Ellen Green Deputy Chief Executive of Pact and Managing Director of Pact Futures CIC Expand Ellen is an experienced strategic manager with over 25 years' experience working within the voluntary and community sector, half of which is in criminal justice related charities. She is currently serving as the Deputy Chief Executive of Pact and as Managing Director of Pact's wholly-owned subsidiary, Pact Futures CIC. These roles involve strategic leadership as part of a five-member Senior Leadership Team and full-spectrum operational management. Ellen is a Business Development and contract management specialist, overseeing both our Business Development and Services teams. She has been instrumental in Pact's growth and development with a proven track record in enabling the organisation to identify and exploit opportunities to fulfill its mission through development in existing and new markets as well as an excellent understanding of inter-relationships between complex and often diverse services.
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. Tina is a Fellow of the Institute of Probation.
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.
Ross Holland Group Finance Director Expand Ross joined Pact in 2013 and has overall responsibility for finance, technology, premises and policies. He has 20 years' experience of leading finance and resources teams in the not-for-profit sector and has been a volunteer member of the Early Years Alliance audit committee since 2008. He trained as an auditor and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.
Stephanie Stevenson Director of HR and Workforce Development Expand Stephanie joined Pact in the summer of 2015 and is responsible for Human Resources and Workforce Development. Steph has seventeen 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).
Luke Carey Head of Service Delivery and Development, London and 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 people with convictions. 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-prisoners 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 London and the South East.
Joanne Mulcahy Assistant Director of Services, Pact, 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.
Lesley Ward Head of Service Delivery and Development, North and Midlands Expand Lesley is the Director of Services for the North West and Midlands. She has worked with prisoners' 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 people with convictions 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.
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.
Louise Potter Head of Communications Expand Louise joined Pact in 2015 as the Marketing and Communications Manager, and was promoted to the role of Head of Communications in June 2020. Working directly with the Chief Executive and the Communications team, Louise’s role is to oversee, develop and deliver Pact’s strategic marketing, media and communications plans, and provide leadership for the Communications team. Louise has worked in communications and marketing for 10 years, having started her career in public relations, representing leading international cyber security and telecoms companies. From there, Louise made her move into the third sector, managing the communications and marketing for a London-based international social work charity, raising their profile in the national media and increasing awareness on issues such as child-trafficking and international child protection.
Emma Mortoo Head of Fundraising Expand Emma is an experienced manager with a rich and varied background in the voluntary sector. She started her career in a domestic violence charity in east London, developing services and raising funds. She also managed a charity supporting refugees and asylum seekers before moving to the School for Social Entrepreneurs as Director of the London School. Emma has also worked for AfriKids, an international development charity operating in Ghana. She joins Pact from School-Home Support where she jointly managed the Fundraising team and was responsible for developing and managing corporate partnerships. Emma is passionate about building relationships with supporters, working to ensure donors understand the impact of their support and a skilled partnerships manager. She is deeply committed to tackling inequality and social injustice.