Resilience Team Officer Profiles

Erica Hermon - Resilience Team Manager

Specialisations:

• Emergency Planning
• Business Continuity
• Operations and Logistics Management
• Strategic Objectives and Service Planning
• Budget and Resources

Erica joined the Resilience Team in November 2009 before becoming the Resilience Team Manager in April 2010.

Erica holds a Master in Defence Studies from Kings College London.  Prior to joining the Local Authority, Erica was a Wing Commander in the Royal Air Force responsible for planning the military's operational and logistics contributions to operations overseas.

Email: ehermon@herefordshire.gov.uk
Office: 01432 261906
Mobile: 07792 881429

Ian Baker - Emergency Planning Officer (Community Resilience)

Specialisations:

• Operational Emergency Planning & Response
• Rest Centre Management and training
• Emergency Accommodation and Property
• Emergency Mortuaries 
• Public Safety at Events
• Coordinating Voluntary Sector support 
• Anti-viral Collection Points
• Public Helplines
• Water Distribution Plan
• Community Resilience

Ian joined the team in July 2002.

Ian holds a Diploma in Emergency Planning from Coventry University and is a Member of the Emergency Planning Society.  Ian was involved with incidents such as the Legionnaires outbreak, the Skymark Fire, flooding, snow etc.  Ian has extensive experience of operational activities such as Rest Centre Management.  Ian is involved in  training and plan exercising.

Email: ibaker@herefordshire.gov.uk
Office: 01432 260223
Mobile: 07792 880341

Alex Bartoszewicz - Emergency Planning Officer (Environment)

Specialisations:

• Flood Planning
• CBRN Planning
• Pipeline Planning
• General emergencies which have an environmental impact.

Alex joined the team in September 2011.

Alex holds a Disaster Management and Emergency Planning BSc Honours (Sandwich) degree from Coventry University and is a Member of the Emergency Planning Society

Email:  abartoszewicz@herefordshire.gov.uk

Office: 01432 383511
Mobile: 07792 881430

Paul Dubberley - Emergency Planning Officer (Health)

Specialisations:

• Infectious disease Outbreak Plan (including pan-flu)
• Herefordshire Flu-Line Guidance
• WMLRF Mass Fatalities Plan and County Appendix
• Excess Deaths
• Animal Health
• NHS (PCT and HHT) Major Incident Response Appendices

Paul joined the team in August 2010 but has a long association with Herefordshire as a former Police Officer.

Paul achieved an MSc in the Study of Public Order and brings a wealth of operational command and control experience to the team. Paul maintains a keen interest in training and plan exercising.

Email: pdubberley@herefordshire.gov.uk
Office:  01432 260382
Mobile: 07792 881464

Nigel Thomas - Emergency Planning Officer (Business Continuity)

Specialisations:

• Business Continuity Management for Herefordshire Council, NHS Herefordshire and Wye Valley Trust
• Business Continuity Promotion for local businesses and voluntary organisations
• Community and Local Risk Registers
• Secure/Emergency Communications

Nije joined the team in December 2006 from Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council.  Prior to this Nije was an air traffic control officer the RAF for 33 years but, in the latter years, undertook contingency and business continuity planning.

He holds a diploma in Business Continuity Management from Coventry University and the BCI Certificate, and is a member of the Emergency Planning Society and the Business Continuity Institute.

Email: nathomas@herefordshire.gov.uk
Office: 01432 383512
Mobile: 07792 880922

Marcel Paschedag - Emergency Planning Officer (Business Continuity - Health)

Specialisations:

• Business Continuity Management for the Wye Valley NHS Trust, NHS Herefordshire and Herefordshire Council
• Fuel Contingency Planning

Marcel joined the team in December 2011 and has a keen interest in emergency and crisis management.  He graduated with a masters degree from Leiden University, The Netherlands, in 1995 in Public Administration.  He is an experienced trainer trainer/consultant with a strong embedding in learning and development.  He worked at the Dutch Institute for Safety (NIFV) where he was involved in multi-agency crisis management.  His experiences range from drinking water crisis to developing Continuous Personal Development (CPD) for training managers from the emergency services and public bodies.

In the Resilience Team his main focus is on Business Continuity for Wye Valley NHS Trust and the provision of fuel to maintain critical services.

Email: mpaschedag@hereforshire.gov.uk
Office: 01432 260567
Mobile: 07792 880549

Annie Lilwall - Administration Support

Specialisations:

• Admin support to the Resilience Team
• Loggist trained
• Rest Centre Manager

Annie has 22 years of Local Government experience and provides admin support to the team. She is a trained emergency loggist and rest centre manager and has been involved in a number of incidents - Foot & Mouth, Legionnaires outbreak, Skymark and adverse weather.

Email: alilwall@herefordshire.gov.uk
Office: 01432 261881
Mobile: 07792 880342

Nia Rowlands-Cranham - Health and Safety Officer

Specialisations:

• Health and Safety Advice and support
• Accident Investigation
• Safety Auditing

Nia joined the team in August 2011 and comes from a Local Government background specialising in health and safety.  Her main area of focus is Corporate Health and Safety.

Email: nrowlands-cranham@herefordshire.gov.uk

Office: 01432 260860
Mobile: 07792 880391

Iain Wilkie - Health and Safety Officer

Specialisations:

• Health and Safety Advice and support
• Accident Investigation
• Safety Auditing

Iain joined the team in August 2011 and comes from an Environmental Health background specialising in health and safety.  His main area of focus is Health and Safety within schools.

Email: iwilkie@herefordshire.gov.uk
Office: 01432 260650
Mobile: 07792 881237