Who we are
Our Board of Trustees and staff are committed to maintaining the WI’s core values and shaping the organisation for generations of women to come.
The NFWI Board of Trustees is a panel of members who are democratically elected every two years to lead the organisation as a whole.
Around 90 people currently work for the NFWI, headed by nine members of senior staff. The staff team is led by the NFWI General Secretary, Melissa Green.
Board of Trustees:
- Lynne Stubbings (NFWI Chair)
- Julia Roberts (NFWI Honorary Treasurer and Chair of the Finance Committee)
- Ann Jones (NFWI Vice-Chair and Chair of the Public Affairs Committee)
- Jeryl Stone (NFWI Vice-Chair and Chair of Denman)
- Catriona Adams (Chair of the WI Enterprises Ltd Board)
- Nicky Amos (NFWI Trustee)
- Chrissie Booth (NFWI Trustee)
- Helen Carter (NFWI Trustee)
- Mary Clarke (NFWI Trustee)
- Maureen Hancox (NFWI Trustee)
- Hilary Haworth (Chair of the Membership Committee)
- Toto James (NFWI Trustee)
- Sally Kingman (Chair of the Activities Committee)
- Yvonne Price (Chair of Training & Development Committee)
- Mair Stephens (Chair of the Federations of Wales Committee)
Senior staff:
- Melissa Green (General Secretary)
- Edward Adomako (Head of Finance)
- Rhian Connick (Head of NFWI-Wales office)
- Jason Douglas (Head of Digital Services)
- Emma Holland-Lindsay (Head of Public Affairs)
- Anupreet Jeetun (Head of Denman)
- Karen Lake (Head of Human Resources)
- Mark Linacre (Head of WI Enterprises)
- Joanna Rayner (Head of Membership and Engagement)
- Tracey Santrian (Head of Training)