Office of the PCC
The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC) supports the PCC in his role.
The OPCC staff provides support in a number of areas including strategic financial policy and planning, audit, performance monitoring and scrutiny, governance and compliance, service commissioning, grant funding and partnerships, communications and engagement, press and media, the delivery of the Victims First Service and general administrative duties.
The two statutory roles that every Police and Crime Commissioner must have are Chief Executive and Chief Finance Officer (Treasurer).
| OPCC Staff Member | Position |
|---|---|
| Gillian Ormston | Chief Executive (Head of Paid Service & Monitoring Officer) |
| Martin Thornley | Chief Finance Officer (Deputy Chief Executive) |
| Helen Wake | Director of Service Delivery |
| Paul Gresty | Director of Strategy and Performance |
| Rachel Gilbert | Head of Performance |
| Charlotte Roberts | Executive Assistant to Chief Officer Group (COG) |
| Vicki Waskett | Head of Governance (Monitoring Officer) |
| Rachael Martinig | Head of Finance (Deputy Chief Finance Officer) |
| Candy Heinrich | Head of Service Delivery |
| Martha Foley | New Head of Strategic Planning (taken over from April Smith & Victoria Rose) |
| April Smith | Joint current Head of Strategic Planning (until maternity leave in February 2026) |
| Victoria Rose | Joint current Head of Strategic Planning (leaving end of January 2026) |
| Becky Collins | Senior Assistant Accountant |
| Isobel Powley | Finance Officer |
| Sophie Bradford | Finance Apprentice |
| Pauline McCreadie | Admin Support Officer VPP |
| Neil Shovell | Chief Auditor |
| Amy Shearn | Principal Auditor |
| Sierra Reid | Complaints Review Manager (Deputy Monitoring Officer) |
| Jim Katouzian | Governance Manager |
| Gary Evans | Strategy & Risk Manager |
| Paul Powell | TV Criminal Justice Board Programme Manager |
| Mike Greenway | Community Safety Partnership (CSP) Officer |
| Lisa Honess | Trust & Confidence / ICVS Support Officer |
| Lalitha Geddada | Administrative Support Assistant |
| Kirsty Sumner | Administrative Support Assistant |
| Sarah Stokes | Communications & Engagement Manager |
| Ashley Sellwood | Communications & Engagement Officer |
| Alana Stockdale | Communications & Engagement Officer |
| David Marsh | Caseworker |
| Chloe Scrivener | Senior Delivery Manager |
| Emma Nash | Delivery Manager (currently on secondment) |
| Chelsea Piggott | Sports & Violence Impact Manager (Streetgames UK) |
| Lewis Vaughan | Delivery Manager |
| Chris Ward | Early Intervention & Prevention (VPP) |
| Dr Sarah Bekaert | Research Manager Oxford Brookes University (VPP) |
| Anna Kennington | Delivery Manager (secondment) |
| Daniel Spencer | Delivery Officer |
| Jacob Nurdan | Delivery Officer |
| Abbie James | Senior Strategic Analyst |
| Justin Thomas | Strategic Analyst |
| Kelly Brown | Victims First Hub Manager |
| Nazia Ahmed | Senior Victims First Officer (DA) |
| Dolly Ray | Senior Victims First Officer (CYP) |
| Isobel Doyle | Victims First Data Quality & Admin Officer |
| Lucinda Stonell | Victims First Officer |
| Jay Ellams | Victims First Officer |
| Maria Bleda Argeaga | Victims First Officer |
| Shaf Knott | Victims First Officer |
| Georgia Kneafsey | Victims First Officer |
| Jade Stevens | Project Design & Evaluation |
| Paul Townsend | Victims First Officer |
You can download a copy of the OPCC staff structure (opens in PowerPoint).
You can find out more details about senior employees employed by the OPCC using the button, below:
Please see below details (as of 31 March 2023) on the proportion of OPCC staff who:
- Are women – 69.23% (36/52)
- Are, to the knowledge of the elected local policing body, members of an ethnic minority – 17.5% (7/40)
- Have, to the knowledge of the elected local policing body, a disability (within the meaning of section 6 of the Equality Act 2010) – 12.5% (5/40)
The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Thames Valley is based on the first floor of The Farmhouse, Thames Valley Police HQ, Oxford Road, Kidlington OX5 2NX. Victims First is located on the ground floor of the Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service Headquarters, Pincents Kiln Industrial Park, Newsham Court, Calcot, Reading RG31 7SD.
Please Note: In addition, the Office of the PCC will continue to receive general business support services and specialist professional advice and support provided by staff located within Thames Valley Police and employed by the Chief Constable. These services are being provided under section 2(5) and paragraph 7(1) of Schedule 2 of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011.