Claire is an experienced resilience specialist with a proven track record of leading and responding to Civil Emergencies and Major incidents. As a former senior officer within the Police with over thirty years of policing experience, she has developed a wealth of experience in Strategic and Tactical Leadership in Crisis Management, Business Continuity and Serious and Organised Crime. She has led the response to many complex issues involving severe weather, flooding, critical incidents, as well as event planning for major national events.
Claire has significant experience in managing complex border issues having led the preparation and response to EU Exit for both the Police and the Local Resilience Forum in Kent, which required complex Borders and Traffic Management Plans to mitigate the impact to the Strategic Road Network of border changes at the Dover to Calais short strait crossings. This involved complex senior stakeholder management across the UK working with multi-agency partners, international stakeholders, Local leaders, Government Departments and engagement at a Ministerial level; that led to the development of long-term strategic solutions, extensive response and business continuity plans and a comprehensive command and control structure, that included the development of bi-lateral command and control arrangements within the EU.
Claire has worked with Strategic Partners within her local resilience forum to build community resilience and plan and exercise for local community risks. During the Covid Pandemic she led both the Police response and multi-Agency Response co-ordinating Chief Executives in the Public Sector, Private Sector and Voluntary Agencies to achieve joint strategic objectives and build resilience. Through her collaborative approach she chaired the regional Strategic Co-ordinating Group to develop and deliver regional strategies and mutual aid options to respond to key issues.
Claire delivers a range of courses for the Emergency Planning College including crisis management training to UK Government Departments to assist them in developing core skills to prepare, exercise and respond to national security risks.
Outside of work Claire enjoys spending quality time with her family and has a passion for travelling.
Qualifications
- Strategic Public Order Commander and Events Management
- Strategic Firearms Commander
- Counter Terrorism and High Threat Commander
- Strategic CBRN Commander
- Multi Agency Gold Incident Command
- Major Crime Senior Investigating Officer (PIP3)