Chris has spent the last 20 years or so working for service based organisations in the private sector, focusing particularly on technology in marketing, which was his specialism in his Masters degree. His last role was heading up the innovations team at one of the UK’s largest marketing companies and prior to that was one of the founders of a direct marketing business. Having recently escaped from the corporate world, Chris is now putting family first and working on a number of private ventures as well as contributing to BADAS.

Tyron’s background is in Supported Housing, he has worked in this field over the past 16 years. During this time he has worked with a wide range of clients from Mental Health, Prolific Offenders, Addiction issues, Life License and Ex-offenders.
Tyron now manages Services in Bath for the Single Homeless and at present working for P.E.O.P.L.E (Providing Ex offenders Positive Learning Environments Limited), who have properties in Radstock and Midsomer Norton.
He is the Project Manager running a Service for Ex Offenders and anyone who has a housing need and has been in the Criminal Justice System in the past two years.

Rod Morgan is part-time Professor of Criminal Justice at the University of Bristol and Visiting Professor at the London School of Economics. Until February 2007 he was Chair of the Youth Justice Board for England and Wales. Prior to that he was HM Chief Inspector of Probation for England and Wales. Before which he was an academic researcher and teacher for 30 years, latterly in the Faculty of Law at the University of Bristol.

Rod is a prolific author on aspects of criminal justice policy ranging from policing to sentencing. He is co-editor of the Oxford Handbook of Criminology (4th ed., OUP, 2007), the foremost text on that subject in the UK, and a similar volume on probation (Willan 2007). He has also held almost every post within the criminal justice system that it is possible to hold part time, locally (magistrate, police authority member, chairman of a community safety partnership, etc), nationally (Parole Board, commission member, inspector, government advisor, etc) and internationally (expert advisor to the UN, Council of Europe and Amnesty International on custodial conditions and the prevention of torture). He is also a community activist and campaigner, currently focused on reducing the criminalisation of children. He is also a director or trustee of half a dozen centres and voluntary groups working on criminal justice issues or with young people in trouble.

Greg started his career as a probation officer in Bath, in the very offices that BADAS now operates in Broad Street. Greg then left Bath for over 20 years and went on to work for a voluntary sector organisation supporting members of the nursing profession who were at risk of being struck off many due to the harmful effects of drug and alcohol misuse. Since arriving back in Bath Greg has now signed up as a trustee of BADAS. He remarks that our strapline “Reducing harm, supporting change” – is a laudable objective and an onerous responsibility for everyone. The trustees have responsibility for ensuring effective and responsible governance of BADAS so that it can account for its work and make sure it is properly equipped to carry it out now and in the foreseeable future. The trustees come from a wide range of backgrounds and bring different skills and experience to contribute to the particular responsibilities they have for BADAS. I have a lot to learn myself but hope I also bring experience that can help play a part in supporting the all important work undertaken by those of you on the ‘front line’ and those of you supporting them day in, day out.

Denise has taught Nursing and Health Care for over twenty years, having been a Lecturer in Nursing at the University of Manchester in the past and until recently an Associate Lecturer for the Open University teaching Health and Social Care. She has also been Chair of Governors at her local Primary School and is involved in her local church, running children’s activities including a youth club for 7 – 11 year olds. Denise is married and has three daughters, two at the local secondary school and one at University. Denise brings to the role of Trustee an understanding of issues of governance, the health issues around substance abuse and an empathy with those providing care and support.

Hugh qualified as an oil exploration geologist, and worked in the field for several years, but moved into managing accounts and computer systems for small businesses when the price of oil crashed in the mid 80’s. What a different world we live in now, with oil prices reaching new heights almost daily! Hugh currently works as Finance and Systems Manager at Bath Churches Housing Association, which works with homeless people in Bath. He has been a trustee of BADAS since 2000, and was the previous Chair of the Trustees until February 2008.

Erica currently works in Civil Service, Children’s Safeguarding Unit.

She has previously managed Young People’s mental Health Services including Substance Misuse. Erica also has experience as past Chair of “Off the Record a local Young Person’s Charity

Trevor is an independent consultant, specialising in financial services data sharing including fraud, insurance, and credit. During 2007 he has been engaged in parliamentary lobbying on the Serious Crime Act. As Chairman of Insurance Database Services Limited (IDSL) he led the initial development of the Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB) which is now supported by 32 general insurance companies, over 96% of the UK industry. It acts against organised crime networks through advanced data sharing and intelligence techniques. He has a risk and data compliance background from Lloyds TSB. He also wrote and negotiated the Principles of Reciprocity, the rules for UK credit and related data sharing, which now has over 500 participating companies and 800m records, and was Chairman of the industry governing committee.

Sally Vanson has had a varied career spanning the Hospitality, Retail and Automotive Industries. For the last seven years she has been Managing Director of The Performance Solution, where she coaches and mentors senior executives in UK and International organisations. She leads three Masters’ degree programmes at the University of Kingston and herself has a Masters degree in Organisation Development and Neuro Linguistic Programming. Sally is currently completing Doctoral Studies in the same field. She is a Chartered Member of the Institute of Personnel and Development and the author of three books. She is also an Ambassador for Robin Hood Ministries supporting the sponsorship of children in Romania and Nepal and also mentors women in the Middle East on Leadership and Entrepreneurial Skills.