Trustees
Meet the Why me? trustees who oversee the management of the charity.
Chair, Trevor Botting
Trevor has had a 41-year career in law enforcement working within criminal justice in the UK and on British Overseas Territories. He has led culturally diverse teams delivering services and outcomes to culturally diverse communities, always with a commitment to public safety, reducing the number of victims of crime and supporting them and their families through criminal justice processes.
Trevor was a member of the Criminal Justice Board on the Turks and Caicos Islands when Restorative Justice was introduced across criminal justice partners and a Victim and Witness Care Unit was established on the territory.
Trevor is also the Chair for the Board of Trustees for a criminal justice centered charity, delivering a range of projects including Restorative Justice (RJ) within the Sussex Restorative Justice Partnership (SRJP) working with perpetrators to encourage the use of RJ as part of their rehabilitation. The charity also works with victims where referrals are made through the SRJP or from elsewhere.
Through his career, Trevor has been committed to giving victims of crime a voice within the Criminal Justice System as part of seeking the best outcomes for them and sees Restorative Justice as a critical element of this commitment.
Matthew Pink
Matthew initially trained as a probation officer, then moved to work as a Senior Practitioner in the Youth Offending Service. He currently manages the Restorative Justice Team in Cambridgeshire Youth Offending Service, and has experience as a trainer and practitioner in Restorative Justice work in the Criminal Justice System and the workplace.
Will Jacks
Will is the Research and Strategy Development Manager at the Henry Smith charity. He joined the Why me? board in June 2017. He started his career in the criminal justice sector and has worked in a prison as well as with police tackling online hate crime; he has authored several research papers on this. Since 2013, Will has worked for the Henry Smith charity, a large grant making trust where he is responsible for research and strategy development. He brings an understanding of the charity sector and experience working on both sides of the funder/grantee relationship.
Brian Neale
Brian worked for the police in a career that spanned thirty years and involved a multitude of wide and varied roles. On behalf of the Government Office for the North East and the Home Office, Brian worked in community safety management, project development and project delivery across a range of crime reduction and community safety subjects, often working in partnering arrangements with the public, private and voluntary sectors.
Brian is a long standing champion of Restorative Justice and during his career influenced local partners to invest in Restorative Justice, which ultimately led to its introduction across criminal justice organisations, recovery services, and local authorities. After working regionally and nationally as an advisor, accredited practitioner and trainer, he was given the opportunity to build Restorative Justice services across the Tees Valley. This resulted in the creation of a multi-agency team working across all facets of Restorative Justice, most notably in the area of serious and complex cases in the probation and prison environments.
Prior to his ‘retirement’ Brian led the local service in achieving the Restorative Justice Councils quality mark – RSQM. To date, Brian’s involvement with Restorative Justice continues, working with partners to explore Restorative Justice ideas with young people and latterly military veterans.
Tim Chapman
Tim Chapman had a lengthy career in the Probation Service in Northern Ireland, rising to a senior management position. He spent 10 years as a lecturer and course director of the Masters programme in Restorative Practices at the University of Ulster. He now teaches at the University of Sassari, Italy, as a Visiting Professor and at The University of Strathclyde as a Visiting Professor. He also offers training, research and consultancy in Restorative Justice. He has published widely in effective probation practice, youth justice and Restorative Justice. He is writing a book about victims’ experience of Restorative Justice and is leading a Restorative Justice programme on child sexual abuse.
Emma Jones 
Emma Jones is the Assistant Director for Catch22’s Victim Services, overseeing services across Greater Manchester, Leicestershire, London, and Hertfordshire. With over six years of experience in leading victim support and Restorative Justice (RJ) services, and ten years of experience working in the victim’s space, she is passionate about advocating for victims’ rights and ensuring access to RJ. Emma has collaborated on policy campaigns, podcasts, and reports, and brings strong governance skills and charity sector leadership experience, including managing large contracts and working with influential stakeholders. She is committed to empowering victims and supporting their journey through the Criminal Justice System.
Ben Andrew
Ben is a communications and public affairs professional with experience in the third sector and in local Government. He previously worked at Why me? as our communications lead, and his passion for our work motivated him to return as a Trustee. Ben is particularly interested in how Restorative Justice can be pitched as an effective solution to many of the problems affecting the justice system, and what role we can play in making that happen.
Marianne Helps
Marianne Helps is a senior in-house lawyer currently working at Charlotte Tilbury. Prior to that Marianne worked at Burberry and the law firm, Slaughter and May. Marianne has experience advising senior stakeholders across businesses, from supply chain and regulatory, to marketing and reputation. Marianne has a strong interest in compliance and good governance, as well as the importance of Restorative Justice in the criminal justice system.