PRISON FELLOWSHIP LEADERSHIP
Prison Fellowship's Senior Leadership Team is composed of seasoned experts, leading the ministry with collaboration, transparency, and accountability. Executive and senior vice presidents contribute to the CEO's Senior Leadership Council, ensuring the organization is strategically integrated and aligned with its mission and vision.
HEATHER RICE-MINUS
President and CEO
HEATHER RICE-MINUS
President and CEO
Heather Rice-Minus is the president and CEO of Prison Fellowship.
Heather first joined Prison Fellowship in 2013, and in her most recent role of executive vice president, she led teams that build partnerships with churches, help strengthen relationships between incarcerated parents and their children, foster partnerships with donors at every level, and advocate for restorative criminal justice reform. In a previous role as the head of Prison Fellowship's advocacy team, she was a leading voice behind the passage of the FIRST STEP Act.
A sought-after public speaker on the intersection of faith, justice, and incarceration, Heather has addressed audiences at national conferences and events including Wilberforce Weekend, Q Ideas Conference, and more. She has also contributed to Christianity Today, Slate, CBN News, The Marshall Project, PBS' Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly, and many other media outlets.
Previously, Heather managed prison reform advocacy efforts at the National Religious Campaign Against Torture and taught English in East Africa.
She graduated cum laude from Colorado State University with a degree in liberal arts and social work. After earning her J.D. from George Mason University’s Antonin Scalia Law School, she became a member of the Virginia State Bar, a member of the American Enterprise Institute’s Leadership Network and Faith & Public Life Ideas Council, and a Colson Fellow.
She resides in Southeast Washington, D.C., with her husband and two daughters.
TIM ROBISON
Executive Vice President, Administration
TIM ROBISON
Executive Vice President, Administration
Tim Robison provides executive leadership to Prison Fellowship's finance, human resources, and facilities functions. In addition, drawing from over 30 years of experience in nonprofit management, Tim provides guidance in the area of ministry partnerships and supports the Prison Fellowship and Prison Fellowship Foundation board of directors.
Tim also led the design, construction, and project management for Prison Fellowship's Northern Virginia headquarters in 2005, and he provided strategic oversight for its sale and staff relocation in 2021.
Tim holds a degree in business administration from Liberty University and certification in facilities management from George Mason University.
KELLY FRIEDLANDER
Senior Vice President, Marketing & Communications
KELLY FRIEDLANDER
Senior Vice President, Marketing & Communications
Kelly Friedlander leads Prison Fellowship's marketing and communications teams. She and her staff develop campaigns to increase brand identity and awareness among the ministry’s constituents, as well as providing marketing and communications support to the entire ministry.
Kelly is a member of the 2015 class of the Colson Fellows program. Prior to joining Prison Fellowship, she led marketing, product development, and sales teams at a variety of publicly traded companies, including Discovery Communications and Morningstar Inc. Kelly has more than 25 years of experience in strategic planning and managing multimillion-dollar consumer, business-to-business, and direct marketing campaigns.
Kelly earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Wisconsin's St. Norbert College and lives in Colorado with her husband.
WILL RIDDLE
Senior Vice President, Strategic Initiatives
WILL RIDDLE
Senior Vice President, Strategic Initiatives
Will Riddle leads strategic planning and infrastructure for Prison Fellowship and oversees church relationships and programs, including Angel Tree.
After interning at NASA’s Advanced Development Group, Will joined IBM, where he rose from application developer to become a leader in a major enterprise transformation. A proven innovator with published research, Will was recognized at IBM’s highest technical recognition event.
Will’s work in ministry includes taking part in three church plants. He launched a Cincinnati-based men’s recovery program, which led to his book Free at Last and his desire to build redemptive pathways out of the incarceration pipeline.
Will holds a master of divinity in urban ministry from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and a Bachelor of Arts in computer science from Duke University. He and his wife Jaime live in Kansas City. Married for 20 years, they have four teenagers.
KATE TRAMMELL
Senior Vice President,
Advocacy & Legal
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KATE TRAMMELL
Senior Vice President, Advocacy & Legal
Kate Trammell oversees Prison Fellowship’s legal department and leads the advocacy team to change culture and law through leveraging research, grassroots mobilization, and legislative campaigns. Kate oversees the development of policy positions on criminal justice issues and directs the organization’s advocacy initiatives designed to bring justice that restores to those impacted by crime and incarceration at the state and federal level.
Trammell has contributed to stories on crime and incarceration in the New York Times, Christian Post, Business Insider, and a variety of regional publications.
Previously, Kate worked as a magistrate for the Supreme Court of Virginia. She is a graduate of Liberty University School of Law with added studies in international law and comparative criminal procedure and is a member of the Virginia State Bar. She resides in Maryland with her husband and two children.
