Alison Thorne
Chair of the Barcud Board
Alison is an experienced Non-Executive and Chair, having chaired a wide range of committees and currently Chairs the National Dance Company of Wales and previously Chaired Chwarae Teg. She is currently the Senior Independent Board member for the WRU and builds on her equality work as the Wales Lead for Women on Boards and as an Independent Panel Member for Public Appointments for the Welsh Government.
Dafydd Lewis
Member of the Projects and Performance Committee
Member of the Care and Repair in Powys Board
Dafydd is a former Corporate Director for Gwynedd Council having had responsibility for housing, adult social care, health & well-being and community safety partnerships. Dafydd brings his skills to the Projects and Performance Committee and Care and Repair in Powys Board. Dafydd is a fluent Welsh speaker.
Kaye Law-Fox
Chair of Governance and Remuneration Committee
Senior Independent Director
Kaye is an experienced Chair with over 20 years in public sector executive and senior management roles. Her governance expertise in delivering complex national and regional change programmes in regulated sectors, and Board roles in the social housing sector since 2003, led to her appointment as Senior Independent Director and Chair of Barcud’s Governance and Remuneration Committee.
Kaye also Chairs Gloucestershire Managed Services, the wholly owned subsidiary estates, facilities and capital delivery company of Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and is an Associate Non-Executive Director of the Trust.
Richard Woolley
Member of the Projects and Performance Committee
Member of the Care Society Board
Richard is a Chartered Certified Accountant and former Chief Executive of Connexus Homes. He has over 30 years’ experience in the social housing sector at organisations including both large-scale voluntary transfers and traditional housing associations in roles such as Director of Resources and Group Chief Accountant as well as a Chief Executive for almost five years. With a strong finance, governance and strategic housing background, Richard is a valued member of both the Projects and Performance Committee and The Care Society Board, in addition to his Group Board member role.
Mererid Boswell
Member of the Audit and Risk Committee
Member of the Governance and Remuneration Committee
Mererid is the Head of Finance and Corporate Services at the National Library of Wales. As a chartered accountant with experience of finance in the charity and public sector, Mererid’s financial skills are well utilised as a member of the Audit and Risk Committee and EOM Board. Mererid is a fluent Welsh speaker.
John Rees
Chair of the Audit and Performance Committee
Vice Chair of the Care Society Board
John is Head of Finance at Plymouth Community Homes and a Chartered Certified Accountant. John’s financial and risk management experience within the social housing sector led to his appointments as Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee and Vice Chair of The Care Society Board. John is an active Welsh learner with links to the Ceredigion area.
Wyn Jones
Member of the EOM Board
Member of the Projects and Performance Committee
Wyn is a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and a Member of the Expert Witness Institute. He is also an experienced developer and an RICS registered Expert Witness, Accredited Valuer, Arbitrator, and Independent Expert. Wyn also holds office as a Chair of the First-tier Tribunal Property Chamber, Government appointed Chair on the Welsh Valuation Tribunal and Lord Chancellor’s appointed member of both English and Welsh Agricultural Land Tribunals. Wyn’s skills are well suited to his roles on the Projects and Performance Committee and EOM Board.
David Hall
Member of the EOM Board
Member of the Audit and Risk Committee
David is the Executive Director of Investment and Growth at Housing Plus Group. With nearly 30 years’ experience in social housing in the delivery of asset management, property health and safety, property retrofit, procurement, and housing development, and sitting on the both the CIH Asset Management and the NHF Building Safety Groups. David’s skills are a valuable addition to the Audit and Risk Committee and the EOM Board.
Enid Roberts
Chair of the Projects and Performance Committee
Member of the Governance and Remuneration Committee
Enid is a self-employed Management Consultant with experience of working in Local Government on ICT and Project Management. Enid is a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute and the British Computer Society. Enid’s project management and data analysis skills are well suited to her roles as Chair of the Projects and Performance Committee, member of the Governance and Remuneration Committee and Audit and Risk Committee. Enid is a fluent Welsh speaker.
Carina Roberts
Member of the Care and Repair Powys Board
Member of the Projects and Performance Committee
Carina has over 30 years’ experience of leading in the housing sector, and experience in partnership working with public and private sector organisations. Carina’s knowledge of social housing and extra care provision are a valuable addition to the Projects and Performance Committee and the Care and Repair in Powys Board. Carina is a fluent Welsh speaker.
Bunmi has an MBA and over 18 years of experience across taxation, compliance, risk management, social welfare and IT. She qualified as a barrister and solicitor in Nigeria, specialising in International Taxation. She works as a Data protection officer in Hafod Housing and is a Board Director for United Welsh and for YMCA Cardiff. Bunmi is passionate about equality, diversity and data protection.
Ian is a Senior Director of Professional Services with strategic leadership experience across the housing, public, and commercial services sectors. He has delivered complex programmes in client advocacy, operational transformation, and major IT and digital initiatives that have strengthened service delivery and organisational resilience. Ian has a proven track record of building high-performing teams following mergers and acquisitions. He currently serves on the management committee of a provision supporting children with additional learning needs, is studying for an MBA in Technology Management, and brings strong governance expertise and a long-standing commitment to communities across Wales.
Carys James
Carys is a former Director of Social Services with over 39 years’ experience in social care, both in Children & Adult services. She is Ceredigion born and bred and continues to live in the county. Carys has extensive experience of multi-agency working and is committed to strengthening partnership working. A first language Welsh speaker, Carys is a Registered Social Worker and currently works as an Independent Social Work Consultant. Carys is a Member of the National Independent Safeguarding Board (Wales) and a Panel Member for Social Care Wales.
Carys worked in Ceredigion for most of her career and established strong working relationships with colleagues across Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire and Powys. Carys also has previous Board Member experience having served on the Boards of Cymdeithas Tai Dyffryn Teifi and Cantref in the past.
Claire is the Chief Executive of Broadacres Housing Association in North Yorkshire.
As a Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, Claire has over thirty years of human resources and organisational development experience in the commercial and charitable sectors.
