Kerrin completed 30 years Policing service in December 2022 after almost 5 years as Assistant Chief Constable with Lincolnshire Police, in the UK.
Her service spanned across 5 police forces and included a 12 month secondment with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to Baghdad, Iraq. A posting she describes as the turning point in her policing career and also the best and worst year of her life.
She has a background in a variety of disciplines at all levels of her career from operational uniform, CID and specialist roles which included over 20 years as Hostage Negotiator, undertaking national and international responsibilities in this capacity. From developing policy, training curriculum to operational deployments in hostile environments. Plus reviewing New South Wales Police effectiveness in the Lindt Cafe terrorist siege.
As a Chief Officer, Kerrin was responsible for National policing (NPCC) portfolios on Professionalising Investigations (PIP) and Progression and Leadership under Race Religion and Belief portfolio; within this role she worked alongside others to develop the ‘Future Supers’ programme aimed at developing career progression opportunities for minority police colleagues, and the Women of Colour in Policing (WoCiP) network to enable women of colour to thrive within the service. This has seen her present as a key note speaker in a number of environments both domestically and internationally, most recently at the International (IAWP) Policing conference in New Zealand.
Life beyond policing sees Kerrin undertaking a number of Non-Executive Director roles; Chair of the Board of Trustees for YMCA Lincolnshire, Governor Lincoln College, Senior Associate Fellow with the Police Foundation, committee member of the Cumberland Lodge police think tank, a College of Policing Associate and public speaker. Kerrin is also a Senior Selection Specialist as a lay member with the Judicial Appointments Commission which covers a whole range of Judge roles which are recommended for appointment. Most recently she has joined Human Alchemy as a Leadership Consultant.
Kerrin has been bestowed with a number of awards particularly in respect of Leadership and Diversity. In 2021 she was honoured with the Queens Police Medal (QPM) from HM Queen Elizabeth II for services to policing and diversity.
Kerrin is married, no children, a million godchildren, loves life, adventure, travel, music and socialising.