Meet the Eagles
The people who make everything happen!
Marc Fayemi
Chairman
Marc’s first touch of a handball was in the late 1980’s in his hometown of Dourdan (France!) and he has been passionate about the spot ever since. He joined the Eagles in January 2005 and has been active in the management of the men’s team in various roles and capacities since 2008. His best moments in an Eagles jersey have been winning the EHA Cup in 2010 and taking part in several European Challenge Cup campaigns. He was also a handball technical official at the London 2012 Olympics and was voted England Handball’s Coach of the Year 2015!
Court position: where the team needed me
Favourite eagles memory: 20 years of amazing friendship & love
What you love about handball: the team spirit required, the intensity, the physical engagement, the game strategy, ... - just an excellent sport to practise from an early age.
Anna Thornhill
Seniors Director
Shortlisted for Ealing Adult volunteer of the year in 2023.
Where you're from: Poland
Years spend with handball: since 10 years old
Court position: left wing
Favourite Eagles memory: seeing my teammates in person at training after Covid restrictions were lifted
What do you love about handball: the camaraderie of the team and pace of the game
Erika Recska
Welfare Officer & U14s Girls Coach
Erika joined the Eagles in 2008 and since then has won 4 National Championships and 5 EHA Cups with us. Before joining Eagles, she played handball from the age of 13 in Hungary with a one year break in 2013 to have her twin boys. During London Olympics in 2012 Erika was promoting handball in Hyde Park. She works in education and has always been passionate about encouraging children to take part in physical activities and leading a healthy lifestyle.
Years spent in handball: 30 years
Court position: Right wing
Favourite memory: sharing the news with my team that I could not play because I was expecting my babies🥰 We all cried😊
What I love about handball: It is a fast paced game, a great team sport where anyone can score. It is so fun to play it, you can never get bored of it!
Maria Seri
Treasurer
Where you’re from: Argentina
Years spent with handball: Since I was 12yo with a few breaks when I came to this country and then when I had kids.
Court position: wing and line player
Favourite eagles memory: the trips to the Liverpool Tournament. Not only we played lots of handball but also we went out a lot and played games other than handball with the men and other teams.
What you love about handball: being part of the team, the camaraderie, working hard.
Aurelia Prat
Secretary
Where you're from: France
Years in handball: as a player maybe a couple of weeks during high school in France, as a supporter more than 25 years as my partner Franck played at Uni and then joined the Eagles( then Ruislip Eagles) in 2002 maybe 2003 when he moved to England. He stopped after dislocating his shoulder in 2005 but managed to give the bug to our children Julie and Samuel and we rejoined the Eagles in 2018.
Court position: on the side ☺️
Favorite memories: bbq at Mel's when the club was smaller, Julie's team winning the 2022 U16 girls English championship and Samuel's team winning the 2024 U14 boys and 2026 U16 boys English championship.
What you love about handball: the fast pace, accessible to everyone and the camaraderie.
Lydia Leung
Communications Officer
Where you’re from: Hong Kong
Court position: LB/CB
Favourite eagles memory: winning national cup champion!
What you love about handball: I love handball because it got a mix of everything that makes it fun, such as power, speed, team play and physical contact. I have also made some friends for life.
Erika Hodosi
Development Officer
Where you’re from: Hungary
Years spent with handball: 10+ years
Court position: Goalkeeper (newly trying line player)
Favourite eagles memory: going to Scotland together and the whole experience from travelling, playing and hanging out for a weekend with the team 🥰
What you love about handball: the community and just how this sport has completely captured my heart since I was 8 years old 💙