Becky Ndegwa

Becky is our Restorative Development Lead (Young People and Communities) with a background in regenerative land work. She facilitates young people's programmes to develop compassion and empathy towards themselves, others, and the environment. She is passionate about bringing restorative practices to tackle social and climate injustices with young people in their school and wider communities.

Jack Cowley

Jack is our Mid Cornwall Projects Worker. He brings a strong commitment to young people navigating climate change constructively and creatively using Restorative Practice. He also works as a brilliant illustrator of the natural world. Jack's thoughtful approach enables young people to reflect on their own contributions individually and as a team.

Natasha Duxbury

Natasha is our Administration and Social Science Research Lead. She has a strong interest in the natural world, which is reflected in her research on nature connection in Cornish schools. She provides research, finance and admin support to the team.

Shriya Theivanthiran

Shriya is our Young People’s Project Worker in East Cornwall. She is very passionate about Restorative practice as a tool to tackle inequality and promote sustainability. Shriya works closely with children and young people in Bodmin, running a youth group and creating a podcast to amplify local people's voices in Cornwall.

Esmee Campbell

Esmee is our West Cornwall Project Worker and she brings to the team creative skills and a passion for working with young people. Growing up in Cornwall and attending local schools and colleges, Esmee has great local knowledge and connections, alongside a commitment to using the Restorative Model to make things better for children and young people.

Frankie De Vos

Frankie is one of our Young People's Project Workers. He has too many qualities and abilities to list here, they include great kindness and patience, also he is very practically competent and understands the need to follow through our work to measurable outcomes. Frankie has a passion for making the world a better place and his various T-shirt slogans often state this in original and amusing ways. Always aiming to empower young people to take positive action, Frankie supports their community connectedness. As an active Quaker, he is experienced in running young people's events and brings his values and expertise to our Restorative teamwork.

Jehan Barnawi

Jehan has joined RJ Working as an intern as the work aligns with her interest in understanding how Restorative Practice can help us to take a more sustainable and holistic approach, especially when discussing big topics from climate change to interpersonal conflicts.
Jehan is excited to develop her communication skills not only with adults and in academic fields but also with the general public and young people helping her to connect better with wider community and develop friendships along the way.

Shannan is highly motivated to help those around her, making her internship at RJ Working, as well as her work with another charity, an excellent opportunity to help change the lives of people in her community. Shannan spends much of her time assisting with community projects and facilitates climate discussions with young people.

Tiffany Davis

Tiffany has a background in community-based work in Cornwall. She was Camborne Towns Mayor's Cadet and is now an adult volunteer with The Air Cadets. Tiffany's focus is to inspire young people to get involved in the world around them and to find their passion.  Within RJ Working's team, she wants to develop community projects including local Youth Conferences, climate and nature conversations and improvements in Cornwall and further afield. 

Lucy Pearson

Lucy is our 16+ and Youth Worker Lead, working primarily with young people in and around FE colleges, supporting them to engage with issues of identity and social justice, and prepare for transitions into adulthood and employment. Lucy's background is in community work, youth work and informal education, she prioritises participation & getting young voices heard. She is a Trustee of a charity supporting young people from refugee/migrant backgrounds.

Nicky Abrahams

Nicky, our Schools Programme and Social Work Lead, works with schools where Restorative practice is established and expands our reach to new schools.
Nicky has a background in Social Work and voluntary sector work, including working with children with special educational needs and disabilities. Nicky is passionate about how restorative practice upholds equal opportunities, social justice and human rights.

Deborah Mitchell

Our CEO Deborah is an active Quaker. She supervises our team developments and represents our team at Conferences nationally and internationally.
An independent Social Worker, Deborah is the RJ Working Restorative Practice lead and provider of professional supervision

Leon Dundas

Leon coaches & develops the RJ Working team. An international leader of Restorative Practice development, in community, health, education and criminal justice, he synthesises a grounded practical approach with spiritual and humanistic values, inspiring new knowledge and ways of understanding. A respected author and researcher he is also a practitioner experienced in complex cases, and is introducing Restorative Programmes in UK prisons.

