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Board and Staff

WORCESTERSHIRE FA STAFF

Based at our County Sports Ground office in Worcester

The quickest and most efficient way of contacting Worcestershire FA is by emailing support@worcestershirefa.com where your enquiry will be passed to a member of the team to respond as soon as possible.

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), 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 want to find a club to suit your needs and ability, then please use the Find Football search tool by clicking here.

OUR STAFF

Nichola Trigg - Chief Executive and Senior Safeguarding Lead

Nichola is the Association’s Chief Executive and joined us in 2012. A chartered accountant by profession, Nichola has an extensive commercial and financial background spanning over 20 years. Nichola oversees the running of the whole organisation and has specific focus on the Corporate and Financial side of our projects. She is also a qualified referee as well as being a Director of WFA and WFA Sports Facilities Ltd.

E: nichola.trigg@worcestershirefa.com
T: 01905 827137

Ollie Williams - Chief Operating Officer and Deputy Senior Safeguarding Lead

Ollie joined the Association in 2013 as a Football Development Officer and went on to hold the role of Referee Development Manager between 2017 and 2022. In September 2022, Ollie took on the new role of Chief Operating Officer and his remit includes overseeing our Administration processes, Football Development provision and the County Sports Ground facility. Ollie is also an active assistant referee on the English Football League (EFL).

E: ollie.williams@worcestershirefa.com

T: 01905 827137 ext. 208

Supports: Wolves

SAFEGUARDING TEAM

Safeguarding our participants is at the heart of everything we do. We have staff who oversee our safeguarding processes in conjunction with external organisations to identify and deal with poor practice issues through to serious safeguarding risks.
E: safeguarding@worcestershirefa.com
T: 01905 827137

FOOTBALL SERVICES TEAM

Email this team on: support@worcestershirefa.com

Julie Lymer - Football Services Manager and Deputy Designated Safeguarding Officer

Julie has an extensive background in administration and is our longest serving member of staff, having joined us in 2002. There is very little that Julie doesn’t know about the Association and the administration processes for grassroots football. This makes Julie one of the first ports of call for club and league administration enquiries including affiliation, player registration, county cups and sanctioning.
E: julie.lymer@worcestershirefa.com
T: 01905 827137 ext. 203

Ravel Cheosiaua - Discipline & Investigations Officer

Ravel re-joined the County FA in October 2018 as Discipline & Investigations Officer. Day-to-day, Ravel oversees all discipline matters including yellow cards, red cards, misconduct cases and investigations (including serious allegations). He also works to educate/support all participants regarding discipline in general. Away from the office, Ravel is an active assistant referee on the English Football League (EFL).
E: ravel.cheosiaua@worcestershirefa.com
T: 01905 827137 ext. 202
Supports: Steaua Bucharest

Helen Plumley - Youth League Referee Appointments Officer

Helen’s primary function is to appoint match officials to youth football matches for Worcestershire FA affiliated competitions. She has a lot of experience in league administration and supporting match officials. Helen also helps to run our Connexions Café and has completed food hygiene courses and a First Response course.
E: helen.plumley@worcestershirefa.com
M: 07769 994984
Supports: Rangers

Melvin Dulak - Worcestershire Schools’ FA Administrator

Melvin has been part of Worcestershire Schools’ FA since 2017. He helps to organise and administer County Schools’ representative teams, in addition to helping local School Football competitions. Melvin also helps to run our Connexions Café and in doing so helps to support people living with dementia, Alzheimer’s and memory loss alongside their carers. Melvin is also a qualified Level 5 referee.
E: melvin.dulak@worcestershirefa.com
M: 07854 335978
Supports: Reading

FOOTBALL DEVELOPMENT TEAM

Email this team on: development@worcestershirefa.com

Jacquie Owers - Football Delivery Manager

Jacquie started work at the Association in January 2011 and quickly established herself as a key member of our team. She now leads the day-to-day running of our Development Team alongside a wide variety of tasks across our central administration team. Jacquie leads on England Football Accreditation which means that she works alongside leagues and clubs to create experiences and environments where players, coaches and volunteers can thrive.
E: jacquie.owers@worcestershirefa.com
T: 01905 827137 ext. 205

Martin Collier - Football Development Manager

Martin joined the team in the Spring of 2013 as a Football Development Officer. He was promoted to the role of Senior Football Development Officer in October 2015 and then Football Development Manager in July 2017.

