Our Team
Commissioner's office

Derek Walker
Future Generations Commissioner for Wales

Marie Brousseau-Navarro
Deputy Commissioner and Director for Health
She is a lawyer specialist in public law, the law of devolution, parliamentary procedures and now of the Well-Being of Future Generations (Wales) Act. And she loves it.
She was previously our Director for Policy, Legislation and Innovation when she
was responsible for overseeing work on monitoring and assessing public bodies’ well-being objectives, correspondence, transport and planning. Marie was also The Honorary Consul of France in Wales and a member of the Equality and Human Rights Commissioner Wales Committee. She volunteers and is a trustee of several charities.

Jacob Ellis
Director: External Relations and Culture
Jacob is the Director for External Relations and Culture. His main responsibilities include advising senior stakeholders including Government Ministers to implement the Well-being of Future Generations Act. In 2019 he established the Future Generations Leadership Academy and has worked internationally to promote the world-leading legislation. He is Non-Executive Director of Literature Wales and Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru. He is a former BBC Wales Journalist and is a UN Foundation Next Generation Fellow for Future Generations.

Heledd Morgan
Director: Implementation & Impact
Heledd is a member of management team and leads on a number of our work areas. Like the rest of the team, her main role is to work with the public sector to help them change their practice and culture in light of the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act. Heledd works closely with Audit Wales on monitoring the progress of public bodies in meeting the legislation and helps to develop advice and resources to speed up change.
Heledd is from Carmarthenshire originally and speaks fluent Welsh, but now lives in North Cardiff, where she loves having a daily walk along the River Taff.
At university, Heledd was in a Gospel, Soul, Acapella and Pop choir called GASP!”

Helen Nelson
Director: Strategic Planning and Climate & Nature
Helen Nelson is our Director of Strategic Planning, and also overseas the Climate and Nature mission. She takes a lead in organising our work, supporting staff with planning, delivery and impact, and being responsible for areas of corporate governance including the Commissioner’s Audit, Risk and Assurance Committee (ARAC), Annual Report, and statutory Advisory Panel. Helen was a key author of the Commissioner’s new seven year strategy – Cymru Can and before that the Future Generations Changemaker 100 list. Before joining Future Gen Cymru, Helen led environmental organisations including Ymlaen Ceredigion and Cynnal Cymru–Sustain Wales, which provided over 20 years of experience on climate and nature issues. Originally from Aberdare, Helen now lives in Mumbles, spending 10 fab years in Aberystwyth in between. She is a Mumbles community councillor and enjoys getting out and about around Gower, including with the sea swimming group the Knobbling Knockers.

Louisa Neale
Director: People
Louisa (Lou) has over 20 years experience in the field of Human Resources, having led people operations teams mainly within the Welsh housing sector and formerly within private industry. Lou is an HR game changer, constantly searching for exciting and progressive ways to craft a better future of work and move beyond traditional HR practice. She is Mum to two teenage boys and spends most of her spare time on the athletics tracks and rugby pitches cheering on her sporting young future generations. An avid lover of dance and known to belt out the odd karaoke tune when the occasion arises, Lou also loves to walk her very interesting bichon frisée/chow chow cross named Blake!

Jonathan Tench
Director: Well-being Economy and Programmes
Jonny thinks Wales is going to change the world – by showing how it is possible to fight social inequality and climate change all at the same time. He supports the team’s international work, leads on private sector engagement and is responsible for the Future Generations Leadership Academy. Jonny spends too much time reading about politics and eats too much pasta. He says his favourite musical is Little Shop Of Horrors but if you press him it’s actually Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.

Lisa Pitt
Director: Finance & IT
Lisa is a Chartered Accountant, she honed her craft over 15 years in Practise and Industry before taking the plunge into Public Sector. She is eager and excited to be a part of the changing Wales, lead by FGC, and is looking forward to all the challenges and opportunities that will bring.
Lisa lives near Cardiff with her husband and two young daughters. When not in her “mum” role she enjoys a few relaxing hours with friends partaking in afternoon teas or brunches. She has a keen interest in Quantum Physics theories (not the dreaded math!) and her guilty pleasure is all things UFO and Conspiracy Theory related – the truth is out there!

Claire Rees
Lead: Communications

Rhiannon Hardiman
Policy Lead: Climate, Nature, Economy & Food
Rhiannon is supporting public bodies in Wales to go net zero by 2030 and to take action to address the climate and biodiversity emergencies.
Rhiannon has previously worked in the public sector across Welsh Government, NHS, Senedd and local authorities where for 10 years she led the Rural Development Programme team at Bridgend CBC supporting sustainable and cohesive community development and thriving rural economies.
Rhiannon also has a charity background both as Wales Manager with active travel charity Living Streets advocating for everyday walking, clean air and transport decarbonisation and was a Trustee and co-Chair of the Wales Centre for International Affairs for some years.
Her main areas of interest are housing and transport decarbonisation including getting her own life on track to net zero. Rhiannon lives in Cardiff with her husband and two eco-warrior kids. “There is no PLANet B!”

