"I have worked in the conflict transformation and restorative field for over 30 years and Restorativ represents a seismic shift in our ability to reach a larger market"
Debbie Watters OBE
The best solutions are found where industry experts and technologists come together.
Restorativ has combined academic knowledge with technology to create a tool that brings restorative justice into the 21st century. Restorativ allows its users to move away from punitive approaches and towards rebuilding relationships and communities
Restorativ Team
Dr Anamika Twyman Ghoshal
Anamika is a Senior Lecturer at Brunel University London and has a Ph.D. in Criminology and Justice Policy from Northeastern University, USA. Her area of research is on power and harm, restorative justice and practices, and decolonising knowledge production.
Chris Twyman
Chris is a technology marketer who has worked in both large software businesses and on the founding team of tech start-ups. He holds an MBA and a Degree in Quantity Surveying.
Jon Edwards
Jon is an award winning User Experience (UX) expert who has developed mobile and desktop apps for education, talent management, and financial industries.
Raul Radu
Raul is a back-end developer and the architect of the Restorativ App.
Loreley Petroiu
Loreley provides our interactive capability on the apps and website. She is our lead front-end developer.
Ian Garland
Ian is a UX strategist and award-winning designer of branding approaches, websites, desktop applications and mobile apps.
Kalyani Twyman - PHD Candidate
Kalyani is researching Evolutionary Biology at the University of St. Andrews. She is responsible for Restorativ's positioning to our younger users.
Dr Pablo Romero Seseña
With a background in Criminology and Human Rights, Pablo holds a PhD from Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, and is an active researcher in the consolidated research group "Empirical and Applied Victimology" (VICRIM), as well as an assistant professor in the Criminology Degree program at the same university. His research has focused on the impact and implications of using technology in the Restorative Justice field, and other victimological issues such as the response of the criminal justice system to victims of sexual violence. He has been a visiting researcher at the Catholic University of Leuven (KU Leuven), Belgium, and has published several papers in impactful journals nationally and internationally.
RJC Product Steering Group
Chris Twyman
Chris is a technology marketer who has worked in both large software businesses and on the founding team of tech start-ups. He holds an MBA and a Degree in Quantity Surveying.
Jim Simon
Jim assumed the position of the RJC's chief executive officer in April 2019, after serving as a standards assessor for the charity since 2014. Throughout his professional career, he has been a staunch proponent of restorative justice and has led the implementation of restorative practices in various sectors including education, criminal and youth justice. As an integral part of his work, Jim has been the chair of the Advisory Board for the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Restorative Justice for the past four years. In this capacity, he closely collaborates with parliamentarians from England and Northern Ireland to promote awareness and understanding of restorative justice in different policy areas, including criminal justice and community transformation. Additionally, Jim has successfully established the presence of RJC in Northern Ireland and works closely with local community organisations to harness the full potential of restorative justice in addressing complex social issues.
Debbie Watters
Debbie has been involved in the area of justice work, peace building, reconciliation and youth work for the past 30 years. She completed her degree at the Ulster University and has worked as a restorative justice practitioner for the past 25 years including the management of the first restorative justice programme in the USA from 1993-1997. She has been involved with the development of restorative justice initiatives in Northern Ireland since 1997 and played a key role in transferring her learnings from the USA into the Northern Ireland context.
Paul T. Parker
Paul T. Parker is senior vice president, head of North America HR at OFI. Paul brings over 30 years of HR experience. He has worked in diverse industries as a strategic HR partner and most recently served as CHRO & Global SVP of Safety Health and Sustainability for SunRice Group. Paul has also served as CHRO at Royal Caribbean.
Advisors
Dr Jonathan Hobson
Dr Jonathan Hobson is a an Associate Professor of Social Sciences and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. He is a political sociologist by training and has worked extensively across the social sciences including in criminology and criminal justice.
Jeff Upton
Jeff is US Lawyer and a Commercial Strategist. Jeff graduated from Brown University and is also part-time actor.
Dr. Sarah Smith Robbins
Sarah is a faculty member at the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University where her focus is learning technologies.
Restorativ and the RJC partner to provide the next generation of Restorative Solutions
The Restorative Justice Council (RJC) is the independent third sector membership body for the field of restorative practice. It provides quality assurance and a national voice advocating the widespread use of all forms of restorative practice, including restorative justice. The RJC’s vision is of a society where high quality restorative practice is available to all.
The RJC's role is to set and champion clear standards for restorative practice. It ensures quality and supports those in the field to build on their capacity and accessibility. At the same time, the RJC raises public awareness and confidence in restorative processes. The ultimate aim of the RJC is to drive take-up and to enable safe, high quality restorative practice to develop and thrive.
