Our team

Ryan Shelton and Cameron Sharp

Joint Scheme Coordinators

Ryan and Cameron both joined Amber as CFRs in 2018 and were appointed Joint Coordinators in 2020.

Allison Kemp MBE

Assistant Coordinator

Allison is one of our Assistant Coordinators, and is responsible for some of the administration functions for the group. Allison is also a member of the Executive Committee and Chair of the trustees of the Amber charity.

Allison also runs her own business in Ripley which is a commercial services company specialising in driver training of all sorts. She has recently won the Transport & Logistics Woman of the Year.

Allison has also had the incredible honour of being awarded an MBE in 2021 for services to transport.

Trevor James

Assistant Coordinator

Trevor is a former IT and Health and Safety Manager, and worked in the EMAS Emergency Operations Centre for a short while. He has been a CFR for more than 8 years.

He is also Vice Chair of the charity trustees.

Jonathon Atkin

Assistant Coordinator

Jonathon is one of our Assistant Coordinators, and has special responsibility for equipment replenishment and liaison with the EMAS Emergency Operations Centre.

Jonathon works full time for EMAS as an Ambulance paramedic so his frontline experience is invaluable.

Fiona Roberts

Assistant Coordinator

Fiona is one of our Assistant Coordinators, and is also one of our training specialists. Fiona works for EMAS in the Nottingham Emergency Operations Centre and as part of their training team.

Fiona also runs her own business as a health and safety and first aid trainer.

Valerie Thorpe

Scheme Fundraiser

Valerie is the scheme Fundraiser. Being a councillor she knows many people and is able to generate us some much needed income.

Not just that, Valerie also contacts local businesses on our behalf and gets donations on our behalf.

Valerie arranges CPR demonstations in and around the local area which also brings in funds for us.

Community First Responders

In addition to our committee members who are also responders, we presently have 24 active Community First Responders in various locations and available at various times of the day and night. Here are some of the group together with CFR01, the old  scheme car. Electric cars are currently being evaluated by CFR schemes across EMAS, and the Amber CFRs have access to two of them.