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 40 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:
- Jeryl Stone (NFWI Chair)
- Tracy Baker (Honorary Treasurer)
- Chrissie Booth (Chair of Public Affairs)
- Pam Beedan (NFWI Vice Chair)
- Ann Mitchell (NFWI Vice Chair)
- Jill Rundle (Chair of the Federations of Wales Committee)
- Erika Brichta (NFWI Trustee)
- Natasha Huckle (Chair of Denman Trust Board)
- Helen Kestle (NFWI Trustee)
- Sue Biss (Chair of Membership)
- Lesley Jones (NFWI Trustee)
- Heather Stoney (Chair of Education Committee)
Senior staff:
- Melissa Green (Chief Executive)
- Edward Adomako (Director of Finance and Commercial Services)
- Rhian Connick (Head of NFWI-Wales office)
- Emma Holland-Lindsay (Director of Campaigns and Membership)
- Anupreet Jeetun (Director of Learning and Development)
- Karen Lake (Director of People and Culture)
- Claire Bryson (Head of IT and Digital)
- Joanna Rayner (Head of Membership and Engagement)
- Genevieve Sioka (Head of Commercial at WI Enterprises)