Trustees
Dr Myra Blyth
Fellow and Chaplain at Regent’s Park College, Myra’s research has explored participants’ experiences of restorative conferencing. Myra also leads the Mint House thinking on the role of restorative approaches in student discipline and welfare.
Dr Rosie Chadwick
Rosie chairs the Mint House Board. As Director of crime prevention charity Crime Concern, Rosie led, and helped secure funding for, restorative justice projects. Now a charity consultant, Rosie has a particular interest in what restorative approaches mean for organisational culture and development.
Geoff Emerson
Geoff led a multi-agency team which formed part of a ground breaking research project to test restorative justice in Probation and Prison settings as part of an EU collaboration to make high quality restorative justice available to victims of serious crime. Geoff also pioneered victim requested restorative justice in cases of domestic and sexual abuse.
Rev Jon Keyworth
Jon is the minister of New Road Baptist Church, Oxford. He has an interest in incorporating restorative practice into the life of faith communities.
Dr Matthew Mills
Matthew is Head of Development at Durham Cathedral. Matthew joined the Mint House Board in 2022 to support strategic planning and research. He is also an academic theologian and, in 2021, co-authored Forgiveness and Restorative Justice with Myra Blyth and Michael Taylor.
Christine Plews
A long-time resident in Oxford, Christine brings rich experience from her career as a family solicitor, her specialism in family mediation, and training as a psychotherapist.
Dr Kathryn Rowsell
Prior to retraining as a Forensic Psychologist, Kathryn had 20 years’ experience of delivering and championing restorative approaches, mainly in youth justice settings.
Pete Wallis
A senior practitioner and trainer, Pete has written widely on restorative justice, including Understanding Restorative Justice and (with Barbara Tudor) The Pocket Guide to Restorative Justice.
Staff & Associates
Joy Bettles
Joy is our Communications and Events Officer. She has many years of experience in communications in the charity sector as well as in university and academic settings. She is particularly interested in restorative approaches in student settings and in parenting.
Abigail Stevens Stone
Abigail Stevens Stone is our Training and Projects Officer. She has worked throughout the USA, Brazil, Bolivia, and London at nonprofit and for-profit organisations in restorative justice, economic development, and community research. Having worked closely with both victims services and with justice-involved individuals, she has personally seen the benefits of restorative practice and is curious to explore creative and innovative ways to make restorative practice more accessible.
