Peter is a community builder, advocate, and speaker based in Bristol. A dedicated mentor with abandofbrothers for over seven years, he has supported young men through transformative rites of passage and mentorship programmes, helping them develop, contribute, and reintegrate into society. He has played a role in fostering strong, purpose-driven communities and expanding the reach of ABOB’s mission. He leads … Read More
Ben Phillips
I’m a man wanting to utilise every skill I have and my wealth of experience to make a difference in all spheres of my life – as a husband, a father, an employee, a friend, and an active member of communities (e.g. geographic, church, and ABandOfBrothers charity). I have a passion for creating nourishing spaces where people can flourish and become … Read More
Anthony Hearn
Anthony Hearn is a Mentor, Counselor, and Organisational Development Consultant based in Buckinghamshire, England. As a certified leader and trainer with the UK-based charity abandofbrothers, he has participated in over 50 initiatory experiences for men and participated in the development of multiple new communities. He is an Organisational Development Consultant for the US Based Charity All Kings who create communities … Read More
Thurstan Crockett
Thurstan Crockett, 58, Community Mentor for the South West. How did you know about abob? I was living in Brighton at the time and there was a very active Super Dads group that I was involved in. We dads would support our children at primary schools, as there weren’t many men around. Ali Mayor who set up Super Dads suggested … Read More
Rose Rouse
I have been passionately managing PR and press for abandofbrothers since 2012. I have always had inordinate faith in their ability to transform the lives of other men, particularly young men who have had ‘hurt’ lives and channelled all of that ‘hurt’ energy into more pain for themselves and others. Abandofbrothers has been featured on Woman’s Hour, in the Telegraph … Read More
Dan Hartley
Dan joined abandofbrothers in 2008 and was influential in initiating the first ‘Quest’ for young men. With over 10 years experience of frontline youth work, primarily within the Youth Justice and Leaving Care sectors in London and Sussex, Dan continues to play a key role in the growth and development of the Charity. Time and again, he has witnessed how … Read More
Seamus Bowerman-Ellis
Seamus has volunteered with abandofbrothers since 2019 and became General Manager in 2024. He has 25 years of experience of the Public Sector, mainly within Children’s’ Services across a range of settings in Social Care, Education & Youth Justice. A golden thread throughout his career has been the search for what really works, specifically in the support of boys and … Read More