Our People
The Steering Group provides strategic direction and leadership of the BAME Planners Network
Meet The Steering Group
The Network has collaborated with a range of different organisations who share our common objectives including:
- Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
- RTPI/ RTPI regions
- Universities
- Other D&I networks
- Other Built Environment organisations
- Multiple LPAs
- Planning Officer Society (POS)
- Association of London Borough Planning Officers (ALBPO)
- Greater London Authority (GLA)
- Business London
- Planning Inspectorate (PINS)
Helen Fadipe MBE (MRTPI)
Chair
Ransford Stewart MBE
FRSA, MRTPI, MCM
Pan Chong (MRTPI)
Secretary
Abraham Laker (MRTPI)
Judith Onuh (MRTPI)
Helen Hong Chen(MRTPI)
Artemis Christophi
Ganesh Gnanamoorthy (MRTPI)
Karen Daye (MRTPI)
Rhiannan Farrell
Meet The Advisory Board
The Advisory Board brings unique knowledge and skills to assist with the Steering Group’s decision-making to ensure that the key objective of the network set out are achieved
Deirdra Armsby
Dr Dumiso Moyo (MZIRUP, MRTPI, SFHEA, FRSA)
Nancy Scott
Prof Samer Bagaeen (MRTPI FRICS FRSA FRGS)
Shahid Ali (MRTPI)
Sue Manns MBE (FRTPI FRSA)
Dr Tola Amodu
Dr Wei Yang (FRTPI FAcSS)
Zack Simons
Meet The Sub Committee
The sub-committees focus on specific areas of the network to ensure the key objectives of the network set out are achieved.
Kreena Patel
Leadership & Mentoring
Abraham Laker (MRTPI)
Governance / Leadership & Mentoring
Sara Dilmamode (MRTPI)
Leadership & Mentoring
Ransford Stewart MBE (FRSA, MRTPI, MCM)
Leadership & Mentoring
Helen Fadipe MBE (MRTPI)
Leadership & Mentoring, Communications
Jo Gay
Pan Chong (MRTPI)
Communications
An initiative to promote diversity and inclusion in the planning profession in the United Kingdom and Ireland