Bernadette Chelvanayagam

Bernadette is an experienced trainer and facilitator. 8 years with the Zebra Collective included ‘Cultural Competence’ specialism for children's care and foster carers. A valued collaborator and consultant for RJ Working, she shared in our foundation training from Ulster University and as of 2022 she oversees our Culture of Care programme.

Dan Sargison

Dan Sargison is the director of Grassroots Garden CIC in Redruth, growing veg for a local Community Supported Agriculture vegbox delivery scheme to improve access to nutrient-dense food, grown ecologically. Dan has a focus on local resilience and food-security, and is part of a seed saving network.

Yasmine Fosu

Yasmine Fosu is our Board Chair and has been with RJ Working for five years in a variety of roles. Following a successful internship in 2019, she joined the team in 2020 and was central to the development of our Tackling Racism Restoratively programme. She is now a Young Trustee, bringing her commitment to social justice and environmental issues to our Board. Yasmine is the lead trustee for our climate action programme.

Julian Lutzka

Aged 19, Julian Lutzka is our youngest Trustee, and brings his service user experience to the Board. He has recently completed his gap year placement with RJ Working contributing to Restorative projects that align with his commitment to social and environmental justice, such as Activism Academy and Green Futures. He previously worked with us as an FE college student, when he developed skills and strengths in Equality Diversity and Inclusion activism.

Tean Roberts

Tean is based on the Isles of Scilly where she grew up, then moved to Cornwall and London to continue her education studying art, photography and writing. Working for the Council of the Isles of Scilly’s Democratic and Corporate department, and Assistant to Chief Executive Paul Masters, Tean is Equalities Lead at CIoS developing the Equalities Policy and equality and diversity mandatory training (using restorative practice).

Jamie Mitchell

Jamie Mitchell grew up in Cornwall and holds a degree in Economics from the University of Bristol. He is highly numerate and enjoys oversight of the financial resources which are vital to our organisational sustainability. He is also a committed environmentalist and has a masters in Renewable Energy Engineering from the University from Exeter.

Lesley Chandler

Lesley Chandler is one of our four Founders and an active Quaker. Formerly a Secondary School teacher, Lesley volunteers as a workshop facilitator for a charity which builds relationships and reduces violence in the community and in prisons (Alternatives to Violence Programme). She is an active member of the Camborne/Pool/Redruth communities and is the Quaker Representative for Cornwall Churches Together.

Derek Hayes

Derek Hayes is a Senior Lecturer in film at Falmouth University. In 2015, his students made films about Restorative Justice with the voices on Jenny Agutter, Dawn French and Robert Llewellyn, shortlisted for the ‘Cutting Edge’ category of the national Restorative Practice Awards. Derek brings his creativity, Quaker identity and commitment to community, currently overseeing film making inviting restorative climate action.

Rosie Smart-Knight

Rosie grew up in Cornwall and maintains a commitment to young people and future generations here, where she is currently based. She graduated from Cambridge University in History and Politics.  She is the lead researcher and a campaigner for nationally-leading charity Wild Card.

Moraa Siekei

Moraa is an Environmental Science graduate from the University of Exeter who was awarded for dedication to the Students' Union for responsibilities including being Green Officer for sustainability issues and chair of Student Forum. She brings a highly organised approach and knowledge of wider social and environmental impacts of climate change.

Susannah Storey

Susannah Storey is an experienced and expert leader in education, specialising in building community to strengthen schools. Her career includes 10 years Senior Leadership of a London school and 5 years as Head of a Cornwall school. Susannah is currently Head of St Day and Carharrack Community School and is passionate about the success of Restorative Practice in improving relationships between members of school communities. Susannah’s dedication to marginalised groups and empowering all young people is an invaluable asset to our team.