Treasurer - Tom Breed Expand Tom Breed Tom Breed is a qualified chartered accountant and is Financial Director at Capital Law. Previously he was Financial Planning & Treasury Manager for Clarion Events Limited. Prior to that, he worked at a metal trading company in the City of London. Tom qualified as a chartered accountant with Bright Grahame Murray and has a BA from the University of Birmingham.
Sheila O'Brien Expand Sheila O'Brien Sheila has over 20 years’ experience in education as a Primary School teacher, School Senior Manager and for the local authority advisory service. She was Regional Director (Wales) for the Basic Skills Agency and was responsible for supporting the development of a wide range of innovative projects, including the development of Llamau’s Learning 4 Life project. Sheila has taken early retirement, but remains passionate about every individual’s entitlement to have the literacy and numeracy skills necessary to function in society and fulfill their potential.
Vice Chair - Dr Peter Mackie Expand Vice Chair - Dr Peter Mackie Pete is a Lecturer in Housing at Cardiff University and has been a board member at Llamau since 2009. Pete has a particular research interest in the housing experiences and pathways of vulnerable people. Pete has particularly focused his research on youth housing and homelessness, a field in which he has sought to understand the experiences of young people from their perspectives.
Vice Chair - David Blair Expand Vice Chair - David Blair David has worked extensively across the public service within Wales with key roles in the Welsh Government, the National Assembly and the Third Sector. He has also chaired a lottery distribution panel in a voluntary capacity. Areas of keen interest include deprivation, social exclusion and domestic abuse services where David led the Government’s 10,000 Safer Lives programme. David currently works in resource efficiency for the Welsh Government exploring the environmental, economic and social opportunities within a move to a more circular economy.
Chair of Trustees - Wendy Richards Expand Wendy Richards Wendy is an Associate at Atkins, one of the world’s most respected design, engineering and project management consultancies where the Atkins core business is helping clients to plan, design and enable major capital programmes. Wendy's 30 years' experience has seen her undertaking a range of work from community consultation workshops with tenants for Registered Social Landlords to delivering strategic land allocations for volume house builders. Wendy is also currently a front of house volunteer at the Architecture Centre in Bristol.
Adrian Peters Expand Adrian Peters Adrian had an academic career for 30 years and was Professor of Microbiology and Dean of Cardiff School of Health Sciences at Cardiff Metropolitan University until 2017. He has considerable experience of strategic planning, business management, governance and performance management. Adrian is passionate about improving public health and health inequality and recognizes the critical role played by the third sector in placing housing at the heart of public health.
Felicity Waters Expand Felicity Waters is the Head of Communications, Engagement and Involvement at Health and Care Research Wales which supports Welsh Government to showcase the best of Welsh R&D and innovation on the international stage. A former journalist, Felicity started her career in weekly newspapers after graduating in French and English from Cardiff University and training with Trinity Mirror. She later joined the Western Mail and, as Health Correspondent, won an award for her campaigning journalism. She has also worked for ITV Wales' Factual department and for BBC Wales's flagship current affairs series, Week in Week Out where her undercover documentary on the exploitation of migrant workers was shortlisted by BAFTA Cymru and the Celtic Film Festival. Felicity has also provided bespoke media and public affairs services to clients across the UK including the British Medical Association, Macmillan Cancer Support, Oxfam Cymru, Voices from Care and the Institute of Healthcare Management.
Owen Burt Expand Owen has worked in the third sector in Wales for over 30 years and held senior leadership roles with Shelter Cymru, Cyrenians Cymru, Caer Las and Hafan Cymru. He is currently an Independent Member on Hywel Dda University Health Board and a freelance consultant. Owen was Chair of the Trustees of SYSHP prior to the merger with Llamau and joined the Board in October 2019. He is also a voluntary independent member of the National Lottery Community Fund People & Places Committee. Owen lives in Llansadwrn, Carmarthenshire and is keen cyclist who expects to win the Tour de France one day.
Sian James Expand Sian is the former MP for Swansea East. Raised in a Welsh speaking, mining community of Ystradgynlais. Sian began her political journey during the 1984/1985 Miners' Strike. The strike ended and she enrolled on a degree course at Swansea University, graduating in 1989. Sian then embarked on a career that has encompassed both the public and private sectors in Wales. Sian’s political involvement with the Labour Party also continued to grow during this period. In 2005 she was elected to Westminster, Sian enjoyed her time as a backbencher but felt it was time to get back to campaigning roots. In 2015 Sian stood down from her seat to pursue other interests, such as supporting wider involvement in community action, encouraging greater participation in politics and raising awareness of issues affecting women, young people and children.
Cath Doman Expand Cath is the Director of Health and Social Services Integration working with the Cardiff and Vale Health Board, Vale of Glamorgan Council, Cardiff Council and a wide range of third sector organisations to bring health and care services closer together. Prior to moving to South East Wales in 2019, she held similar posts in Doncaster, Harrogate and Bradford, helping to develop partnerships and rebuild health and care services around people rather than organisations. Cath is an occupational therapist by trade, but latterly has many years’ experience in partnerships, commissioning and strategy across health and care systems