Paul Parks is the Chairman of Onesimus and was an inaugural Board Member of the Foundation. Special Educator and retired Director of Schools (NSW) with significant experience as a school principal including experience in juvenile justice settings.

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Rosalie Martin is a professional Speech Pathologist and Criminologist. Rosie is the founder of Connect42 and was awarded Tasmanian Australian of the Year for 2017 for her work in helping prisoners crack the code of reading. She is passionate for the important work of prison literacy and the role that speech pathology has in justice and social equity. 

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​Claire Crouch supports foster families and has extensive experience in community engagement, relationship building, and program facilitation. Claire previously served as the Coordinator Family and Child Support in Tasmania's Risdon Prison, developing programs to support inmates' families for rehabilitation and reintegration. Her background includes facilitating psycho-education programs for prisoners and significant volunteer work in community development overseas. Claire holds a Diploma of Counselling and a Certificate III in Correctional Practice.

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Neale Buchanan retired after a distinguished career in human resources and work health and safety, held senior executive positions in the Department of Justice. His roles included Operations Director for WorkSafe Tasmania, Director of the Monetary Penalties Enforcement Service, and Director of Community Corrections. With governance experience as a Director with TasPlan and TasBuild, Neale was also a member of the Workcover Board and its predecessors from 1994 to 2007.

 

Norm Reed is the retired pastor of the Christian Family Centre, a church adjacent to Risdon Prison, Tasmania and founder of Onesimus. Following his Churchill Fellowship trip to Europe and Singapore in 2014, to examine family support services, he developed the role of Family Engagement Worker in Risdon Prison and facilitates a suite of family support services. and reintegration initiatives. Norm is Executive Officer of the Foundation.

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Katherine (Kate) Ibbott is an experienced public sector leader with nearly two decades of experience in offender management and justice reform. She has held senior roles including Assistant Director for Community Corrections Tasmania, currently managing the Tasmanian Training Consortium. A Master Trainer and educator, Kate teaches criminology at the University of Tasmania and developed and facilitates Professional Boundaries – Safeguarding Ethics in the Justice System. Outside of her professional life, Kate enjoys travel, music, and is a passionate Elvis fan.

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Jess Long is a Tasmania Practitioner with experience working in prison, community and child protection settings. Jess has worked primarily in client facing roles with incarcerated and community supervised offenders, and spent time as a Project Officer for the Onesimus Foundation while completing her Honours Degree in Criminology. Jess is passionate about Restorative Justice, Therapeutic Jurisprudence, and the power of connection in successful reintegration.