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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
Pauline Bibby - Board of Trustee
Pauline Bibby, Board of Trustees		Diana Birch
Diana Birch, Board of Trustees 
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
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
Jana Osborne
(General Secretary)
Rhian Connick - Head of NFWI Wales Office
Rhian Connick
(Head of NFWI Wales Office)		Karen Lake
Karen Lake
(Head of Human Resources)
Mark Linacre
Mark Linacre
(Group Manager - WIE)		Pat Lumsdale
Pat Lumsdale
(Head of NFWI Unit/Craft Adviser)
Anne Wheeler
Anne Wheeler
(Head of Finance)		Stephen Hackett - Principal Denman College
Stephen Hackett
(Principal of Denman College)
Rachel Barber will be joining the team in early August. Watch this space.
(Head of Public Affairs)