External and Regional Affairs Team

The External and Regional Affairs team is based in the Chief Executive’s Directorate and is made up of the following staff:

Deborah Fellowes    External & Regional Affairs Manager
Helen Dale             Administrative Assistant

Joanne Wehrle        Principal Officer (International & Regional Affairs)
Emily Knowles         Project Officer (European & International Affairs)
Natalie Hunter        Project Officer (European & International Affairs)

Ian Squires               Regeneration Funding Manager
Michael Holmes         Strategic Funding Officer
Andrew McGarrigle     Project Officer

The key functions of the External and Regional Affairs team include:

• to increase the Council’s understanding and influence at local, sub regional, regional, European and International level to maximise the benefit for Rotherham communities
• to raise the profile of international work, including the twinning with St Quentin, in the borough to ensure that as many people as possible can benefit from the links
• to join up investment priorities and external funding by aligning key strategies and programmes to maximise the impact of Rotherham’s regeneration
• to maximise funding into the borough to add value to the delivery of the Community Strategy and Corporate Plan priorities

We would be happy to talk through any issues in relation to the above areas of work - please contact us on 01709 822738/822795.