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:
- Ann Jones (NFWI Chair)
- Jeryl Stone (NFWI Honorary Treasurer)
- Catriona Adams (NFWI Vice Chair and Chair of the WI Enterprises Ltd Board)
- Nicky Amos (Chair of Public Affairs Committee)
- Chrissie Booth (NFWI Trustee)
- Helen Carter (Chair of Denman Committee)
- Hilary Haworth (Chair of the Membership Committee)
- Sally Kingman (Chair of the Activities Committee)
- Yvonne Price (NFWI Vice Chair and Chair of Training & Development Committee)
- Eirian Roberts (NFWI Trustee)
- Pamela Beedan (NFWI Trustee)
- Paula Pierce (NFWI Trustee)
- Tracy Baker (NFWI Trustee)
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 Education and Training)
- Karen Lake (Head of Human Resources)
- Mark Linacre (Head of WI Enterprises)
- Joanna Rayner (Head of Membership and Engagement)