Please note: Martin is currently working for the Football Foundation until 28/02/2024. Please direct any queries to development@worcestershirefa.com

Supports: Exeter City

Issey Lee-Fisher - Football Development Officer (Disability, Inclusion, Walking Football & Youth Male)

Issey has been part of our team since July 2022 and is responsible for developing football within the county with specific focus on disability, inclusion, walking and youth male football. Issey liaises with our leagues, clubs and young volunteers to enhance provision, whilst also working with under represented groups to ensure that football is safe and accessible for all.
E: issey.lee-fisher@worcestershirefa.com
T: 01905 827137 ext. 210
Supports: Arsenal

Louise Mylles - Football Development Officer (Women, Girls, Coach Education & Youth Council)

Louise joined the team in October 2022 as a Football Development Officer responsible for women and girls’ football and coach education in the county as well as our Youth Council. Louise provides support to our leagues and clubs looking to expand their female provision as well as coaches who want to enhance their knowledge, skills and practices through CPD offers.
E: louise.mylles@worcestershirefa.com
T: 01905 827137 ext. 213
Supports: Manchester United and Arbroath

Jack Handsaker – Football Development Officer (Adult Male & Facilities)

Jack has been part of our team since March 2023. He is responsible for facility development across the county as well as overseeing our adult male football provision. Jack oversees new and existing projects across the region looking to improve and develop football facilities providing a more enjoyable and accessible playing experience for participants. Outside of work, Jack is a UEFA B qualified coach who has worked with teams across Worcestershire whilst having a keen interest in playing cricket during the summer months.
E: jack.handsaker@worcestershirefa.com
T: 01905 827137 ext. 206
Supports: Aston Villa

Jack Shepherd - Referee Development Officer

Jack has been part of our team since February 2023. He is responsible for the recruitment, conversion, retention and progression of our referee workforce. Jack organises our Referee Courses and oversees our offer of development and support to match officials. Away from the office, Jack is an active match official currently operating at Step 3 and Step 4 which sees him take charge of Northern and Southern Premier League matches.
E: jack.shepherd@worcestershirefa.com
T: 01905 827137 ext. 204
Supports: Wolves

Mark Owen - PDC Head Coach

Mark leads our Player Development Centre (PDC). A UEFA B qualified coach, Mark supports the administration of the PDC as well as planning and delivering high quality sessions to participants in accordance with The FA four corner model with emphasis on player development across their technical, physical, psychological and social performance. In addition, Mark helps to run our Connexions Café on a weekly basis.
E: mark.owen@worcestershirefa.com
Supports: Wolves

COUNTY SPORTS GROUND FACILITIES TEAM

Mark Burford - Facilities Manager

Mark joined us in August 2022 and leads the running and maintenance of County Sports Ground including coordinating bookings and pitch/site maintenance.
E: bookings@worcestershirefa.com
T: 01905 827137 ext. 209
Supports: Wolves

Paul Loader - Facility Coordinator

If you have been to our Claines Lane site, you have probably met Paul! He is often seen completing pitch maintenance on the grass or 3G artificial turf pitch and liaising with hirers during bookings.
Supports: Aston Villa

Spencer Knott - Facilities Assistant

Spencer works hard alongside Mark and Paul to ensure that our County Sports Ground site is clean, tidy and welcoming when you enter. He also assists the team with setting up internal rooms in preparation for bookings.
Supports: Tottenham Hotspur