Ellen Green Deputy CEO of Pact and Managing Director of Pact Futures CIC Expand Ellen has 16 years’ experience of working in the voluntary and community sector at senior management level. Ellen joined Pact in 2012 initially as New Business and Partnership Manager and then Director of Business Development. Ellen became Pact’s Deputy Chief Executive in 2014,taking on the dual role of Managing Director of Pact Futures CIC (a wholly owned subsidiary of Pact) in 2015. Since joining Pact, Ellen has focused on the development of commercial contracts, tendering for MoJ/NOMS provision and developing partnerships with a wide range of private, third and public sector partners. This has included securing over £2.5m through Transforming Rehabilitation contracts and £5m from NOMS CFO3. Prior to Pact, Ellen worked for Sova as Business Development and Partnership Manager, responsible for Midlands and Wales, and has previously worked as Partnership Manager for Serco Welfare to Work as regional lead in Yorkshire and Humber for Flexible New Deal and Work Programme, successfully securing one of Serco’s two Work Programme contracts in South Yorkshire, and developing their Third Sector Engagement Strategy. Ellen has been Chief Executive of a ward based charity, Oldington and Foley Park Community Network growing it from £100,000 per year to £450,000 turnover in addition to Founder and CEO of The Network (Worcestershire) providing refurbished electrical appliances for low income families – an exemplar project for DEFRA, Government Office West Midlands and the FRN. Ellen has experience in serving on a number of Charity Boards currently as MD of Pact Futures CIC and previously including FRN Enterprises, Community Action Wyre Forest and Community Support Initiatives as Chair and FRN, Distributed Learning and Kidderminster College as a Board Director. Ellen has a BSocSc in Political Science and a Certificate in Fundamentals of Senior Management.
Tina Parker Director of Services Expand Tina has worked within the justice sector for nearly thirty years working for both third sector and statutory organisations. She initially worked for NACRO as a manager of a community programme scheme supporting long term unemployed offenders and developing job clubs within local prisons. For nearly ten years she was employed by the Hampshire Probation Service and held several senior management roles with responsibilities for offender employment and housing, partnerships and community payback delivery. Prior to joining Pact, Tina was a Business Development Manager for Skills for Justice, holding the strategic leads for workforce development in offender management, substance misuse and victims/survivors. In addition to her work within justice, Tina has also worked as an employment officer for MENCAP and a researcher for the British Institute of Industrial Therapy.
Stephanie Stevenson Director of HR and Workforces Development Expand Stephanie joined Pact in the summer of 2015 and is responsible for Human Resources and Workforce Development. Steph has twelve years' experience of leading HR teams in the not-for-profit sector, including the youth charity Fairbridge, where she played a leadership role in the merger with The Prince’s Trust. Steph is a Trustee of Bermondsey Central Hall Methodist Church and has previously been a founding Trustee of the Arc Community Trustees children’s charity. Holding academic and occupational qualifications from the London School of Economics and the University of Westminster, Steph is a Chartered member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), and a member of the Institution of Occupational Health and Safety (IOSH).
Ross Holland Group Finance Director Expand Ross joined Pact in September 2013 and has overall responsibility for finance, technology, premises and procurement. Ross has twelve years' experience of leading finance and resources teams in the not-for-profit sector, most recently at the Institute of Fundraising, and has been a volunteer member of the Pre-school Learning Alliance audit committee since 2008. He trained as an auditor and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.
Mortimer Jackman Head of Commercial Finance Expand Mortimer joined Pact in July 2015 as the Head of Commercial Finance. His main focus is providing commercial, financial and bid support on commercial contracts. Prior to joining Pact, Mortimer spent 3 years as Head of Finance for Third Sector Consortia Management LLP (3SC), where he provided proactive commercial engagement across the entire life cycle of its UK-wide public services contract portfolio – both pre and post contract, focussing on providing insight that ensured all bids are commercially sound, and contracts are set-up and managed effectively from a financial perspective. Mortimer previously worked as Finance and Business Development Manager for the local infrastructure charity HAVCO and in a number of senior accounting and finance roles in commercial organisations in the UK and Barbados. He is a fellow of the Association of the Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and holds an MBA from Warwick.
Lesley Ward Head of Service Delivery and Development, North and Midlands Expand Lesley is the Director of Services for the North-West and Midlands and the lead for Pact Lunch and Volunteering. She has worked with the offenders families since 2005 and has worked in the voluntary sector for almost 30 years. Her previous experience includes contract management and working in partnership with Greater Manchester Probation Trust, Manchester Youth Offending Service and NOMS. She has developed service delivery models to provide family engagement at a wide range of prisons and for families supporting offenders serving non-custodial sentences. She was also the NGO project manager for 'Coping', a pan-European research project led by Huddersfield University and delivered lectures on the effects of imprisonment on families.
Joanne Mulcahy Head of Service Delivery and Development, Pact Cymru and South West England Expand Joanne started her career as a teacher before seeking opportunities to work in a role that allowed more focussed work with families. She subsequently worked for seven years as a community development worker for a local authority, with particular emphasis on children’s play. This allowed her to develop services in local communities in conjunction with residents, working with families to identify and address gaps in play provision in communities, schools, clubs and children’s centres. Joanne also created, accredited and delivered numerous training courses in working with families, play theory, child protection and participation, amongst others. Joanne volunteered for two years with the bereavement charity Cruse, working on one to one play therapy sessions with bereaved children using skills gained whilst studying to be a Developmental & Therapeutic Play Specialist. Joanne began her role with Pact at HMP Swansea, setting up a successful family support service at the prison which included innovative new services and interventions. Following a bid to Big Lottery Fund Wales, she further developed the service to include a Wales-wide team working in Swansea, Cardiff and Usk/Prescoed. Joanne is committed to keeping service users at the heart of family support work and working in partnership with other organisations in order to achieve the best possible outcomes.
Luke Carey Head of Service Delivery and Development, South East Expand Luke joined Pact as Basic Caring Communities Service Manager in October 2013 managing a national resettlement project working with prisoners being released from 7 prisons. He went on to oversee Pact’s services supporting the friends and families of prisoners, which included a court project, a national befriending service and a national helpline. Luke joined Pact from St Martin’s Housing Association where he managed a supported housing project for mentally disordered offenders. He has extensive operational experience, particularly running services providing professional support to vulnerable adults in the community and in prison, as well as in the areas of homelessness, mental health, supported housing, training, volunteer management, prisons, ex-offenders and care-experienced young people. Luke took on the role of Head of Service Delivery and Development for London in December 2015 and is now Head of Service Delivery and Development for the South East
Karen Ruskin Head of Supporter Relations Expand Karen joined Pact as Head of Supporter Relations in May 2018, and is responsible for fundraising from charitable trusts, foundations and companies, and raising funds from parishes, individual donors, Marathon runners and community fundraising. She has 20 years’ experience in fundraising for a wide range of charities and holds the Institute of Fundraising’s Diploma.
Jennie Spanton Head of Business Development Expand Jennie joined Pact as Business Development Manager in July 2016, before being promoted to Head of Business Development in April 2017. Working with the Deputy Chief Executive and the Business Development Team, her current role includes building on organisational growth through statutory funding routes and the development of strategic partnerships. Following an early career in the private sector, Jennie moved to a Further Education college where she discovered an interest in offender health inequalities. She has now worked in the voluntary sector for 16 years, with experience of business development and service implementation of volunteer mentoring, drug and alcohol and accommodation services in custody and the community within Sova, WDP and St Mungo’s.