Meet the team
Stephen Grogan is the overall Head of the BRT and coordinates the work of both sections of the Team.
Martin Tolman is the Emergency Planning Manager responsible for ensuring arrangements within the Council are fit for purpose and that the City Council can play its part effectively when responding in partnership to a wide range of emergencies.
Veronica Coleman is a Principal Emergency Planning Officer responsible for ensuring that the City Council’s welfare response is fit for purpose and leading on recovery planning.
Glen Curry is an Emergency Planning Officer who ensures that the City Council has robust communications systems, including public warning systems. Glen also leads on City Council contributions to CBRN (Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear) and COMAH planning and is the Team’s lead contact for areas related to buildings, environment and infrastructure.
Jan Quigley is an Emergency Planning Officer responsible for community and voluntary sector engagement and the development of resilient communities and neighbourhoods.
Paul Obrey is an Emergency Planning Officer responsible for ensuring that designated buildings, equipment and procedures are in place so that the City Council’s response during an emergency can be activated effectively. This includes developing plans as required to enhance capabilities e.g. Humanitarian Assistance Centres.
Jawaid Akhtar is an Emergency Planning Officer leading on media, publications, and promotional events associated with communicating emergency preparedness messages to the community.
Mark Harris and David Aston are Assistant Emergency Planning Officers maintaining a wide range of office and organisational support systems, assisting with training and development, events organisation and departmental procurement. They also assist on a wide range of projects in conjunction with our partners in the emergency services.
Ed Whitton is the Partnership Resilience Manager responsible for ensuring that partnership emergency planning and resilience arrangements are fit for purpose. Ed also leads on matters regarding counter terrorism where the City Council emergency planning has a specific interest.
Mariola Smallman is a Principal Partnership Emergency Planning Officer. Mariola has lead responsibility for the promotion of business continuity planning within the City Council and externally. Mariola also leads on specific contingency plans including: influenza pandemic, fuel disruption and mortuary arrangements.
Melanie Dinnis is the Partnership Emergency Planning Officer. Melanie has specific lead responsibility for flood planning, City Centre Evacuation Planning and for ensuring fit for purpose Geographical Information Systems (GIS) for use in emergency planning/management.
John Pell is the West Midlands Fire Service Partnership Officer and has a particular multi-agency lead responsibility for CBRN and COMAH planning.
Alan Green is the West Midlands Police Partnership Officer.
Tony Fisher is the NHS Emergency Planning Officer and ensures that NHS and City Council arrangements are fully integrated.
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