Amanda Coleman

Amanda Coleman is the Head of Corporate Communications for the Greater Manchester Police, and a fellow of both the Chartered Institute of Public Relations and the Public Relations and Communication Association. She has 20 years experience working in emergency services communication and has managed some significant crises including the Manchester Arena terrorist attack in 2017, riots in 2011, the murder of two police officers in 2012, and the death of the Chief Constable in 2008. Coleman is regularly asked to speak at conferences around the world, and has been involved in European studies of crisis communication, law enforcement and social media crisis usage. Coleman is currently Chair of the PRCA Council for 2019.