CTPN board representatives
Executive Governance Board
Chief Executive Officer at City District of Södermalm, Stockholm
Dr Alexandra Wynn
Chair of the International Board
Director of London Resilience Unit, Greater London Authority
Katherine Richardson
Director of the District of Columbia Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency
Clint Osborn
Head of the Counter Terrorism Preparedness Network, hosted by Greater London Authority
Alex Townsend-Drake
International board
The international board and its expert working groups convene every eight-weeks inclusive of thematic presentations from members, case studies and guest speakers.
Guest speakers have included Figen Murray OBE (mother of Martyn Hett and the driving force behind Martyn's Law); the Rt Hon Andrew Weber (Former US Assistant Secretary of Defence for CBRN Programs under President Obama); Professor Fiona Wilcox (Her Majesty's Senior Coroner for Inner London); Dr Sabrina Cohen-Hatton (Chief Fire Officer, psychologist and writer); Lord Toby Harris (UK Parliament); John Barradell OBE (Chief Executive for the City of London); Dr Sajjan Gohel (Asia-Pacific Foundation); Bruce Hoffman (Council on Foreign Relations); Karie Gibson (US Federal Bureau of Investigation); Jérôme Fuchs (German Federal Police); and the United States Secret Service.
Australian Federal Police, Counter Terrorism, International Command.
Jordi Guerrero: Chief of Proximity and Emergency Unit, Guardia Urbana of Barcelona.
Laura Segal, Erin Serino: Chief of Staff, Boston Emergency Medical Services
Patrick Gistelinck, Pierre Vanbeveren: First Commissioner, Brussels Police Department
Greg O'Dwyer: Assistant Chief Fire Officer, Dublin Fire Brigade
Holger Nitsch: Director of the National Centre for Policing Excellence
Mark Dexter: Head of Specialist Operations, Greater Manchester Police.
Dr. Kathy Oldham: Chief Resilience Officer, Greater Manchester Combined Authority.
Oliver Levinson: Head of Countering Violent Extremism, MOPAC.
Jannet Browne or JP Graham: Deputy Director for Strategy and Governance or Deputy Director for Risk, Readiness and Response, Greater London Authority.
Kris Wright: Chief Superintendent, Protective Security Operations, Metropolitan Police.
Yannick Morvan: Chief of Special Operations, Montreal Fire Department.
Sébastien Charron: Commander, Counter Terrorism and Emergency Measures Section, Montreal Police.
Bruce O’Brien or Mike Ford: Superintendent and Senior Liaison Officer for United Kingdom, Europe, Middle East, and Africa at New Zealand Federal Police.
Florence Cipolla: Chief of Security Projects, City of Nice.
Patricia Ferguson: Deputy Chief, Ottawa Police Service.
Maikel Lenssen: Policy Advisor, Crisis Management and National Coordinator for Terrorism Response, Safety Region Rotterdam.
Maurice Stevens or Ronald Kreling: Director of Counter Terrorism, Rotterdam Police.
Michael Fetz: Commissioner and Counter Terrorism Coordinator, Stockholm Police Authority
Mikael Jeppson: Director of Emergency Preparedness and Defence, Stockholm County Administrative Board and Head of Coordination for the Stockholm Resilience Region.
Paul Fitzgerald: Deputy Fire Chief and Director, Toronto Fire Service.
Robert Johnson: Deputy Chief of Police, Toronto Police Service.
Ken Gemmill: Assistant Chief and FIFA Director, Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services.
Daniel McCoy: Deputy Fire Chief, Homeland Security and Special Operations, District of Columbia Fire and EMS Department.
Danny McCoy: Associate Director, Division of Operations and Intelligence, DC Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency.
Lauren Fricke: CTPN Program Coordinator, DC Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency.
Expert working groups
Expert working groups are thematic boards which allow members to share expertise, monitor relevant issues, and support the development of targeted products. They consist of subject matter experts from CTPN cities, academic partners and specialist organisations. CTPN has four active expert working groups.
The Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosive (CBRNE) expert working group monitors and briefs on the CBRNE threat and associated trends and implications for authorities in terms of prevention, planning, and response; shares initiatives, guidance, and events that may be of interest to CTPN members; and exchanges tactical and operational expertise. It is chaired by Superintendent Lee Kendrick, Head of the National CBRNE Centre at UK Counter Terrorism Policing.
The Humanitarian Assistance and Psychosocial Support (HAPSS) expert working group informs, advises, and supports the CTPN membership on issues and developments related to HAPSS. This is with a view to enhancing awareness and understanding of the psychosocial impacts of terrorism, and promoting the proactive integration of best practices in city HAPSS arrangements across all phases of emergency management. It is chaired by Jelena Watkins, Psychotherapist and Support Officer at Disaster Action.
The Major Events and Protective Security (MEPS) expert working group understands, engages with, and shares protective security practices for major events, large gatherings, and urban spaces. The group takes a cross-sector approach towards understanding the associated threats and monitoring/briefing on major events internationally, specifically across the CTPN. It is chaired by Neil Evans, Corporate Head of Security, at the City of London Corporation.
Group under development.
Strategic partners
Counter Terrorism Policing
Represented by Helen Williams or Kish Naidoo (Detective Chief Superintendent and National Coordinator Protect and Prepare)
European Corporate Security Association (ECSA)
Represented by Yvan De Mesmaeker (Secretary-General)
European Commission
Represented by Wiktor Wojtas (Policy Analyst, Counter Terrorism)
Europol
Represented by Andreas Grounas (Head of Team and Senior Specialist)
Interpol
Represented by Jorge Goncalves or John Hageman (Senior Manager, Project Stadia)
United Nations Office of Counter Terrorism (UNOCT)
Represented by Michelle Black (Chief of Staff)