Prison Fellowship Appoints New Chief Executive

Prison Fellowship England and Wales, the largest provider of restorative justice/victim awareness programmes in prisons, today announces the appointment of Natalie Cronin as Chief Executive Officer.

Ms Cronin 42, who is a volunteer at a London prison, has over 15 years voluntary sector experience working in social policy. She is currently Head of Policy and Public Affairs at the NSPCC.

Lady Wates, Chair of Trustees said: “Natalie brings a huge breadth of experience to Prison Fellowship at this important time in our history, together with a great interest in restorative justice.  She will bring tremendous leadership to the staff and volunteers.”

Natalie Cronin said: “Seeing the lives of prisoners transformed is the most exciting thing to witness. I want to make that available to every inmate.  I can’t wait to extend and grow Prison Fellowships’ unique Christian vision.”

Ms Cronin starts her role on 17th August 2009. At the same time Lady Wates, while remaining on the Board of Trustees, will hand over the role of Chairman to Howard Dodd.

Prison Fellowship has over 1,200 volunteers supporting men and women in 134 prisons across England and Wales. It is the largest provider of restorative justice/victim awareness programmes in prisons.