Emma Ormerod Emma joined NSUN in 2012 having previously worked with socially excluded adults in criminal justice and education settings... Expand Emma joined NSUN in 2012 having previously worked with socially excluded adults in criminal justice and education settings. Her PhD (awarded in 2011) explored gender dynamics within group rehabilitation programmes run by the probation service. She has published journal articles and reports (under her previous surname, Perry) on gender, criminal justice, education and mental health. Emma has also worked with people experiencing homelessness as a drama tutor for Crisis Skylight Coventry and Warwickshire. She has supported members to gain Open College Network qualifications, perform accessible versions of theatre texts, and devise and perform their own work. Emma lives in Leamington Spa and can often be found in charity shops hunting for costumes.
Zoe Kirby Membership and Admin Manager Expand Before joining NSUN in 2016, Zoe worked as a project manager for a volunteering charity also in London. Prior to that she worked for some time in the private sector in Reading before travelling and ending up living in Cambodia where she taught English and did other voluntary work. After returning to the UK, Zoe set up an award-winning mental health peer support group in 2013 in her native South Wales. Outside of work, Zoe's interests are playing tennis, cycling, travelling, photography and pub quizzes.