Board membersThe AYM board members meet every six weeks and are made up of representatives from across the country. It comprises the following people: Adrian QuinnAdrian Quinn, AYM Treasurer has managed Youth Offending teams in three different areas - Solihull and Manchester, and since 2005 has managed Bristol YOT. With a background in both the Probation and Prison Services, Adrian has a strong belief in value of the distinctive multi agency contribution that YOTs have brought to the criminal justice system and to prevention work over the last decade which is now being replicated in adult services. An original member of AYM, and a former executive rep for the West Midlands, Adrian has a strong commitment to AYM as the unique voice representing both YOT managers and local YOT partnership boards at national level. Adrian took over as treasurer in May 2011 and wants to contribute to ensuring that AYM is guided by members interests and wishes and meets the best standards in meeting those needs and representing the membership. Life Member Amrik PanaserAdditional Executive Member Andy PeadenAndy Peaden Yorkshire & Humberside Charlie SpencerMy career in youth justice started in 1994 when I was employed as a bail support worker in Birmingham. Having spent 18 months in this role, I was successful in becoming a youth justice social worker; progressing to senior social worker within 13 months. I have predominately worked throughout my career in diversely populated deprived areas, that has fed my passions to address the over representation of blacxk youth within the criminal justice. Additional Executive Member David StonehouseDavid was one of the founders of the AYM and served as its Secretary for the first five years until he retired in 2005. David was the first Yot Manager in the London Borough of Havering and prior to that was an Inspector in the Metropolitan Police. Hon Life Member Gareth JonesGareth started his career working with offenders in the early 80s, in the voluntary sector. He qualified as a Probation Officer in 1990 and worked in various locations across Manchester and Salford, particularly specialising in multi-agency crime prevention initiatives. He joined the fledgling Manchester YOT in February 2000 and developed Restorative Justice and Referral Panels across Manchester. He joined Lancashire YOT in 2003 as Deputy Head of Service before taking the helm at Halton and Warrington in 2005. Head of Cheshire West Hannah DoughtyNorth West Hazel Williamson started my career working as a detached youth worker within Staffordshire. I then qualified as a social worker in 2000 and began working for Birmingham Youth Offending Service as part of the court team. I joined Stoke-on-Trent Youth Offending Service in 2001 and developed the Intensive Supervision and Surveillance Programme. During my time in Stoke-on-Trent I have been a case manager, team manager and gained the Head of Service role in 2010. I am often heard to say “it’s time for a new challenge” but I still have a strong passion for youth offending and in particular the city of Stoke-on-Trent. West Midlands Ian LangleyIan is a qualified Social Worker, who started his career in 1982 working in a variety of residential settings with young people until 1995. Since then he has respectively worked as a Child Protection Social Worker, Probation Officer and Youth Justice Worker. The latter with the Wessex Youth Offending Team, where he eventually became the Area Manager for North Hampshire. Secretary - Hampshire Joel HannaJoel has worked within the youth justice system since 1992, initially starting as a volunteer Appropriate Adult. Since that time he has undertaken a variety of roles including residential work, various case management roles within youth justice and worked as a Children's Rights and Advocacy worker. Since 2003 Joel has progressed through different management and leadership roles whilst moving between authorities until being appointed as the Head of Service for Sheffield YJS in 2010. Joel holds a Professional Social Work Qualification, Qualifying Law Degree LLB (Hons) and a Diploma in Management undertaken throughout his career through part time study. He is an active member of the Youth Justice Sector Improvement Group and a trained peer reviewer having both led and participated in peer reviews of Youth Offending Services across the country. Assistant Secretary John Drew CBERetired as the Chief Executive of the Youth Justice Board in April 2013. John was the first non Yot Manager to be made an Honorary Life Member of the AYM in recognition of his support of the AYM whilst in that role. Hon Life Member Jon O'ByrneJon has a wide experience of criminal justice since 1984, having worked in London as a police officer, Wales and Norfolk as a probation officer and senior probation officer, including a prison secondment. He joined Luton Youth Offending Service as Deputy Head before becoming the Head of the Youth Offending Service in Northamptonshire in 2009. He has an MA in Social Work and an MBA. He is also chair and trustee of a small housing charity for ex-offenders. East and East Midlands Lesley TregearVice Chair Lorna HadleyFurther details to follow Life Member Louise Hill I am a qualified Social worker and worked for the probation service for 20 years, starting my career in Inner London as an assistant probation officer. I qualified in Leicester and then went on to work for Cleveland and Northumbria Probation Trusts. I worked in all areas of the service including courts, prison, group work, case management, quality assurance and management. In 2009 I left to join the PCT and set up the Integrated offender management unit in Sunderland. I have been working for Sunderland Youth Offending Service as Head of Service since November 2011. Sunderland YOT Mike ReesMike has been the North Somerset YOS Manager since October 1999 – leading in the development of a multi-agency Service which encompasses statutory and early prevention targeted projects. Tel: 01275 888360 South West Nick WilkinsonNick is assistant head of integrated youth services for Kent County Council, heading up one of the largest youth justice teams in England. He has extensive experience in criminal justice and partnership working. He is currently the vice chair of the Kent Criminal Justice Board and co-chair of the Kent Prevent Board. He was previously a police officer for over 30 years, retiring as an Assistant Chief Constable with Sussex Police. Nick was a member of the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) Children and Young Persons Group and ACPO Drugs Committee undertaking national responsibilities in these areas, including being the ACPO member of the Children's Interagency Group and National Participation Forum. In 2010 Nick had chief officer responsibility for introducing and implementing community resolutions, a restorative approach for Sussex Police. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute and chair of governors at a large East Sussex primary school. And a disillusioned Arsenal supporter! South East Pam VedharaNorth East Pat JenningsPat Jennings has worked within local authority youth/children services for the last twenty years and is currently the Head of Tameside Youth Offending Team, having moved there in February 2009 from his former post as Head of Walsall Youth Offending Service. Tel. No. 0161 342 7680 North West Pete DennisPete has been a social worker for over 25 years and spent the last 18-years specialising in youth justice. He has vast experience of working with children/young people and family services across the whole spectrum of social care in both the UK and Australia. He is especially interested in trying to reduce custodial sentences for young people, particularly amongst young women, minority ethnic groups and care leavers. Hon Life Member Stuart JohnsonStuart qualified as CQSW/MA in Applied Social science in 1982 at Warwick University, having studied Sociology (BA Hons) at Newcastle upon Tyne Polytechnic. London Terry GibsonTreasurer |