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

MEET THE TEAM

 

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

E: Support@BirminghamFA.com

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)

E: Support@BirminghamFA.com

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

E: Support@BirminghamFA.com

      

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

E: Support@BirminghamFA.com

P: 0121 357 4278 (Option 4)

 

 

Media & Marketing

 

Ella Perry, Media & Content Officer

E: Support@BirminghamFA.com

 

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

E: Support@BirminghamFA.com

M: 07966 143526

 board members

Name  Term  Position  Current/previous role  Responsibility/interests 
Sandra Hampton 

Appointed July 2015 

3rd (final) x 3yr term

Appointed Chair 2024

Chairperson

SLT

Previous: Sport England - Community Sport Relationship Manager

Club Committee Member (Tennis)

Sports Participation

Code of Governance

Women & Girls Football

Kevin Shoemake 

Appointed May 2016

Full-Time employee

CEO

Ex-Officio (role)

SLT

Ex Pro/Semi-Pro footballer

UEFA B Coach & FA Tutor

FA Representative & NGB Member

Premier League Delegate/UEFA Delegate

Business Leadership

Strategic Development

Senior Safeguarding Lead

Monica Shafaq 

Appointed July 2018

1 x 2yr + 2nd x 3yr term - June 2026

Senior Independent Non-Executive

Chair: IAG

SLT

CEO - Gordon Moody (Gambling Addiction Charity)

Non Exec positions: Man Utd Foundation; Premier League Equality & Diversity Panel; PFA Foundation, FA National Asian Inclusion Advisory Group

Equality/Diversity
Health & Wellbeing

HR

Charity Governance

Mike Penn  

Appointed July 2013

Reappointed 2021 12yrs - June 2025

Immediate Past Chairman

Chair: Referee Group

Ex Referee

Businessman

Previously FA Referee Committee & FA Leagues Committee

County FA organisation & funding

Referees

People

Shameem Kazmi 

Appointed July 2018

2nd (final) x 3yr term - June 2024

Independent Non-Executive

Britvic Plc: Director Research & Development & Innovation

UEFA B Coach

Strategy

Culture & People

Sustainability

Holly Murdoch 

Appointed July 2018

2nd x 3yr term - June 2024

Independent Non-Executive

Chief Operating Officer, Women's Professional Game (NewCo)

Previously General Manager, St George's Park

Facility Development

HR

PR/Marketing

Stuart Welch 

Appointed July 2018

1 x 2yr + 2nd x 3yr term - June 2026

Independent Non-Executive

Regional Director - Corporate & Commercial Banking, RBS

Level 2 Coach

Finance/Investment

Commercial Development

John Berry 

 Appointed July 2018

1 x 2yr + 2nd x 3yr term - June 2026

Independent Non-Executive

Town Planning Manager – HS2

Previous: Public Health England

Previous: Programme Manager WMCA

Facility Development

Sports Participation

Community Engagement

Annelli Peavot  

Appointed Jan 2022

1st x 2.5yr term - June 2024

Independent Non-Executive

Head of Safeguarding - Canterbury Christ Church University

Previous Non Exec: British Gymnastics & Swim England

Board Safeguarding & Safety Champion

Safeguarding Strategy & people

Luke Bowles 

Appointed July 2022

Full-Time employee

Ex-officio (role)

SLT

Football Development Manager (BCFA)

Ex Player

Level 3 Referee

UEFA B Coach

Football Development & Governance

Participation & Interventions

Dep Senior Safeguarding Lead

Mohammed Juned 

Appointed July 2023

Full-Time employee

Ex-officio (role)

SLT

Football Services Manager (BCFA)

Ex Player/Manager

UEFA B Coach

Football Administration

Discipline & customer excellence

ED&I

 Martin Leong 1 x 1yr + 2nd x 3yr term - June 2025 Independent Non-Executive

C-Suite Senior Executive

International Banking & Consultancy

Commercial/Sponsorship

Partnerships

 
We were thrilled to learn of the fantastic achievement that Shameem was the recipient of the winners award at the Institute of Directors (Midlands) for Non-Executive Director of the Year. A huge congratulations from everyone at Birmingham County FA. 

 

Sham Award WinnerGrand 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)