The best, quickest and most efficient way of contacting Birmingham County FA is via support@birminghamfa.com where your enquiry will be passed to a member of the team to respond accordingly and specific to your enquiry and usually within five working days, unless marked as urgent.

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.

 

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: https://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. 

 

Senior Leadership Team

Kevin Shoemake, CEO

E: Support@BirminghamFA.com

M: 07966 143526

 

David Nixon, Football Services Manager
E: Support@BirminghamFA.com
M: 07980 830656

Luke Bowles, Football Development Manager
E: Support@BirminghamFA.com
M: 07527 079432

 

Mohammed Juned, Clubs & Leagues Manager

E: Support@BirminghamFA.com
M: 07970 781533

 

Rachael Mitchell-Blunt, Deputy Football Development Manager
E: Support@BirminghamFA.com
M: 07870 382223

  

Richard Lindsay, Sustainability & Business Insights Manager
E: Support@BirminghamFA.com
M: 07870 251112

 

Tracy Piper, Finance Manager
E: Support@BirminghamFA.com
M: 07815 003823

 

Safeguarding

Sarah Willis, Safeguarding Manager

E: Safeguarding@BirminghamFA.com
M: 07791 120829

 

Ella Perry, Compliance & Safeguarding Officer

E: Support@BirminghamFA.com

M: 07813 067860

Football Services

 

Christopher Fletcher, Football Administrator

E: Support@BirminghamFA.com
M: 07852 115736

 

Emily Peacock, Media & Content Officer

E: Support@BirminghamFA.com
M: 07538 792795

 

Jemma Edwards, Discipline Officer
E: Support@BirminghamFA.com
M: 07415 063127

 

Kieron Kavanagh, Operations Officer
E: Support@BirminghamFA.com
M: 07815 003825

 

Mandy Garner, Governance & Compliance Officer (including County Cup)

E: Support@BirminghamFA.com
M: 07815 003827

 

Nicola Belcher, Football Administrator

E: Support@BirminghamFA.com
M: 07852 115732

 

Olivia Fergusson, Football Administrator

E: Support@BirminghamFA.com

 

Pat Edwards, Investigations Officer
E: Support@BirminghamFA.com
M: 07791 120928

 

Football Development

 

Caroline Smith, Capital Project Support
E: Support@BirminghamFA.com
M: 07502 039072

Dawn Pilkington, Football Administrator
E: Support@BirminghamFA.com
M: 07813 630150

Harley Hetherington, Adult Male & Disability FDO
E: Support@BirminghamFA.com
M: 07815 003820

   

Joe Robinson, Facility & Investment Lead

E: Support@BirminghamFA.com
M: 07815 003822

 

Keiran Forrest, Referee Development Officer
E: Support@BirminghamFA.com
M: 07415 063126

  

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

 

board members

Name	Term	Position	Current/previous role	Responsibility/interests
Mike Penn	Appointed in 2016	Chairman FA Representative	Referee Businessman FA Referee & FA Leagues Committee	Chairman: Board & Council SLT
Steve Poole	Appointed in 2016	Deputy Chairman	Deputy Chair – Midland Football League BCFA Discipline Chair & FA Chair Deputy Chair – BCFA Competitions Committee	Safeguarding Champion SLT
Kevin Shoemake	Appointed in 2016	CEO	9 years as CEO within CFA network Ex Pro/Semi-Pro footballer UEFA B Coach & FA Tutor	Business Leadership Strategic Delivery Budgets
Sandra Hampton	2nd term - 3yrs July 2021	Non Exec	Previous: Sport England: Community Sport Relationship Manager	Sports Participation Code of Governance Women & Girls Football
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
Monica Shafaq	2nd term – 3yrs July 2023	Non Exec	CEO: The Kaleidoscope Plus Group (Health & Wellbeing charity)	Equality/Diversity Health & Wellbeing HR
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
Guy Rippon	Annual appointment 1st July	Co-opted	Aston Villa FC: Head of Foundation & Community Partnerships	Sport Participation Code of Governance Community Engagement
Gareth Roberts	Annual appointment 1st July	Co-opted	Previous: Commercial Director – Warwickshire CCC/Edgbaston Previous: CEO - Leicester & RCFA Previous: Director Sponsorship & Media Relations, Carlsberg UK	Commercial/Sponsorship Business Services Partnerships Customer Insight & Brand

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.