CODY WILDE
Senior Vice President,
Correctional Programs
CODY WILDE
Senior Vice President, Correctional Programs
Cody Wilde oversees Prison Fellowship’s correctional programming in approximately 1,200 prisons across all 50 states. Cody previously served as an Academy director at Lino Lakes Correctional Facility, as a regional director for the Midwest and Great Lakes territory, and as national director of operations for the Academy team.
Originally from North Dakota, Cody is a former officer in the United States Army. He received his undergraduate degree in history from Northwestern College in St. Paul and holds graduate degrees in theology and international affairs from Bethel Seminary and the Bush School of Government at Texas A&M University. He is a student in a business management certificate program at the University of Texas, Austin.
Cody is married with three children and lives in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, where he serves on the elder board at his local church.
JOHN BALBACH
Vice President,
Development
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JOHN BALBACH
Vice President, Development
John Balbach oversees the major donors, corporation and foundations, planned giving, event planning, and development services teams at Prison Fellowship.
John served as an Army Ranger and human intelligence officer in the U.S. Army for more than eight years. Upon leaving the service, John received his master’s degree in public policy at the University of Michigan and worked as a graduate fellow on the staff of Vice President Dick Cheney. John then co-founded Strategic National Consulting, a full-service political consulting firm.
John returned to the University of Michigan and joined the development team, where successfully completed two comprehensive fundraising campaigns. John also led the principal gifts team at the University of Chicago. Most recently, John was the chief strategy officer for the American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science.
John lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan, with his wife, two boys, and dog.
JUSTIN CAMOZZO
Vice President,
Marketing & Communications
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JUSTIN CAMOZZO
Vice President, Marketing & Communications
Justin Camozzo oversees Prison Fellowship’s marketing and communications efforts with primary responsibilities in digital marketing, creative production and innovation, and campaign strategy.
With more than 20 years of experience across the fields of marketing, web development, and graphic design, Justin has held a variety of leadership roles within Prison Fellowship’s marketing division since 2010.
Justin holds a bachelor’s degree in media arts and design from James Madison University and lives in Virginia.
DANIELA GLEASON
Vice President,
Human Resources
DANIELA GLEASON
Vice President, Human Resources
Daniela Gleason serves as the vice president of human resources for Prison Fellowship. She isresponsible for all aspects of human resources management, including talent acquisition, organizational and performance management, HR policy and compliance, compensation, and benefits administration. Additionally, Daniela serves as co-chair of Prison Fellowship’s diversity, equity, and inclusion council.
Prior to joining Prison Fellowship, Daniela held HR leadership roles in various industries, including financial services, technology, and senior living. She has built and led HR teams on regional and national bases and successfully developed and implemented HR strategies to align with the strategic plans of the organizations she served.
Daniela earned her Bachelor of Science degree in psychology from George Mason University and holdsHR certifications through the Society of Human Resources Management (SHRM-SCP) and HR Certification Institute (SPHR).
ANNIE NICHOLS
Vice President,
Direct Response Marketing
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ANNIE NICHOLS
Vice President, Direct Response Marketing
Annie Nichols serves as vice president of direct response marketing at Prison Fellowship. In partnership with her talented team, and with her 15 years of Christian nonprofit experience, Annie is responsible for strategizing and overseeing the execution of authentic, timely, and effective development campaigns that fuel life-transforming ministry and programs in prisons across the country.
Prior to joining Prison Fellowship in 2018, Annie led strategic fundraising and marketing efforts as an account executive at Masterworks. She was also responsible for directing marketing, recruitment, and oversight of the International Studies program at Wheaton College.
Annie earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Abilene Christian University and received a Master of Arts in industrial and organizational psychology from Elmhurst College.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Prison Fellowship Board of Directors draws on the wisdom and experience of its diverse members to move the ministry forward with integrity and excellence.
Paul S. Cauwels
CEO/ManagerCauwels Investments, LLC
Albuquerque, NM
Ralph M. Diaz
California Department of Corrections and RehabilitationExeter, CA
Monique A. Miles
Managing PrincipalOld Towne Associates, P.C.
Alexandria, VA
Christian B. Colson
Senior Vice PresidentTruist Bank
Charleston, SC
Jennifer Alt
Managing DirectorSegel Group Limited
Santa Monica, CA
Dipo M. Ashiru
General Counsel & Chief Compliance OfficerVeritas Capital
New York City, NY
Lora Batterson
PastorNational Community Church
Washington, DC
Dr. W. Brian Byrd
Founder and CEOTexas Family Medicine
Fort Worth, TX
Carl F. Dill, Jr.
Managing DirectorTriCour Partners
Naples, FL
Jay Fields
Owner/CEOPhilosophy Group
Austin, TX
Thomas E. Mader
Former CEOGuardity Technologies, Inc.
Plano, TX
Quovadis Marshall
Lead PastorHope City Church
Waterloo, IA
Irenee May
Founder and Managing MemberBeacon Point Advisors
Greenwich, CT
Howard Park
Managing DirectorGI PARTNERS
San Francisco, CA
Douglas J. Peterson
Of CounselKeating | O'Gara
Lincoln, NE