Governance

Andrew has worked across the Public and Third Sector in Wales for the last 20 years in a variety of roles. He has been with Pobl since its creation in 2016 and as Executive Director of Operations leads the Homes and Communities and Care and Support Teams.

Andrew is responsible for Pobl Operations delivering landlord services to over 17,000 people and communities including our in-house Pobl Trades team. Pobl Operations also offers a wide range of care and support services ranging from tenancy support through to residential care.

Gwynne had worked in social housing for 33 years until July 2020. He is proud to be currently Chair of Conwy and Denbighshire Care & Repair and has had links to the Care & Repair movement in Wales since 1996.

Having worked for local authorities and housing association in Wales and England, his last role was with Cartrefi Conwy as Managing Director, where he had strategic responsibility for tenant and property services.

Having the opportunity to be an Agency Representative on the Board of Care & Repair Cymru is an excellent opportunity to ensure the strategic approach of a national organisation and the frontline delivery of services within agencies is understood and developed together. He strongly believes that a person-centred approach to enable older persons and people with a disability to remain in their own homes is important to their wellbeing.

He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Housing and is also a trustee of a Ruthin Almshouse Charity.

Neil has 40 years experience within both the private and public sectors. As a chartered quantity surveyor he started his career within the construction industry providing financial and contractual advice on projects across a range of sectors. Following a move to NHS Wales he has 30 years of experience as a senior manager of which 12 years have been at Board level. Throughout his NHS career he was responsible for service planning and the delivery of projects and programmes and has extensive experience of complex investment in support of service transformation.

Neil is an accredited Review Team Leader and has supported reviews of both policy and programme/project implementation for Welsh Government, UK Government Agencies, local government and NHS Wales.

I am an experienced programme manager with a career spanning health, social care, and the charity sector in Wales. I hold a Master’s in Ageing Studies from Swansea University.
I have led a range of initiatives to improve the lives of older people, including the launch and delivery of the first West Wales Dementia Strategy. I currently serve as a senior policy lead at Welsh Government, driving national equalities priorities across health and social care.

I began my career as a housing support worker, where I saw first-hand how essential safe, accessible housing is to people’s health, independence, and wellbeing. That experience continues to shape her commitment to building a society that enables and empowers people of all backgrounds to live well.
I am enthusiastic about delivering inclusive services and workplaces that empower everyone to thrive.

I’m excited to join Care & Repair Cymru as a trustee and contribute to its vital mission of supporting older people across Wales.

“I very recently joined Care & Repair as a Trustee as their mission, vision and values resonated strongly with me, and I really wanted to help champion the housing needs of older people and to help to influence better housing, health, and services for those living in housing conditions which can so often fail to meet their needs.

The work of Care & Repair really makes a difference, and I’m really excited by their varied innovative approaches to supporting older people, their pioneering projects, and new areas of work to deliver improved, coordinated services.”

I was born and brought up in the Cardiff area.  Throughout my teenage years, I was the sole carer for my elderly grandparents.  The work that Care & Repair does, not only provides support for individuals, but provides reassurance for their families and carers.  I am passionate about the work Care & Repair do and am overjoyed to be able to draw upon lived experience in my role as Trustee.

I attended Swansea University studying Welsh with Business Studies and following this completed a PGCE in Primary Education.  I was a Primary school teacher for a number of years across South Wales and then worked for Real Radio and Heart FM on all Wales radio campaigns. Since 2018 I have been working as a civil servant as a caseworker for a non-ministerial department.  I have recent board experience and I am looking forward to becoming part of the Care & Repair team.

I am an experienced communications specialist, founding and jointly managing a Cardiff-based public relations consultancy for circa 15 years, until 2015. Subsequently I worked in the energy sector, focusing on engagement & insight and supporting consumers in vulnerable situations.

I am proud to be a Trustee of Care & Repair Cymru and support services that help older people in Wales to remain healthy, safe and warm in their own homes.

Qualifying as a Nurse in 2019 and with a background in Health and Social Care. I currently work as an Urgent Care Clinical Practitioner (Primary Care) within the specialism of Older Persons and Palliative Care. I regularly witness the effect that inadequate housing can have on older peoples lives, health and the impact on being discharged from hospital.
In addition to my professional career, I am an Operations Manager for St John Ambulance Cymru, Wales’ leading first aid charity, supporting a team of over 200 volunteers to deliver healthcare and community response as part of the organisation’s strategy.

As a Nurse with a passion for older persons healthcare, I continuously ensure that I am up to date on the latest research and guidance relating to older people and am an active member of the British Geriatrics Society.

I hope to bring advice and insight into health and social care to the Care & Repair board, supporting the charity strategically to meet its aims and strategy.

I live in Wales and studied Mathematics, Operational Research and Statistics at Cardiff University before qualifying as a CIMA accountant. For more than 20 years I have built a career in finance, working across the public and private sectors developed expertise in strategic decision-making, financial leadership, risk management, and change delivery. The last decade spent in the Civil Service. I am currently Head of Financial Operations, where I lead on financial planning, forecasting and resource management for a £40bn business area.

I am passionate about building trusted relationships, supporting senior leaders in achieving financial and organisational objectives. Alongside my professional qualifications, I have championed inclusion and wellbeing initiatives, including leading a parent support network to improve return-to-work practices.

Care & Repair Cymru’s mission strongly resonates with me. Supporting older people to live independently, safely and with dignity in their own homes reflects the values of service, collaboration and care that I hold deeply. I am proud to bring my finance expertise and commitment to public service to help further this important work.