standout programmes
London
Penny started her career as a corporate lawyer at City firm Freshfields. On a
career break she became involved as a volunteer in her local prison which led
her to train as a tutor with Prison Fellowship and lead the restorative justice
based Sycamore Tree programme in HMP Wandsworth for 12 years. She was involved
in rolling out Sycamore Tree in HMP Bronzefield and HMP Pentonville and also has
experience of tutoring the course with people in prison long term. Penny was a
Trustee of Prison Fellowship for several years and acted as Interim CEO in 2015.
Penny has also volunteered with the Prison Reform Trust, supporting work around
mental health and criminal justice issues. She has a Masters degree in
Criminology and Criminal Justice from King’s College London and believes in
second chances and releasing potential. Andy Bater, Head of Operations Andy
joined the StandOut team in October 2022 from a community organisation based in
Holborn. With a background in project and operations management working with
various large corporate organisations, he brings his breadth of experience and
knowledge to StandOut. Despite his career achievements, Andy would much rather
talk about his time being a mature student in Canada, starting a wellbeing and
employment social enterprise and especially about rugby, boxing and the Andrew
Kaufman book 'All My Friends are Superheroes’. Rich McStraw, Fundraising Manager
Rich joined us in April 2022 from Clinks, the infrastructure organisation for
the voluntary sector working in criminal justice. He spent the last three years
as Clinks’ Fundraising Officer, and prior to this worked as a freelance
fundraiser and sales manager for renewable heating systems. He has previous
experience of fundraising regulation and compliance, sales and marketing, and
developing training programmes. Louise Harbert, Communications Officer Louise is
passionate about supporting people with lived experience to share their stories.
Before joining the StandOut team, she worked for a health charity to amplify the
voices of volunteers and shine a light on health inequalities. A strong believer
in social justice, Louise is determined to change the narrative around prison
leavers, and is excited to contribute to StandOut’s development and growth as
our first full-time comms officer. Alex Rose, Coaching Manager Alex joined the
team in April 2018 from Prospects where he was a National Careers Service
advisor. Previously he worked as a behaviour change manager and an achievement
coach working on gang prevention and exit programmes. Alex is passionate about
helping people who have been in prison back into work and recently completed his
OCR Level 6 Diploma in Career Guidance & Development. Amrit Hunjan, Lead Coach
HMP Wandsworth Amrit joined the StandOut team in September 2019 having
previously worked as part of a council multi-disciplinary team working
collectively to improve the well-being, participation and attainment of young
people in mainstream education. Amrit connected with StandOut whilst
volunteering with the youth mentoring service Trailblazers at HMP Wandsworth and
she is passionate about using a relational approach to build confidence and
unlock potential. Amy Young, StandOut Coach HMP Wandsworth Amy joined StandOut
in November 2022 after completing an English Literature degree at KCL. During
and following her degree she voluntarily set up Shakespeare and poetry workshops
in HMP Brixton, believing in the power of arts in Criminal Justice. She found
she facilitated enlightening and illuminating conversations, using literary
themes to generate powerful reflections and increased emotional awareness. She
looks forward to coaching at Wandsworth and supporting trainees with a holistic
approach, offering guidance and practical help post-release. Hannah Jolley, Lead
Coach HMP Pentonville Hannah joined StandOut in February 2022. Prior to this,
she was Lead Coach on the Spear Programme, supporting young people who face
barriers to employment and also coached corporate delegates on various topics.
