Tristan da Cunha Association Organisation

How the TDCA works

How we are organised

Membership is open to all who have an interest in Tristan da Cunha. They include Tristan islanders
(resident and overseas), former expatriates who have worked on Tristan, and many visitors and friends
throughout the world.

We are organised by a committee of trustees elected at the Annual General Meeting. Trustees are volunteers who give of their time freely, don’t receive expenses for travel or accommodation, and use their own IT equipment.
Several trustees work, and those retired often have other caring and volunteer roles.

Islanders living overseas have often served on the committee, and the present Chief Islander, Ian Lavarello,
was a committee member when living in the UK 1991-1993.

TDCA annual accounts are always presented and agreed at AGMs. Full 2024 accounts are available for
download both on the Charity Commission and our own website where they can be checked by members
and the general public. Please continue to support us by renewing your membership, encouraging others to
join, and getting involved by att ending gatherings and offering to help us support the Tristan community.

Trustee Meetings

Trustees meet by Zoom during the year and hold a face-to-face meeting on the Friday afternoon prior to the Annual Gathering during which an Annual General Meeting takes place. Agendas and minutes are distributed by email.

Wider Consulation

Further recent developments have been: the creation of a Support Group, who are kept up-to-date with
plans, consulted about issues and help run Annual Gatherings and the establishment of an Archive subgroup
to assist the island develop a comprehensive historical archive.

Special General Meetings

A first Special General Meeting by Zoom was held successfully in September 2022 when membership approval was required. Afterwards an 'Any Questions' session took place with pre-submitted questions being put to the Tristan da Cunha Administrator Jason Ivory. This enabled direct communications between members across the world (eg USA, South Africa, Iceland, Switzerland, Netherlands, Ireland, UK) with Tristan da Cunha for the first time. We aim to repeat this experiment in the future.

Trustees and Committee Members

Cindy Buxton, Barry Carter, Hazel Carter, John Cooper, Megan Elsmore, Mike Faulds,
Colette Halter-Pernet, Richard Grundy, Anna Hicks, Alison Hentley, Mike Hentley, Jim Kerr, 
Peter Millington, Aniket Sardana, Clive Siddall and Nick Schönfeld.

Officers

	President	[Vacant]
	Vice Presidents	Sir Martin Holdgate CB Lady Elizabeth Alton
	Co-Chair	John Cooper	cochair@tristandc.com
	Co-Chair and Newsletter Editor	Richard Grundy	newseditor@tristandc.com
	Secretary and Treasurer:	Jim Kerr	secretary@tristandc.com
	Meetings Secretary	Barry Carter
	Webmaster	Peter Millington	webmaster@tristandc.com
	Website Editor	Hazel Carter
	Librarian	Clive Siddall
Support Group
	Alan and Ann Ashworth, Debbie Elsmore, Elaine Mawer, Dawn Repetto, Neil Robson, Tessa Smith and Tracy Tough.
Archive Group
	Barry & Hazel Carter, Martin & Marilyn Crawford, Iris Green, Kelly Green, Julia Gunther, Colett e Halter-Pernet, Sandra Kornet, Peter Millington, Dawn Repetto, Neil Robson, Nick Schönfeld & Clive Siddall.