Futures Unlocked Staff

John Powell is the Operations Manager for Futures Unlocked, having taken on the role in January 2021. John joined the Charity, as Chaplain, in October 2014 when the Transforming Rehabilitation changes came into existence.

He previously worked in Outdoor Activity Centres both here and in France for 10 years, moving on to work in Police Custody Suites in Worcester then Leamington.

John is married with a family, and is also a foster carer. He enjoys sports of all kinds. He is also a great fundraiser.

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 Melissa Quinlan is the new Community Chaplain. Having begun her career as a teaching assistant, Melissa moved on to  focus her energies in a number of roles with Warwickshire Police.

She has experience of working in custody and later the Police Control Room, firstly as a call handler and then a controller. She moved on to work at Jaguar Land Rover, but felt called to work alongside people such as our clients and so applied and was successful in becoming a Chaplain with the Charity.