Meet the Steering Group

Police Diversity Trainers Network

Meet the Steering Group

Here is a chance to put a face to the name. These are some of the current PDTN members and sponsors.

Davina Logan

ACPO lead on Diversity.

Davina is the ACPO sponsor for the PDTN group and attends the conference events giving her full support to the group. Here she is addressing the conference in Cheshire in November 2005 where the conference discussed the 'Moving Forward' paper and explored Travelling Community issues.

Phil Offord

Deputy Chair

Phil works for Gloucestershire Constabulary as the lead in Diversity Training. Having recently completed a 4-year secondment with CENTREX, based at their Harrogate site, Phil also worked at other locations around the UK. He was elected as Deputy Chair at the November 2006 conference and has been involved in the PDTN Steering Group for some years.

Kevin McCudden

Secretary

Kevin works for Nottinghamshire Police as a Training Manager in their Diversity Training Unit. He was elected to the office of Secretary at the November 2006 event. He has been a member of the Steering Group for a few years.

Tony Smikle

PDTN Chair

Tony was elected as PDTN Chair at the November 2006 conference in Manchester. He has been an active member of the Steering Group since 2002 previously holding the role of Secretary.

Tony works for the National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA) and is based at the Ryton on Dunsmore site and travels around the country delivering/promoting the Positive Action Leadership programme (PALP) and delivering a range of internal diversity training sessions and the NPIA First Contact Scheme.

Roger Sayers

Treasurer

Roger works for the West Midlands Police in their Training Inspectorate holding the portfolio for Diversity. He has been involved with the PDTN since 2002 and took on the Treasurers role in 2004.