Debbie Ryan, Director of Market Development, Working Links

Debbie Ryan joined Working Links in 2007 and was appointed as Director of New Markets in June 2008. Debbie is responsible for Working Links’ development of programmes for new funders who work to move individuals from social exclusion to social inclusion. This includes the strategic development of our solutions for skills and training, home affairs and services for young people and communities.

Debbie’s career began in the Home Office before transferring to the Prison Service in 1995. During her time with the Prison Service, Debbie jointly developed a number of large scale employment programmes for offenders. Debbie’s international work extends to projects in a variety of locations including Slovenia, Czech Republic, Germany, the Netherlands and Poland. The aim of this work is to help Ministries of Justice to develop projects which support the European Offender Employment Forum’s network to share best practice and develop employment programmes for the offender community.