Paul joined us in October 2009. Governor of HMP Brixton from 2006, he joined the Prison Service in 1990 as a Prison Officer at HMYOI Stoke Heath. Transferred to HMP Woodhill in 1992, Paul subsequently worked at HMP Wellingborough, the Prison Service training college at Newbold Revel, HMP Gartree and HMYOI Feltham.

In 2000 Paul was seconded to the Home Office where he worked in the Prison Minister’s Private Office. He returned to HMYOI Feltham as Deputy Governor in 2001, followed by a successful period in charge at HMP Coldingley from 2004. LinkedIn: Paul McDowell Twitter: @PaulMcDowell4

Kevin joined us in August 2010 and leads Nacro's operations and business development. He worked at the Home Office from 1987, soon joining the fast stream. He entered the Prison Service on promotion, initially working on HR issues in Prison Service headquarters and subsequently as secretary to the Prisons Board. Kevin was deputy governor at HMP Belmarsh from 1996, became prison governor of HMYOI Portland in 1999, and was appointed governor at HMP Bristol in 2002.

In 2004, Kevin returned to the Home Office, working on setting up the National Offender Management Service, becoming the Regional Offender Manager for the South West, responsible for commissioning services for offenders both in custody and in the community.

Kevin returned to the Prison Service in 2008 to head up the National Operations Group, managing major national contracts and the prison population. LinkedIn: Kevin Lockyer Twitter: @kevinlockyer1

Graham joined us in September 2010. He leads on Nacro's strategic planning and positioning, overseeing its policy work and communications. Before joining Nacro, Graham was Director of Reo Red, a specialist criminal justice consultancy practice. With Reo Red he worked with Social Finance Ltd, developing the operating plan for the Social Impact Bond pilot in HMP Peterborough. He also worked as adviser to a prison reform programme in Latin America and set up a UK social enterprise building partnerships between the public, private and voluntary sectors.

A former assistant chief probation officer, Graham specialises in community interventions for adult offenders. He has trained practitioners throughout England and Wales in group work and offender assessment processes. He has worked in the voluntary sector since 2002, previously as a Director with Crime Concern and Communications Director with the young people's charity Catch22. LinkedIn: Graham Beech Twitter: @grahambeech

Sharmila joined us in March 2011 and leads on HR and organisational development activies, ensuring the capability and skills of Nacro employees deliver our strategic objectives and that Nacro's equality focus and expertise is maintained. She was previously interim Head of Equality Strategy at the organisation. An experienced HR professional, Sharmila specialises in strategic management and people development, as well as equality and diversity.

Formerly Head of HR for the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) and Disability Rights Commission (DRC), Sharmila has in-depth knowledge of employment and equalities legislation and issues, with the ability to work with people to translate policy and legislation into practice by making it relevant to their professional and service areas. Sharmila is also a board member of Amnesty International.