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 50 people currently work for the NFWI, headed by nine members of senior staff. The staff team is led by the NFWI Chief Executive, Melissa Green.
Board of Trustees:
- Ann Jones DL (NFWI Chair)
- Jeryl Stone (NFWI Honorary Treasurer)
- Chrissie Booth (NFWI Vice Chair, Chair of Public Affairs Committee)
- Yvonne Price (NFWI Vice Chair)
- Tracy Baker (Chair of the Membership Committee)
- Pam Beedan (Chair of Education Committee)
- Hilary Haworth (Chair of The Denman Trust)
- Angie Leach (NFWI Trustee)
- Ann Mitchell (NFWI Trustee)
- Paula Pierce (NFWI Trustee)
- Jill Rundle (NFWI Trustee)
Senior staff:
- Melissa Green (Chief Executive)
- 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 Education and Training)
- Karen Lake (Head of Human Resources)
- Mark Linacre (Head of WI Enterprises)
- Joanna Rayner (Head of Membership and Engagement)