About Us

Catriona is our Chair of Trustees. She joined the Safety Centre Board in 2017 and was elected Chair in 2022. For 12 years she was a Milton Keynes Councillor and chaired the planning committee and the regulatory committee amongst other responsibilities. Catriona was Mayor of Milton Keynes from 2012 to 2013. She was also a member of Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes Fire Authority and was the lead member for community safety. Catriona is a Magistrate, sitting on the Buckinghamshire Bench and has now moved back to North Bucks having lived in Milton Keynes for 20 years.

Paul joined the Board in February 2020 as a representative of Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service one of our founders. He has over 30 years’ experience in the fire service. He is Group Commander responsible for managing service delivery in North Bucks and Milton Keynes. Previously, he led on operational resourcing and projects, heading up design and implementation of a unique crewing system. During his career he also held various operational roles in fire stations, and as a training instructor and, later, training department manager.

Peter is a qualified accountant with many years of involvement investing in a diverse range of companies. He has also served on the boards of local and national voluntary organisations and the NHS. From 2017-2018, Peter was High Sheriff of Buckinghamshire. He has continued to encourage improvement in equality of access to education, health, mental well-being, employment, leisure and the arts for those whose access is limited or difficult. He joined the Safety Centre Board in 2022.

Paul joined the Board of Trustees in February 2020. He moved to Milton Keynes from Yorkshire in 1985 to become Head of Russell First School. He then opened Caroline Haslett School in 1992. After retiring from this Headship in 2010, he has continued to work part-time with schools in Birmingham, Milton Keynes and Bedfordshire as a school improvement partner. He is Chair of Governors at the three-school Inclusive Learning Federation and a trustee with Worktree, a Milton Keynes based charity introducing young people to the world of work.

Euan joined the board in 2023 as a representative from Thames Valley Police. With over 20 years of experience in policing, he currently serves as the Operational Superintendent for the Buckinghamshire Local Command Unit. Prior to this role, Euan was the Deputy Commander in Milton Keynes, where he led the delivery of the Knife Angel project in response to a series of knife-related homicides in the city.

Throughout his career, Euan has held a variety of operational roles, including with the Territorial Support Group within the Metropolitan Police Service and the Armed Response Teams within Thames Valley Police. He is deeply committed to education and early intervention, particularly in diverting young people away from knife crime. Euan is proud to contribute to this team and support initiatives that create safer communities.

Nicholas joined the Board of Trustees in 2022. He is a business person, entrepreneur, and non-executive director with over 27 years of experience. As a passionate technologist, he has run several technology firms, one which has spun out, and he continues to run Interdirect, the prominent, Milton Keynes based marketing agency that he founded in 1995.

Since 2019, Nicholas has chaired the Milton Keynes Business Leadership Partnership, Milton Keynes’ leading business network. MKBLP is a membership organisation that represents and promotes the business interests of its members and other businesspeople in Milton Keynes and its surrounding area.