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Who we are

Our trustees are elected by WI members to lead the organisation. More than 70 staff work at our head office in London, Denman College (our adult residential centre), and NFWI-Wales in Cardiff. Click on the name of an NFWI Board member or Senior Staff member to discover what they did before joining the WI, their role within the WI and their interests and hobbies.

NFWI Board of Trustees

Ruth Bond - NFWI Chair
Ruth Bond, NFWI Chair
Diana Birch
Diana Birch, Chair of WI Enterprises Committee		Stephanie Fort
Stephanie Fort, Chair of Federation Support Committee 
Marylyn Haines-Evans
Marylyn Haines Evans, Chair of Public Affairs Committee		Anne Harrison
Anne Harrison, NFWI Vice-Chair and Chair of Denman College Committee
Janice Langley
Janice Langley, NFWI Vice-Chair and Chair of Membership Committee		Margaret Lloyd Jones
Margaret Lloyd Jones, Chair of Federations of Wales Committee
Aleathia Mann
Aleathia Mann, NFWI Honorary Treasurer and Chair of Finance Committee		Julia Roberts, NFWI Board member
Julia Roberts, Board of Trustees
Maggie Simons
Maggie Simons, Chair of Education Committee		Lynne Stubbings
Lynne Stubbings, Chair of Training Committee
Joy Thomson
Joy Thomson, NFWI ACWW Representative		Patricia Tulip
Patricia Tulip, Board of Trustees

NFWI Senior Staff

The NFWI senior staff team is headed up by:
Jana Osborne - NFWI General Secretary
Jana Osborne
(General Secretary)
Van Andrews
Val Andrews
(Head of NFWI Unit)		Rachel Barber - Head of Public Affairs
Rachel Barber
(Head of Public Affairs)
Rhian Connick - Head of NFWI Wales
Rhian Connick
(Head of NFWI Wales Office)		Jane Dixon - Head of Denman College
Jane Dixon
(Head of Denman College)
Charlotte Fiander - Head of Public Relations
Charlotte Fiander
(Head of Public Relations)		Karen Lake - Head of Human Resources
Karen Lake
(Head of Human Resources)
Mark Linacre - Group Manager WIE
Mark Linacre
(Group Manager - WIE)		Anne Wheeler - Head of Finance
Anne Wheeler
(Head of Finance)