Petranka Malcheva
Policy Lead: Health, long-term thinking, prevention
Pep is our lead for the work on long-term thinking and foresight, health and prevention. Her role includes supporting the implementation of the five ways of working through developing training, tools and resources such as the Ways of Working Journey Checker. Her role also includes working with the Deputy Commissioner in all aspects of legal advice work. Outside of the office, Pep likes to read fantasy books, take pictures of her dog, slowly kill her houseplants and compare Welsh and Bulgarian weather.

Korina Tsioni
Programme Lead: FGLA

Rebecca Leyla
Future Leaders Academy Support

Sandy Clubb
Policy Advisor: Involvement, Collaboration, Culture
Sandy works with the whole team to ensure that our work is informed by meaningful conversations and that we engage with people from a wide variety of backgrounds across Wales. Outside of work Sandy is active with a number of community and environmental groups, and volunteers as a befriender. Sandy loves to be outdoors and close to nature, cycling, running or walking with friends and family and is a serial instigator of book clubs.

Colleen Cluett
Sustainable Development Advisor

Jenny McConnel
Sustainable Development Advisor (to include PSBs, Integration)
Jenny is working with public bodies and Public Service Boards across Mid and West Wales to help them deliver the Well-being act to the fullest. The ‘monitoring and assessment’ part of her role draws upon her background in evaluation. She is tracking the objectives of Public Bodies and Public Service Boards to review how they have changed in line with previous recommendations made by the Future Generations Office.
Prior to joining the office, she has worked in both politics and social research in Wales, London and Brussels. Outside of work, Jenny enjoys hiking, surfing (badly), and going to gigs and exhibitions.

Alice Horn
Sustainable Development Advisor (to include PSBs, Integration)
Alice supports members of the team with research and analysis, particularly focusing on the delivery and follow-up of the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales’ first Section 20 Procurement Review. Alice is also working with the Office’s Change Maker Support team, building relationships with public bodies to ensure the interests of future generations are placed firmly at the heart of all they do. Alice is a Point of Contact for several public bodies in North Wales. In her spare time, Alice enjoys hiking, learning to cook new recipes, and traveling.

Najma Hashi
International Programme Coordinator
Najma works on our office’s international programme which aims to promote Wales as a globally responsible nation and manages the Alumni Network of our Future Generations Leadership Academy.
Najma is passionate about making Wales more equal and was a part of Cardiff Council’s Race Equality Taskforce and mentors young black, Asian and minority ethnic students from Cardiff South.

Natalie Jenkins
People Assistant
Natalie has an extensive background in team working and office management, supporting other people to fulfil their roles and reach their potential is what she enjoys doing the most. Natalie lives with her young family and two very pampered cats, and enjoys getting out to enjoy the great outdoors every chance she gets, or reading whenever she gets some quiet time (which is not very often!).

Sang-Jin Park
Finance & Corporate Governance Officer
Originally from South Korea, Sang-Jin has lived in Wales since 2004. He has responsibility for finance and corporate governance. Much of Sang-Jin’s spare time is taken up with his two dogs & baking cakes. He’s also an enthusiastic practitioner of yoga.

Hollie Leslie
Communications Co-ordinator (correspondence, briefings and publications)
Hollie is responsible for dealing with the emails that are sent to our office by members of the public. She also produces our monthly FGC newsletter and supports any and all publications. Outside of work, Hollie enjoys reading, logging her entire life in a bullet journal and rewatching Gilmore Girls for the thousandth time.

Mariyah Zaman
Communications Co-ordinator (website and social media)

Cara Rogers
Executive Assistant to the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales
Cara is responsible for making sure that work is getting completed and sent efficiently and correctly. Cara joined the team after completing a Masters degree in Welsh Government and Politics from Cardiff University. After an insight to the public policy sphere, her dissertation focused on promoting national identity, whilst looking at policy networks, nation building, Welsh language policy and the inter-relationship between the third sector and national-level policies, for example, Cymraeg 2050: A Million Welsh Speakers. This was built from her undergraduate dissertation, which discussed how to promote the everyday use of minority languages by using Urdd Gobaith Cymru intervention called Cymraeg Bob Dydd.

