Staff
We regard long-term (longer than three months) volunteers in the same manner as paid staff. For a couple of good reasons, some of our staff are not stated publicly and so they do not appear here.
Senior management
Chief medical officer
Dr Rachael Pickering
MBBS MA MRCGP DRCOG FFFLM
A British family medicine specialist, Rachael is one of our co-founders. With two decades' experience of offender healthcare both in UK prisons and internationally, she volunteers as our chief medical officer (CMO) and - until someone else suitable comes along - chief executive officer (CEO). This takes up a lot of her time, and so she is in and around the Philippines for up to a fifth of each year.
A self-supporting humanitarian doctor, she has to earn a living. So back in the UK she locums as a prison doctor, and helps a hospice tailor its services to vulnerable patient groups including substance users, the severely mentally ill and of course prisoners.
Outside of medicine, she is married to our UK board chair, Mark. In addition to spending time with her family, she finds a variety of ways to relax including kick boxing. Her secondary career as a SCUBA diving instructor has helped her grow another heart - for God’s aquatic creation. She tries to run Integritas along eco-friendly lines, and teaches all her diving students to dive against debris whether near to our base in Subic Bay or wherever else life takes them.
Philippines-based staff
Ministry manager
Our administrative officer, Mam Jhen came to us in 2023 as an on the job trainee (OJT) during her caregiver course at Subic Bay College.
She stayed on to volunteer and proved to have a real talent for healthcare administration. She is now in charge of our Philippines office.
Outside of work, she loves homemaking and spending time with her husband and daughter. She also finds time to do a bit of weekend freelancing. To relax she enjoys listening to music, gardening, nature getaways, swimming and baking.
Mam Loreta Solis
CG NCII
Our projects officer, Mam Lora also came to us in 2023 as an OJT during her caregiver course at Subic Bay College.
She stayed on to volunteer and proved to have particular zest for our police detainee work. She is now in charge of delivering our outreach programs within Philippine places of detention.
Outside of work, her children are grown and she has found true love with an Australian gentleman. She loves nature trips, hiking and bonding with friends.
Other staff
Fellows
Our 2025 intern, Mam Angie too is a caregiver graduate of Subic Bay College and did her OJT placement with us.
She is now in charge of cooking for our detainee feeding program within Philippine places of detention.
Outside of work, her children are almost grown and she is studying for a BSc.
Cattuchino
We can’t afford a paid psychologist. Instead, we get emotional interventions from Cattuchino who came to us during a pre-pandemic monsoon storm.
Her brother Buttermilk appeared in a ventilation hole, mewing for help. We then found Cattuchino half-drowned at the bottom of the wall. And cat-loving elective student Kelly nursed them back to health.
Buttermilk has moved on but Cattuchino remains a key team member. Her teeth keep the cockroaches at bay and her cuddles keep us content. Oh yes, and we pay her in sardines!
Unlike in British society where the title Sir refers to a knight of the realm, in the Philippines it is polite to address any respected, mature man or woman as Sir or Mam respectively.
Europe-based staff
Miss Sarah-Louise Bedford
DipHEd FdA
With us since 2016, Sarah-Louise is our longest serving volunteer. She is our medical illustrator and mental health trainer.
She provides illustrations for our publications and website. She authored our first book. And she uses her lived experience of mental health detention to deliver insightful training.
Outside of this, she is a CQC expert by experience. She also enjoys crochet, playing the recorder and cycling in the park.
Mrs Zoe Butler
Zoe volunteers occasionally in our UK office.
Drawing on her lived experience of autism, she is also able to advocate for neuro-divergent detainees.
She lives with her husband Jack and their adorable dachshund Albert. She loves art, baking, crochet and homemaking.
Dr Valeriia Korovanenko
MBBS MSc
Valeriia trained as a doctor in Ukraine and moved to Ireland at the start of the war, where she continues her journey in medicine. Currently she is a surgical SHO and intends to pursue a career in surgery.
Her path into medicine hasn’t been entirely straightforward, but through it she has developed a strong appreciation for resilience, community and the importance of compassionate care.
Outside of medicine, she loves ballroom and Latin dancing, travelling and spending time with friends and family, and is actively involved in Christian Medical Fellowship.
Commit to the Lord whatever you do…
Proverbs 16:3