Staff
Senior management
Chief medical officer
Dr Rachael Pickering MBBS MA MRCGP DRCOG
One of our co-founders, Rachael is a British-trained family medicine specialist (known in the UK as a general practitioner or GP) with significant experience of offender healthcare - in the UK and internationally.
Acting as our chief executive officer (CEO) as well as CMO, the voluntary leading of our organisation takes up most of her time. As a result, she is in Asia for up to a third of each year. Aside from what she does with us, when back in the UK she does occasional locums in prisons and helps a hospice adapt its services to vulnerable patients including prisoners.
She is married to a fellow prison doctor, our other co-founder Mark. Outside of medicine, she enjoys many things including kick boxing and SCUBA diving. A qualified instructor, she just loves wreck diving, diving against debris and teaching divers with additional needs.
Philippines management
Ministry manager
Officers
Administrative officer Projects officer
Mrs Jennifer ‘Jhen’ Oreiro TM1 CG NCII
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.
Ms Loreta 'Lora' Solis
CG NCII
Like Jhen, Lora 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 Philippines-based staff
Fellows
Caregiver interns
2025 intern 2026 intern
Ms Angelica Gallagher
CG NCII
Like Jhen and Lora, Angelica is a caregiver graduate of Subic Bay College and did her OJT placement with us.
She is the first recruit of our intern program. And 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.
‘Psycatogist’
Mam 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!
UK-based staff
Advocate & office assistant Illustrator & trainer
Mrs Zoe Butler
Zoe helps out occasionally in our UK office.
Drawing on her lived experience of autism, she is also able to advocate for neurodivergent detainees.
She lives with her husband Jack and their adorable dachshund Albert. She loves art, baking, crochet and homemaking.
Miss Sarah-Louise Bedford DipHEd FdA
With us since 2016, Sarah is our longest serving volunteer.
She provides illustrations for our publications. She authored our first book. And she also trains for us on occasion.
Outside of this, she is a CQC expert by experience. She also enjoys crochet, playing the recorder and cycling in the park.
Alumni
We’ve been going for well over a decade now, so we thought it appropriate to honour the former staff, trainees, volunteers and governors who have helped to get us to where we are now.
Commit to the Lord whatever you do…
Proverbs 16:3