Hannah graduated from Durham University with BA Criminology, and spent time
volunteering with vulnerable people in prison at HMP Durham. She is passionate
about reducing reoffending rates, through showing that there is hope and are
opportunities out there for those leaving prison. Erin Crombie, Lead StandOut
Coach Erin discovered StandOut in 2018 whilst completing her Masters in
Criminological Research at the University of Cambridge, when she carried out an
evaluation of the charity for her dissertation. On graduating, Erin joined the
education department in HMP Pentonville as a Student Support Worker, whilst
maintaining contact with StandOut in a voluntary capacity. She joined StandOut
at the beginning of 2020 and is now in a new role leading our expansion to a
third prison. Erin’s favourite thing about working for StandOut is seeing the
trainees’ confidence grow over the duration of the Phase 1 course and getting to
celebrate their achievements. Louisa Laven, Lead Community Coach Louisa joined
the StandOut team in November 2020. Prior to this she was on the Unlocked
Graduates Programme, working as a frontline prison officer for two years while
completing a Masters in MSc Leadership and Custodial Environments. Louisa loved
the relational and support aspect of the officer role, but wanted to move into
the charity sector and focus on the critical resettlement period after prison.
She is enthusiastic about helping people leaving prison to get back on their
feet and build towards a positive future. Iona Warren, Community Coach Iona
joined the StandOut team in September 2022 after spending two years as a prison
officer on the Unlocked Graduates programme. Whilst working in a women's prison,
she completed a Masters in Applied Custodial Leadership, writing a dissertation
on the women's experience of trauma informed practice in their establishment.
She loved building relationships with the women on her landing, and relished the
opportunity to support them whilst in custody. She is particularly excited to
now be working with those transitioning into the community, and is passionate
and motivated to see them thrive. StandOut Trustees Joe Froud, Chair Joe is the
co-founder of Paloma Capital LLP, a London based real estate private equity
business that was established in 2015. Paloma raises equity from foundations and
endowments, pensions funds and family offices and invests in UK commercial real
estate projects. Prior to this he was the founder and Managing Partner of
Columbus Capital Management LLP, a real estate private equity joint venture that
he established with Schroders plc in 2008. Joe is married with four children and
lives in West London. Liz Delacave, Trustee Liz Delacave is a leadership
consultant, experienced in training leaders, developing teams and coaching
individuals to excel. She studied Engineering Science at the University of
Oxford, worked in Citibank’s global commercial and investment banks, becoming
chief of staff for Citibank’s European Private Bank. While Divisional Finance
Director of a multinational engineering company, she was responsible for
managing a global change programme. As a Non-Executive Director, she has helped
turn around an underperforming NHS Foundation Trust hospital in East Anglia. Liz
has advised a number of charities, including the International Federation of the
Red Cross in Geneva and Prison Fellowship. Marion Peters, Trustee Marion Peters
studied English Literature at Reading University before joining the Post Office
fast track graduate management scheme. After 4 years in marketing and
development roles Marion entered the charitable sector, working for
international and small local charities in a generalist capacity. Marion has led
client service teams, HR departments and spearheaded major fundraising projects
and most recently worked as CEO of a heritage almshouse. Since stepping down
from this role, Marion has continued to offer her operational and organisational
skills to not for profit organisations on a voluntary basis. Passionately
committed to the Justice System, Marion has been a volunteer within Her
Majesty’s Court Services for over 20 years and is a great believer that where we
have come from does not determine who we are. Joseph Ewing, Trustee Joseph
studied Politics, Philosophy and Economics at Oxford University, has worked in a
range of research, campaigning and public affairs roles - including three and a
half years in public affairs at Cancer Research UK - and now works in policy at
the Academy of Medical Sciences. His work includes policy development, advocacy
and strategy. He became a trustee in April 2019 and is still inspired by
StandOut’s belief in people. StandOut Consultants Jo Fellows, Programme and
Coaching Consultant, Co Founder Jo's background is in group facilitation and
project management and she has extensive experience leading employability
services for those with additional barriers to employment. Her experience
includes 4 years working with the award winning Spear course, partnering with
IBM through her work with City Gateway and designing a 1-1 service for those
leaving custody or care. Jo is passionate about equipping people coming up for
release with the tools, skills and confidence to step into sustainable and
fulfilling work. Jo has a Postgraduate Diploma in Voluntary Sector Management
from CASS Business School. Jo co-founded StandOut with Penny and now supports
StandOut as a consultant bringing her expertise in programme design and coaching
skills.
