Advisory Board

Our advisory board is in place to offer governance guidance but also innovate future development plans as we expand our open doors membership and look at different ways to maximise the unique interface, we have created between the entire UK youth sector and the emerging violence reduction units across the UK.

Steve Chalke

Steve Chalke

Steve Chalke is a social entrepreneur, justice campaigner, author, motivational speaker, church leader and former UN Special Advisor on Human Trafficking. Steve trained in theology and in 1985 founded the…

Liz Mead

Liz Mead

Liz is in her 2nd chapter of life using the experience from her policing career as the Head of Crime and Public Protection for Bedfordshire Police. A career Detective, Liz…

Stan Gilmour MSc FRSA

Stan Gilmour MSc FRSA

Stan is the Director of the Thames Valley Violence Reduction Unit and the national lead for Data Strategy and Insight for the violence reduction network. Stan is also a Senior…

Margaret Adams

Margaret Adams

Margaret Adams has almost 40 years’ experience working in the Social and Justice sectors and her career has been characterised by her Leadership of high-profile Transformation Projects including design and…

Jen Swain

Jen Swain

Jen is Managing Director at Beatfreeks - an insight-led engagement agency scaling relevance for brands and institutions by connecting them to the consumers, workers and citizens of the future. She…

Andy George

Andy George

Andy George is the current President of the National Black Police Association (NBPA) in the United Kingdom and a serving police officer in the Police Service of Northern Ireland having…