The role of trustees in charity governance cannot be underestimated. Our diverse board of experts help The Wallich remain solvent, compliant, safe and trusted.
The third sector is currently facing a number of challenges, with ever increasing demands and resources that don’t increase at the same rate.
As trustees, they are committed to ensuring that services are delivered to maximum public benefit whilst upholding the highest ethical standards.
At The Wallich, we hold our organisational values close to our hearts and they transfer directly into how we set the culture of the charity at board level. Ultimately, our role is to scrutinise but this must be balanced with our supportive role as critical friends.
Oliver currently works for Platfform, but prior to that worked at Cymorth Cymru, representing member organisations including The Wallich, Welsh Government and beyond.
With a professional background in marketing, policy and communications, and personal experiences of powerlessness in big NHS settings, he hopes to bring some of those skills and experiences to The Wallich.
Ellie is a Senior Manager and Performance Leader specialising in the financial review of charities, education and central government clients.
With a background in external audit, internal audit and risk assurance, Ellie now leads KPMG UK‘s charity audit team.
Ellie is a chartered accountant who has previously served as a trustee of an animal welfare charity, and now brings this expertise to the Wallich as Trustee and Treasurer, and Chair of the Finance & Audit Committee.
Simon is a renowned and respected Professor at Cardiff University.
In addition to a vast academic portfolio of published work, Simon specialises in service evaluation and impact assessments to do with reducing alcohol-related harm.
Siobhan is a solicitor at Darwin Gray.
She focuses on overall Governance at The Wallich and is Chair of the People and Talent Committee.
Polly is IT Director at Valleys to Coast.
Prior to that, she spent 14 years supporting the use of technology and data to help individuals and to campaign for policy change.
Polly has an MBA from the Open University.
Mary-Ann is a Consultant in Public Health at Public Health Wales.
She is responsible for national programmes aimed at creating the conditions to support and improve mental and physical health and wellbeing in the workplace and embed preventive approaches across the NHS.
She is a Fellow of the Faculty of Public Health and has worked on a wide range of public health issues in previous roles, including substance misuse, mental health and wellbeing, and offender health.
She has been a Board member of both Alcohol Concern in the UK and a family social services provider in New Zealand.
Helen works for the Welsh Government with a background in policy development and delivery. Currently focussing on people and workforce development in the NHS, delivery of organisational change aligned to values, and supporting good governance and risk Management.
Helen is an academic with expertise in identities and inclusion at work and is based at Swansea University’s School of Management. She co-founded a cutting-edge research programme – Breaking Binaries – to examine diverse and minority identities across a range of contexts.
Helen is passionate about generating high-quality evidence to create more equitable and sustainable organisational practices. She applies her research to provide support and guidance to leaders across a range of sectors.
Prior to becoming an academic, as an organisational psychologist, Helen worked with a range of sectors, advising on workplace inclusion, performance, and high-potential leadership selection.
Kirsty has 20 years of experience in housing, homeless, and support services and is passionate about ensuring everyone has a safe, secure place to call their own. She has senior management experience in a number of housing organisations, most recently as the Director of Housing and Communities at Cynon Taf Community Housing Group, where she was responsible for a wide range of services to tenants and communities within Rhondda Cynon Taff.
She has recently joined CCHA as Corporate Director of Housing and Communities, where she can focus on supporting the team to continue to deliver excellent customer experience through housing and community based services within Cardiff.
Kirsty has joined the Wallich as a Trustee because of their drive and determination to end homelessness, support people to succeed and create real societal change. Their long history of pushing the boundaries of what is possible and helping people to live a life free from the trauma of not having a place to call their own resonates with her values and desire to make a positive difference.
Outside of work Kirsty enjoys spending time with her young family and running as a way of keeping physically and mentally fit and well.
Lauren has worked in the social housing sector for 17-years during which she has developed a deep understanding of the challenges faced in providing good quality housing and support. In her current role as Safeguarding and Partnerships Lead for CCHA, she is responsible for building a strong safeguarding culture and supporting the organisation to meet its legal duty and protect those at risk. She manages supported and temporary accommodation partnerships, providing services to clients with a range of needs. Lauren is passionate about increasing the profile of safeguarding in housing, and in promoting the role of housing in safeguarding. She is an advocate for sharing good practice and raising standards.
Lauren has had particular interest in homelessness and supported housing throughout her career, believing in the fundamental importance of ‘home’ as a foundation on which people can thrive and build happy and fulfilled lives.
Lauren has joined as a Trustee because she is inspired by the groundbreaking work of The Wallich . She is excited to use her skills and experience to support The Wallich to build on its success, and achieve its ambitions.
Outside of work, Lauren enjoys spending time with her family and their rescue dog, Lenny.
If you have essential skills that you could bring to The Wallich Board of Trustees, register your interest for joining our board via email: mail@thewallich.net
/>
/>
/>