Jo is married to Richard, with three grown up children. She has worked in a number of settings including leading a Youth for Christ team in Essex and East London working with schools, churches and in the community. From 2010 to 2019 she and Richard managed the Dalesdown Christian activity centre. She is also a trustee of Operation Agri, a Christian charity supporting projects in some of the poorest areas of the world. In her spare time she can be found working on her allotment or out walking.