Doug Harper / Chair
Year and Place of Birth: 1962, Barkingside
Place of Residence: Walthamstow (since 1963)
Occupation: Printer, or "Creative Lithographic Technician"
Orient fan since: 1968
Why do you want to be involved with LOFT? "I believe that fans are entitled to a voice within their club and the club deserves to hear that voice, in a joint effort (if possible) to improve the relationship with the club and its community"
chair@I-HATE-SPAMleytonorientfanstrust.com
Keith Hallam / Liaison
Year and Place of Birth: 1953, Coventry
Place of Residence: Redbridge
Occupation: Software Developer, for an Insurance / Banking firm in the City of London
Orient fan since: First visited in 1978, regularly since 2001
Why do you want to be involved with LOFT? "I think supporters should take an interest in the overall employment practices of a club, and I also take an interest in the progress of the youth team players, while they are employed by the Orient."
liaison@I-HATE-SPAMleytonorientfanstrust.com
Tom Davies / Media Liaison
Year and Place of Birth: 1970, Wanstead
Place of Residence: Southwark (via Chingford, Leyton, Leeds and Walthamstow)
Occupation: Freelance Journalist
Orient fan since: 1977
Why do you want to be involved with LOFT? "Because I think football supporters have been taken for granted for too long by those that own, manage and even write about football clubs. There's an enormous amount of enthusiasm, intelligence and dedication on the terraces and in the stands that should be better utilised by the club. Fans deserve more of a say in the way the game in general, and Leyton Orient in particular, is run. And I'd like to see Orient one day become a properly successful, community-based football club. We can all dream..."
media@I-HATE-SPAMleytonorientfanstrust.com
Paul Arnup / Membership Secretary
Year and Place of Birth: 1961, Hackney
Place of Residence: Ashford, Kent
Occupation: Business Analyst for a financial software company
Orient fan since: 1970
Why do you want to be involved with LOFT? "The true meaning of the word 'Club' has been steadily eroded over the years.
Football clubs, not just Leyton Orient, are increasingly alienating
themselves from the very people who are their lifeblood. LOFT can hopefully
try to reverse that trend."
membership@I-HATE-SPAMleytonorientfanstrust.com
Roger Cook / Research
Year and Place of Birth: 1962, Louth
Place of Residence: Watford
Occupation: Law librarian
Orient fan since: 1988
Why do you want to be involved with LOFT? "It is very easy for clubs to forget that supporters are the main life blood of a club and will still be there when the current staff/owners are long gone. It is, therefore, important that an organisation exists that is independent of the club and represents the views of those coming through the turnstiles."
research@I-HATE-SPAMleytonorientfanstrust.com
Jonathan Kaye / Secretary & Webmaster
Year and Place of Birth: 1970, Walthamstow
Place of Residence: Southend
Occupation: Civil Servant
Orient fan since: 1977
Why do you want to be involved with LOFT? "To make a difference in an independent organisation that speaks up for all Leyton Orient fans. Every club should have a Supporters' Trust, not just those fighting for their survival."
secretary@I-HATE-SPAMleytonorientfanstrust.com
Jan Treacher / Social Secretary
Year and Place of Birth: 1961, Walthamstow
Place of Residence: South Woodford
Occupation: Housewife, former Teacher
Orient fan since: 1992
Why do you want to be involved with LOFT? "As a committed Orient fan, I
believe that we have an obligation to bring a fans' viewpoint to the
management of LOFC. I feel the role of 'critical friend' that LOFT provides
is an important conduit between the boardroom and the fan on the street.
As social secretary I would like to be part of raising LOFT's profile and
encouraging new members."
social@I-HATE-SPAMleytonorientfanstrust.com
Mike Randall / Stadium Issues
Year and Place of Birth: 1946, Barking
Place of Residence: Ilford
Occupation: Further Education lecturer
Orient fan since: 1962
Why do you want to be involved with LOFT? "Fans were
being treated with contempt and something had to be
done. LOFT was the result."
stadium@I-HATE-SPAMleytonorientfanstrust.com
Peter Osborne / Treasurer
Year and Place of Birth: 1952, East Molesley, Surrey
Place of Residence: Chessington, Surrey
Occupation: Chartered Accountant running own small practice in Kingston-upon-Thames.
Orient fan since: 1968
Why do you want to be involved with LOFT? "Because I think we can make a difference and contribute to the future of the club."
treasurer@I-HATE-SPAMleytonorientfanstrust.com
Vicki Kaye / Vice Chair
Year and Place of Birth: 1969, Croydon
Place of Residence: Southend
Occupation: Government Lawyer
Orient fan since: 1999
Why do you want to be involved with LOFT? "Fans have an important role to play in keeping the club informed of the effects of decisions which they make and I believe the Fans' Trust is an ideal way to provide feedback to the club."
vicechair@I-HATE-SPAMleytonorientfanstrust.com
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