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Executive Director

John Nonhebel has worked with disadvantaged people most of his working life. For 20 years this was in some of India’s largest cities where John worked for Oasis India with Street Children, with women and children trapped in sexual exploitation and in community development.
More recently John was the Urban Ministry leader for SU Scotland before taking up post as Executive Director for Prison Fellowship Scotland. John’s passion is seeing transformation to the lives of people who have been through very difficult circumstances. John brings with him significant experience in organisation management and strategic planning

Projects Manager

David is the projects manager for Prison Fellowship Scotland. David started his own business in the food industry, ran it successfully and sold it to join the PFS team. David secured a certificate in Christian leadership whilst studying at destiny college for two years, as well as a further two years achieving a HNC in counselling with a certificate in Christian counselling. David has been part of church leadership for several years in many different roles, one role being, helping to plant as part of a team and a season pastoring the church in Rutherglen, where he grew up. David is passionate about reaching people for Christ and seeing them planted into the local church where they can thrive, grow in faith, and ultimately see their life’s change for the better.  You can learn more about David’s story here: David's story — Prison Fellowship (pfscotland.org)

Communications Lead and Office Coordinator

Riodhna is the most recent addition to the team taking up the role of Communications Lead and Office Coordinator. She will also be running our letter-writing program ‘Time to Write’. Riodhna is a graduate of the University of Edinburgh where she studied Philosophy and Theology and is currently completing a research master’s in theology with the University of Birmingham. She has always had a passion for social justice, and how as Christians we can love and support those on the margins better. She was able to use this passion in her time as the social media coordinator and prayer secretary on the Just Love Edinburgh team and in her different roles volunteering in the church. Most recently Riodhna was a Graduate Research Intern with Evangelical Alliance Scotland. She is excited to bring her previous experiences to the role and to see the difference that can be made.