Meet our Board Members
Dr John Morgan (Chair) – a retired medical doctor and experienced senior executive with chief executive experience in the NHS sector. Post retirement in Wales he has been active in the charitable and third sector holding a number of trustee and chair roles with a number of charities 8 and public sector bodies including the Hywel Dda Community Health Council and Hafan Cymru Housing Association. He brings in depth knowledge of the trustee role and governance issues. He also has extensive experience of coaching and mentoring at all levels.
Ben Heneker FCCA (Treasurer) – A qualified accountant and Director at Green and Purple Ltd, overseeing a portfolio of CFO-led virtual finance teams and providing advice to a range of growth businesses. With 18 years’ experience, he has provided finance support for a variety of industries and helped produce forecasts and raise finance for differing business needs. He understands that each entity has different needs and support requirements which is critical to all involved.
Lizzie James (Board member and Secretary) – Lizzie was an Engineer in a previous life when she lived in Derby. Since moving to Wales in 2009 Lizzie has volunteered/ worked for various third sector organisations; for 9 years she worked for Ceredigion Citizens’ Advice as a volunteer coordinator and a generalist adviser before coming to Clynfyw CBS as it’s only employee. Lizzie is also a parent-carer of a 19-year-old with physical and learning disabilities.
David Clarke – co-founder and CEO of Synaptica®, providers of enterprise software solutions for knowledge organization and discovery. Dave leads research and development at Synaptica, including software solutions for taxonomy and ontology management, text analytics and autocategorization. Synaptica software solutions have attracted numerous international awards and in 2016 Dave was awarded the Knowledge Management Leadership Award by the Global Knowledge Management Congress. A resident of Abercych, Dave is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, London, and a Leadership Fellow of St. George’s House, Windsor Castle.
Jim Bowen – Jim’s family have lived on Clynfyw Farm since the 1750s. He set up Clynfyw Countryside Centre in 1998 and Clynfyw Care Farm in 2011 (of which he remains a Director and staff member). He has written a book about helping people set up care farms and is committed to grass roots community development, with particular concern about the changing climate and the impact this has on us all. He is also a Director of Ffynnon Community Resilience in Northeast Pembrokeshire, a group we hope to work closely with to build a coordinated and complementary network of grass roots community organisations.
Catrin Bradley – Catrin has experience of working as a finance manager on grant-funded rural development initiatives and as project manager or administrator for a range of community-led projects. She is currently undertaking doctoral research into the potential impact of using digital technologies such as augmented reality (AR) to interpret place-based folklore and myth, and has a role as a Welsh Language Engagement Officer with University of Wales Trinity Saint David. Having been brought up in Bwlchygroes, North Pembrokeshire, Catrin has a strong association with the area and is pleased to support Clynfyw with their endeavours to secure a thriving future.
Sarah Hughes – Sarah has spent the last thirty years supporting community-led action and ownership in Wales and is an experienced facilitator with project finance and management skills. She has a background in environmental, rural, and sustainable development as well as group and community engagement.