Senior Management Team
Corin Morgan-Armstrong
Educated at Bath and Cardiff University, (BA Hons & MSc. Econ – Criminology & Criminal Justice) Corin has worked within the field of rehabilitation and resettlement for the last 26 years, starting as a prison officer at HMP Parc in 1997. During the last 17 years, Corin has created and implemented a specific model that has at its heart the engagement of people in prison with their children and families, for the purposes of rehabilitation, derailing intergenerational crime, and re-building community inclusion.
Corin established the prison Family Interventions Unit in 2010 at HMP Parc (the first of its kind in the UK), and has worked with corrections in the UK and across five continents to achieve replication of the family model. Corin also designed and established the Invisible Walls Wales service, initially lottery funded in 2011 and incorporated as a not for profit Community Interest Company in May 2023.
Outside of work, Corin enjoys spending time with his children, going to the theatre, Steampunk, and has been training in Taekwondo for the last 38 years.
Vanessa Wrather
IW SENIOR MANAGER
Vanessa has an extensive background in the Criminal Justice arena, initially with her lived experience and, in 2000 becoming a volunteer on the initial Arrest Referral Scheme in Police Custody.
Vanessa progressed as a substance misuse worker and later as a Service Manager in Gwent Drug and Alcohol Service. In 2019, Vanessa joined the Invisible Walls team as a Senior Manager.
Vanessa’s personal understanding of the problems faced by mothers who are imprisoned, means that she is passionate and dedicated to the work we do.
RYAN WOOD
BUSINESS SUPPORT MANAGER
Ryan began his career at HMP Parc in 2001 when he joined as an Administrator in the Activities Department. He has gained vast experience in a number of roles and departments and, more recently, he was the Business Support Manager for the Community Contracts Business Unit of G4S in Wales.
In January 2022, he took the leap and applied for the role of Business Support Manager with Invisible Walls and has never looked back. He’s relishing the opportunity to learn every day in an area of work about which he is passionate.
Outside the day job, Ryan is a freelance musician, specialising in conducting choirs and accompanying soloists.