Three new trustees with a wide range of skills have joined the team at The Prison Phoenix Trust (The PPT).

Joyce Borgs, Judith Unwin and Liz Wheen have taken on this voluntary role to share their expertise with The PPT. With experience in digital technology, prisoner education and fund-raising, they will help support the charity as it faces challenges from escalating prisoner numbers and changes to the justice system.

The PPT director, Selina Sasse, warmly welcomed the new trustees. ‘I feel my wishes have been granted with these appointments and I’m excited to be working with each one of them,’ she said. ‘It is a credit to The PPT that we now have an 11 person strong Board of talented, kind and dedicated trustees to work with us in this critical role, at a difficult time for the charity sector.’

Joyce Borgs from Wales works for the Centre for Accelerated Social Technology (CAST) which helps charities harness the power of digital technology, designing tools and platforms to support their work.

Joyce says:  I’m delighted to be joining the Phoenix Prison Trust as a trustee. It’s such an important organisation supporting the most marginalised and invisible in our society.’

Judith Unwin is from Oxford and has held trusteeships before, most recently for Contemporary Applied Arts.  She brings experience of fund-raising, profile-raising and financial strategy. 

Judith says: I feel very privileged to have been appointed as a Trustee of The PPT.  The work of the Trust in supporting prisoners’ rehabilitation and prison staff is inspirational.’

Liz Wheen is from London with a background in prisoner education for HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS), implementing programmes that support prisoners to rebuild their lives. She is currently Head of Future Models for Prisoner Education.

Liz says: I’m thrilled to have been appointed a trustee of the Prison Phoenix Trust. I am delighted to be able to bring my professional experience of the prison service combined with my personal love of yoga.’

The three join a board of 11 trustees responsible for governance and strategic direction of the work of The Prison Phoenix Trust.