Advisory Board
Introducing Our New Advisors for Justice 2.0
We’re excited to welcome a dynamic group of experts and lived experience leaders to our advisory team at Justice 2.0. Their insights, knowledge, and passion for justice reform will help shape our mission, ensuring real, impactful change in the system.
Dr Denise Michelle Brend
Dr Denise Michelle Brend is an Assistant Professor in criminology at Université Laval and an expert in addressing the impacts of trauma in human services. With over 20 years of experience as a psychotherapist, social worker, and trainer. Her work focuses on mitigating workplace challenges and fostering resilience. A co-researcher with the Canadian Consortium on Child and Youth Trauma, her contributions provide critical insights into the implementation of trauma-informed practices, benefiting individuals and communities alike.
iridian Grenada
Iridian Grenada is a certified trauma-informed life coach, writer, educator, and consultant with 30 years experience in transformation and growth. A global advocate for justice and resilience, he works with organisations like ICPA, Grow Transform Belong, CCJA, John Howard Society of Canada, and the 7th Step Society of Canada. He also collaborates with McMaster University’s Department of Family Medicine on justice relevant initiatives. Iridian employs his experiential expertise to inspire positive change in communities internationally
jOseph arvidson
Joseph Arvidson is an internationally recognized expert in probation, parole, and evidence-based practices. As a Fulbright Specialist, he collaborates globally on criminal justice reforms. He is the Executive Director of The Paragon Group and co-creator of the TIDES Supervision Model, integrating neuroscience, trauma-informed care, and desistance. A sought-after speaker and trainer, Joseph hosts The Criminologist podcast and YouTube channel, advancing innovations in corrections and rehabilitation.
Tamara Hoefer
Tamara is a specialist in social integration and vocational excellence, with a strong evidence-based approach to justice reform. A former prison officer in England & Wales through the Unlocked Graduates Programme, she later shaped national and international prison strategy with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and His Majesty’s Prison Service.
Now, as founder of Richtungswechsel, she drives innovative solutions in staff recruitment and retention, vocational training, and prison culture transformation to reduce reoffending and improve conditions for all.
Tammie burroughs
Over 24 years’ experience in the public and private sector to address the causes of offending and anti-social behaviour, in adults and young people. This includes 15 years’ experience working in a wide range of front-line probation roles, two years within middle management and, leadership roles since 2018.
To quote Fun Boy Three and Bananarama “it ain’t what you do it’s the way that you do it, and that’s what gets results.” Therefore, I feel strongly about the power of relationships within the system and community.
Kerry Ellis- devitt
Highly experienced social researcher committed to questioning the policies and practices of the criminal justice system, whilst also exploring the lived experiences of individuals affected by it. Research interests include, domestic abuse, young adults in the CJS, emotional labour in criminal justice professions, probation practice and policy, critical criminology, and innovative qualitative research methods. My ethos is ethical, accessible and transformative research
Cherie Townsend
Cherie Townsend currently serves as Executive Director of the International Association for Correctional and Forensic Psychology and of IACFP Europe, a public interest foundation in Belgium. During the last decade, she has also worked as an executive coach and consultant.
With nearly 40 years experience as a juvenile justice practitioner and leader in the United States, she has led juvenile justice organizations through major reform and transformation. She has an M.P.A. from Southern Methodist University and an M.B.A. from the University of Texas.
Ralph Lubkowski
Working in the Prison Service since 2004, Ralph has led cultural change and performance improvement across various prisons. After two years in the Ministry of Justice’s Private Office, gaining key policy insights, he became Deputy Governor of HMP Leicester (2017) and later Governor of HMP Stafford (2018-2020), achieving higher HMIP and MQPL scores. Governor of HMP Hewell in June 2020, he took the prison out of special measures and delivering much improved HMIP results through genuine cultural transformation.
Ralph left HMPPS to join SODEXO in 2024 and is now the very proud Director of HMP Peterborough.
Adam
Adam is a dedicated consultant specialising in criminal justice reform, committed to improving conditions and outcomes within the system. Using his lived experience and professional experience within the criminal justice sector, he supports volunteers and people within the prison system with practical insight and empathy. He brings a unique perspective on cultural desistance for marginalised communities, with his own rehabilitation journey driving his commitment to change.
With a First-Class Honours Degree in Business and Economics, he brings a powerful blend of personal insight and academic expertise to his work.