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TS Gambia

Unit Staff

Cadet Unit Commander	*Lieutenant Commander Nicole Steeples NZCF.* LT CDR Steeples NZCF is in overall command of the unit. She is responsible for all unit personnel and equipment. LT CDR Steeples joined TS Gambia as a cadet in 1989; she worked her way up through the ranks and was commissioned on 14th Nov 1996. On 1st July 2005 was appointed Cadet Unit Commander. On the 7th Feb 2006 was awarded the Cadet Force Medal.
Executive Officer	*Lieutenant Penelope Hodder NZCF.* LT Hodder joined TS Gambia in 1999 as a supplementary staff member, after working in the unit for a number of years she was commissioned on 17 July 2002.
Officers	Lieutenant Barry Tibbles NZCF. LT Tibbles joined TS Gambia in 1974; he worked up the ranks to Master Cadet leaving in 1983. Barry re-joined the unit in 1994; he was commissioned in 1996 but due to work commitments he resigned in 2001 but stayed on as an instructor, recommissioned in 2005. Barry is qualified as a Mountain Safety Bush Instructor and has a number of commercial marine qualifications.
	Acting Ensign Hapi Leonard NZCF. AENS Leonard joined TS Gambia in 2010; he was commissioned in May 2010.
Cadet Staff	Master Cadet Stephen Barry SCC.