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.
Karen Locke
Karen has 17 years’ experience working in risk management; five years with the NHS and the past 12 years in local government, currently as Risk Manager at Renfrewshire Council. She enjoys building lasting relationships with other risk and insurance professionals and finds great value in learning and sharing best practice together. Karen has oversight of membership retention and recruitment.
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.
Jane Cooper
Jane is Risk & Business Continuity Team Leader at Shropshire Council where she develops and delivers all risk management training and is responsible for the opportunity risk management strategy and business continuity planning. Jane is Chair of the ALARM Midlands Group and the ALARM Local & Central Government Group, and assists with the strategic development and delivery of benefits and outputs.
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.
Peter Andrews
Wither over 25 years' experience, Peter is a specialist in enterprise risk, information risk, data protection and insurance. He is Head of Risk and Information Governance and Hampshire County Council. Peter has oversight for the governance of ALARM, including chairing the AGM, managing the Articles of Association, and organisational policies and procedures.
When I hear the work 'risk' I think of opportunity, change, innovation and improvement. I firmly believe this is what we are doing at ALARM.
Chris Walker
Chris has experience of working in housing, private sector insurance and is currently the Head of Risk Management at Durham University. Chris has oversight of ALARM's finances and also leads the ALARM Higher & Further Education Group.
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/
Annah Buseri
Annah is Assistant Management Accountant and Risk Manager at Mace Housing Co-operative. Recently elected to the Board, Annah is Chair of the ALARM Housing Group.
Mandy Knowlton-Rayner
Mandy is Insurance and Risk Lead at Lincolnshire County Council. Mandy has oversight on the strategic delivery and development of training and editorial content.
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.
Wayne Rigby
Wayne has worked in local government for over 30 years and currently manages the insurance function and the in-house claims handling team at Doncaster Council. He has oversight on sponsorship and chairs the ALARM Communications Panel.
ALARM provides targeted risk management, guidance and relevant content to add to your awareness, effectiveness and influencing.
- LinkedIn:
- https://linkedin.com/in/riggers/
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.