TANYA illes
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
Hi all,
My name is Tanya and I live in Midsomer Norton with my husband and our two daughters. I joined the Free Rangers team, in May 2019, as the Administrative Assistant. I have worked in the administrative field for many years and have enjoyed a variety of settings including working at Ashridge Executive Education based in Berkhamsted, Marcus Evans Linguarama, nr Colerne and most recently, Somervale School, in Midsomer Norton.
As well as my adminstrative background, I have strong connections to the Royal Air Force. My father and both older brothers served in the RAF for many years between them and I joined the RAF Auxiliaries, as a Medic, with 4626 Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, then based at RAF Lyneham in 2005. I did a 5 month Operational Tour of Afghanistan in 2007, based at both Kandahar and Camp Bastion which I throughly enjoyed. It was by far, one of the most incredible and rewarding experiences I have ever had (if not a little scary at times) after that, Free Rangers has to be a breeze, right?
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Favourite forest animal: Wolf
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