Jenny joined Zero Tolerance in October 2007 in an education role, and from July 2008 to March 2011 she worked to develop and co-ordinate the VAW Prevention Network and to develop new approaches to preventing violence. Since April 2011 she has held the post of Coordinator, managing the staff team, overseeing all project work and leading on the organisation’s policy and media work. Prior to joining Zero Tolerance Jenny worked for the Equal Opportunities Commission, an education funding agency and a health charity. She is married with two young children.
Laura originally joined the team as Information and Communications Intern in August 2010. She now works with Jenny to develop the Prevention Network, including work on commercial sexual exploitation and research into violence against women. Laura previously worked at YWCA Scotland, and is involved in voluntary work including helping run a feminist blog and sitting on the board of Edinburgh Community Food. She is currently studying for an MSc in Social Research.
Lyndsay joined Zero Tolerance this September, working in an administrative and finance role. Her background is in project management, working for both public and private organisations. A practicing artist, she first became aware of Zero Tolerance’s work when she contributed artwork to Amnesty International’s Stop Violence Against Women exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in Glasgow.
Pat was appointed Development Officer at Zero Tolerance in June 2011. With a background in social psychology she ran a women’s centre in Lancashire and later worked as a Probation Officer, working with domestic violence offenders serving community sentences. In her current role Pat has been tasked with supporting employers to work to end men’s violence against women and to recognise this as a workplace issue.
Diane initially joined the team for a three month internship in December 2010. Her role includes the upkeep of the Violence Prevention Network and Zero Tolerance websites, writing the newsletter and gathering resources. Diane has an MSc in Cultural Studies (University of Edinburgh) writing on representations of conflict within documentary film as a tool for critical engagement. Diane was a member of the selection panel for Document8: International Human Rights Film Festival (October 2010) and recently completed a Detention Monitoring and Research Internship with Mental Disability Advocacy Centre, Budapest.
Claire started volunteering at Zero Tolerance in June 2011 and is helping to produce a practical guide designed to help nursery workers and parents tackle gender stereotyping in the early years. She also volunteers as an administrator at a charity which creates awareness of and offers direct support to those affected by learning difficulties, as well as volunteering and working at a fair trade shop. Her background is in book production for academic publishing but she is aiming to work full-time in the third sector.
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