Board And Staff
The best, quickest and most efficient way of contacting Birmingham County FA is via Support@BirminghamFA.com whereby your enquiry will be assigned into the inbox of the most relevant team or individual to assist with your query, usually within three to five working days.
You can also call our office line on 0121 357 4278 and listen to the relevant options to select the correct option for your query:
Option 1 - Football Services: for Discipline, Clubs & Leagues.
Option 2 - Football Development: for Courses & Coach development, Male Pathway, Female Pathway, Disability Pathway, Refereeing, Facilities and Accreditation
Option 3 - Safeguarding
Option 4 - BCFA Operations: For Finance, Media & Content, Facility Booking and Save Today Play Tomorrow
For reference, we are not a football club and do not run any teams. If you are looking to play and find a club to suit your needs and ability, then please use the FA’s search tool via the following website: www.find.englandfootball.com
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Most of the following mobile numbers are also personal numbers and may not be answered out of hours and/or at weekends. Please ensure you choose the individual most relevant to your query before contacting us to ensure that your query is dealt with by the correct individual.
Safeguarding
If you have an immediate and urgent concern about the safety or wellbeing of any individual, especially a child or vulnerable adult, whether inside or outside of football, please contact your local Emergency Services (999) or the NSPCC on: 0808 800 5000 or your Local Authority Safeguarding Services.
Katrina Pritchard, Safeguarding Administrator
M: 07813 067860
Tighe Maxwell-Whiteley, Safeguarding and Respect Officer
E: Safeguarding@BirminghamFA.com
M: 07980 830648
Sarah Willis, Safeguarding Manager
E: Safeguarding@BirminghamFA.com
M: 07791 120829
Discipline
Jemma Edwards, Discipline Officer
E: Support@BirminghamFA.com
M: 07415 063127
Maximus Court, Football Administrator (Discipline)
M: 07377 108693
Pat Edwards, Investigations Officer
E: Support@BirminghamFA.com
M: 07791 120928
Clubs and Leagues
Christopher Fletcher, Football Administrator
E: Support@BirminghamFA.com
M: 07852 115736
Mandy Garner, Governance & Compliance Officer (including County Cups)
E: Support@BirminghamFA.com
M: 07815 003827
Mohammed Juned, Football Services Manager
E: Support@BirminghamFA.com
M: 07970 781533
Referees
Keiran Forrest, Referee Development Officer
E: Support@BirminghamFA.com
M: 07415 063126
Nicola Belcher, Referee Development Assistant
E: Support@BirminghamFA.com
M: 07852 115732
Facilities
Caroline Smith, Capital Project Support
E: Support@BirminghamFA.com
M: 07502 039072
Joe Robinson, Facility & Investment Lead
E: Support@BirminghamFA.com
M: 07815 003822
Education & Courses
Dawn Pilkington, Football Administrator
E: Support@BirminghamFA.com
M: 07813 630150
Rachael Mitchell-Blunt, Deputy Football Development Manager
E: Support@BirminghamFA.com
M: 07870 382223
Football Development
Ryan Kimberley, Adult Male & Disability FDO
E: Support@BirminghamFA.com
M: 07815 003820
Jim McGettrick, Volunteer Coordinator
Mizan Rahman, Diversity, Inclusion & Youth Male FDO
E: Support@BirminghamFA.com
M: 07815 003824
Vicky Mitchell, Women & Girls FDO
E: Support@BirminghamFA.com
M: 07815 003828
Luke Bowles, Football Development Manager
E: Support@BirminghamFA.com
M: 07527 079432
Finance
Myles Mayers, Finance Officer
P: 0121 357 4278 (Option 4)
Media & Marketing
Ella Perry, Media & Content Officer
E: Support@BirminghamFA.com
M: 07538 792795
Richard Lindsay, Sustainability & Business Insights Manager
E: Support@BirminghamFA.com
M: 07870 251112
Pitch Hire
Kieron Kavanagh, Operations Officer (for pitch hire and venue bookings)
E: Support@BirminghamFA.com
M: 07815 003825
CEO
Kevin Shoemake, CEO
M: 07966 143526
board members
Name | Term | Position | Current/previous role | Responsibility/interests |
Sandra Hampton | 2nd term - 3yrs July 2021 |
Chairperson | Previous: Sport England: Community Sport Relationship Manager |
Chairman: Board & Council SLT |
Kevin Shoemake | Appointed in 2016 | CEO FA Representative |
9 years as CEO within CFA network Ex Pro/Semi-Pro footballer UEFA B Coach & FA Tutor |
Business Leadership Strategic Delivery Budgets |
Monica Shafaq | 2nd term – 3yrs July 2023 |
Senior Non Exec | CEO: The Kaleidoscope Plus Group (Health & Wellbeing charity) |
Equality/Diversity Health & Wellbeing HR |
Mike Penn | Appointed in 2016 | Non Exec | Referee Businessman FA Referee & FA Leagues Committee |
Refereeing and Development |
Shameem Kazmi | 1st term - 3yrs July 2021 |
Non Exec | Britvic PLC Director R&D and Innovation Grassroots Football Coach |
Culture & Insight Sustainability PR/Marketing/Research |
Holly Murdoch | 1st term - 3yrs July 2021 |
Non Exec | General Manager: St George’s Park |
Facility Development HR PR/Marketing |
Stuart Welch | 2nd term – 3yrs July 2023 |
Non Exec | Royal Bank of Scotland: Regional Director – Corporate & Commercial Banking Grassroots Football Club Volunteer |
Finance/Investment Commercial Development Business (Shared) Services |
John Berry | 2nd term – 3yrs July 2023 |
Non Exec | Town Planning Manager – HS2 Previous: Public Health England: Programme Manager WMCA Sport England, Facilities and Planning Relationship Manager |
Facility Development Sports Participation Partnerships |
Annelli Peavot | Appointed in 2022 | Non-Exec |
Head of Safeguarding HE, |
Safeguarding, Child protection, Welfare & Wellbeing, Mental Health |
Luke Bowles | Appointed in 2022 | Football Development Manager | 8 years in FD within CFA network Former Grassroots Player UEFA B Coach & Level 3 Men’s & Women’s Match Official |
Football Development Strategic Delivery Culture Ambassador |
Mohammed Juned | Joined BCFA in 2009 | Football Services Manager | 14 years in the County FA Network, 25 years involvement in grassroots football as a player, manager and a UEFA B qualified coach |
Grand Hotel, Birmingham – 4th November 2021
Pictured (left to right):
Andrew Wilkinson (IoD Greater Birmingham Chair)
Shameem Kazmi (BCFA Non-Executive Director
Inez Brown (IoD West Midlands Chair)