Our Chair of Trustees: Chris Shelley

Chris Shelley is the Director of Student and Academic Services at the University of Greenwich, where he leads a range of services and functions that are crucial to the student experience. Chair of Trustees

 

Our Deputy Chair of Trustees: Dr Emma Short & Lucy Thomas 

Deputy Chair of Trustees

 

Our Treasurer: Steve Moffatt

Steve was appointed as a Trustee in November 2018.  A qualified Accountant his career covered a variety of roles in Food Retailing, Property, Financial Appraisal, Business Performance, and Investment. He retired in 2018.

During his career Steve manged specialist teams supporting business decision making in many areas including capital investments, business closures and disposals and major property transactions.  He has extensive experience of working with cross functional teams providing financial advice and support. Steve is a Fellow of The Chartered Association of Certified Accountants.

  

Kerry daynes

Kerry is one of the UK's best-known psychologists and has worked in her field for thirty years.  She is a Consultant Psychologist, Chartered Psychologist and Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society.  Kerry is a Health & Care Professions Council Registered and Practitioner Forensic Psychologist.  She is also a Chartered Scientist and full member of the Science Council.

Kerry spent the first part of her career working in forensic mental health, including for the Prison Service and both NHS and public sector secure psychiatric services. She has worked closely with many of Britain's most notorious and high-risk violent and sexual offenders.  In 2003, Kerry set up a private practice accepting referrals for family, mental health and criminal Expert Witness work and providing clinical services to various health and social care organisations.  Kerry was often invited to act as psychological specialist in major police investigations, and was appreciated for her practical, 'no psycho-babble' style.

Kerry is a global lecturer, speaker and trainer; she is able to communicate complex scientific ideas in an accessible, appropriately humours and meaningful way. Her memoir, The Dark Side of the Mind, was a Sunday Times bestseller and the sequel, What Lies Buried, was listed for a Crime Writers Association Golden Dagger Award for non-fiction.  Kerry also presents and provides expert commentary to munerous international television shows, perhaps being most recognised for her role as 'The Profiler' in the Discovery Channel's long-running series Faking It: Tears of a Crime.

Kerry is an advocate for better conversations around social justice, crime, and mental health.  She favours feminist and trauma-informed psycholgical approaches and is passionate about tackling male violence towards women and girls in all its forms.  Kerry herself was subjected to long-term stalking by a stranger, and won a 2023 Inspirational Woman Award for her work in challenging the legislation and systems around stalking that were not working to protect victims.

 

Shaila Mahomed 

Shaila is Head of Commissioning Projects for the Youth Custody Service in HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS). An experienced leader, Shaila has over 20 years' experience working in criminal justice and community safety.  She has previously worked for the Probation Service, Ministry of Justice, the Department for Education, and the London Borough of Lambeth.  Whilst at Lambeth, Shaila was the Youth Offending Service Senior Operations Manager and prior to that Youth & Violent Crime Coordinator for the borough, where she developed and managed the Community Safety Partnership response to managing critical incidents, commissioned the boroughs' first Independent Sexual Violence Advisor service, south London's first gang intervention programme and an award-winning media campaign targeting perpetrators of sexual violence.

 

Commander Ivan Balhatchet

Ivan is the Acting Chief Constable of Northamptonshire Police.

Ivan originally joined Northamptonshire Police in 2000 where he carried out a variety of roles, mainly as a detective.  He has been a Senior Investigating Officer, Strategic Firearms Commander and a hostage negotiator.

In 2015, he successfully passed the Senior Police National Assessment Centre and attended the Strategic Command Course in 2016.

In 2016 he headed the Sexual Offences and Child Abuse Command in London which was responsible for investigating all rape offences in the capital.  He was then appointed as the Metropolitan Police's Commander for Intelligence and Covert Policing, responsible for tackling some of the most serious crimes and establishing strategic working with key stakeholders, including Surveillance Commissioners.  Ivan has also pioneered a number of high-profile policing initiatives such as 'Live Facial Recognition'.  Before returning to Nothamptonshire Police in May 2022, Ivan was responsible for all custody provision in the Metropolitan Police.

In July 2017, Ivan was appointed the National Policing Lead for Honour-Based Abuse: Forced Marriage and Female Genital Mutilation.  Ivan led on the design and implementation of a new HBA national policing strategy, was responsible for quality performance delivery as well as ensuring England & Wales Police Forces adhered to HMICFRS Recommendations and influenced legislative changes to FGM/FM Protection Orders ensuring they were managed in an efficient and effective way. Under Ivan's tenure the first ever criminal convictions for Forced Marriage & Female Genital Mutilation in England & Wales were achieved.

 

Hannah Daly

Hannah is a Human Resources specialist, who joined the Board of Trustees in 2020.

Vishna Shah-Little

Vishna has spent over a decade leading and coordinating campaigns advocating for children's rights and gender equality at the global level.  She has spent the last 7 years heading Save the Children's campaigning, advocacy, communication and media work for West and Central Africa.  She is committed to addressing gender based violence and achieving true gender equality.  She believes change can happen through the power of public mobilisation, strategic advocacy and raising the voice of those most impacted.  Vishna has a BA in Economics and an MA in Globalisation and International Development, has trained as a meditation teacher, completed an extensive Harvard leadership course and also studied psychosynthesis.  She is passionate about how leaders can play a pivotal role in making the world a fairer, equal and healthy place.  Vishna's other interests include travelling, painting, reading and she is a keen kickboxer.