ALARM Board
The ALARM Board consists of elected and appointed volunteer directors from the membership. They are responsible for the operational management, strategic planning and business sustainability of ALARM.
Jane Cooper
Jane has recently retired as Risk & Business Continuity Manager at Shropshire Council where she was responsible for opportunity risk management strategy and business continuity planning. Jane assists with ALARM’s strategic development and delivery of benefits and outputs and leads the Sponsor relations portfolio for ALARM.
I have been involved with ALARM for 14 years and despite the ever-changing professional environment, ALARM provides a forum to access the most up-to-date practices and guidance for members.
Chris Walker
Chris has experience of working in housing, local government, blue light and most recently higher education as the Head of Risk Management at Durham University. He has been involved with ALARM for over a decade and currently leads the membership engagement portfolio. Chris is ALARM's President Elect and will follow Jane Cooper into the role in 2027.
ALARM provides access to wide range of training and guidance, and I have been lucky enough to help shape this output during my time on the Board.
- LinkedIn:
- https://linkedin.com/in/chriswalker32/
Wayne Rigby
Wayne has worked in local government for nearly 40 years and currently manages the insurance function at Lincolnshire County Council. He leads on Conference & Awards planning and has contributed to many ALARM guidance documents.
ALARM provides targeted risk management, guidance and relevant content to add to your awareness, effectiveness and influencing.
- LinkedIn:
- https://linkedin.com/in/riggers/
Mandy Knowlton-Rayner
Mandy is Strategic Risk Lead at Lincolnshire County Council. Mandy has oversight on the strategic delivery and development of training and editorial content. Mandy leads the Training portfolio and also leads Marketing and Communications.
Being part of ALARM provides a great network of support as well as guidance and advice. Over my public sector career I have not come across a better group for professional and personal support as well as development opportunities.
Karen Locke
Karen has over 20 years’ experience working in risk management; the first 5 years with the NHS and thereafter in local government. Karen was ALARM President from 2023-2025 and continues now as Director. She is currently Risk Manager at Renfrewshire Council and in both her local government and ALARM roles she enjoys building lasting relationships with other risk and insurance professionals and finds great value in learning and sharing best practice together.
I love that ALARM is run by members, for members, so our willingness to share with and learn from each other is a great benefit with huge value for me.
Perry Hill
Perry is a solicitor with over 20 years of experience. He specialises in claims brought against public sector bodies.
I love working with ALARM because it is completely different to the day job and gives me a unique insight into the demands and challenges of running a membership organisation.