Ola Mohammed
Team Support Administrator
Ola is a support team officer working as the first point of contact to provide efficient and definitive support to the Office of the Future Generations Commissioner. Ola enjoys going out and spending time with friends and family. Ola also has a kitten named Cairo!
Audit and Risk Assurance Committee
Audit and Risk Assurance Committee (ARAC) provide constructive advice and challenge on matters of governance, financial management and audit, and the arrangements for internal control – including risk identification and management. The Committee comprises:

Samer Karrar
Samer is a Senior Engineer with a specialism in the transportation sector. She brings a wealth of experience across the private and public sector, working on the design and implementation of sustainable transport solutions. Samer holds an MEng in Civil & Environmental Engineering from Cardiff University, an MSc in Environmental Policy & Regulation from the LSE.

Sabiha Azad
Sabiha works for the Welsh Refugee Council as a Coalition Coordinator. I am passionate about all areas of equality – moving away from crisis fighting to more sustainable, long term actions. I am a change-maker, dedicated to ensuring Wales is a equitable space, working with Welsh Government, Cardiff Youth Council, Women Against Violence Europe and the United Nations.

Princess Onyeanusi
Princess is a marketing strategist with a passion for making positive impact in the community. She has an MBA in marketing from University of Wales, Cardiff and 15 years’ experience in marketing and customer service sectors. She is a proud advocate of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion as well as a certified STEM ambassador. She has just completed her role as an observer on POBL Housing Association Board as part of the Pathway to Board programme and is a new board member on Taff Housing Association. She is also a member of the Black Activist Development Programme of the TUC.

Peter Davies
Peter’s career background is in the field of corporate responsibility working for the Confederation of British Industry, Department of Trade and Industry and Business in the Community.
He was appointed Vice Chair of the UK Sustainable Development Commission in 2006, later becoming Sustainable Futures Commissioner for Wales and chair of the Climate Change Commission for Wales, playing a key role in the development of the Wellbeing of Future Generations (Wales) Act.
He chaired Wales Council for Voluntary Action 2015-2022 & currently chairs the Dwr Cymru’s Independent Challenge group, Community Energy Pembrokeshire, Foundation for Democracy and Sustainable Development, co-chairs the Development Board for Nature Service Wales and is community custodian for Riversimple.

Mair Gwynant
Mair is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales with over 30 years’ experience as a finance professional.
She spent 10 years as an auditor and consultant with Deloitte (and formerly Touche Ross) before progressing to hold a number of senior roles in both the public and private sectors, including the Welsh Government, the Welsh European Funding Office and the Wales Co-operative Centre.
She now runs her own consultancy practice providing a range of business development services to private, public, and third sector organisations, championing good governance, effective risk and financial management, and value for money.
She has served on executive boards for over ten years, focusing on finance, risk, governance and operational efficiency and effectiveness. She is currently chair of the Audit and Risk Committee for the Welsh Language Commissioner and is a trustee of the Hay Festival Foundation. She has served as a trustee of the Wales Council for Voluntary Action, chair of Social Investment (Cymru) Ltd, non-executive director of the Pen y Cymoedd Wind Farm Community Fund and trustee for the Money and Mental Health Policy Unit.
Mair is a fluent Welsh speaker and lives with her family in Cardiff.

Annmarie Thomas
Former Assistant Director of Workforce at Hywel Dda University Health Board. Chair of Governing Body Ysgol Llannon. Trailblazer Committee Member for Chiltern Music Therapy. Active volunteer for a range of community organisations including President of local Young Farmers’ Club and member of Fundraising Committee for the local Hospice.

Fran Targett
Advisory Panel
The Well-being of Future Generations Act established a panel to provide the Commissioner with advice on the exercise of her functions. The members of the advisory panel are:
Helal Uddin and Lloyd Williams
Co-Directors of EYST (Ethnic Minorities and Youth Support Team Wales)
Davinia-Louise Green
Director of Stonewall Cymru
Rhian Davies
Chief Executive of Disability Wales
Frank Atherton
Chief Medical Officer
Dr Frank Atherton took up post as Chief Medical Officer, Medical Director NHS Wales in August 2016. Frank graduated in medicine from Leeds University and has worked in a number of primary care and public health positions across the UK, Africa and North America. Frank was knighted in the 2022 New Year Honours list for his services to public health following the leading role he has played in Wales throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sir David Henshaw
Chair, Natural Resource Wales
Sir David Henshaw is the Chair of Natural Resources Wales. Sir David is and has been also a Chair and Non-Executive Director for a number of other public and private organisations and retains a series of advisory roles.
Heléna Herklots CBE
Older People’s Commissioner
Heléna Herklots is the Older People’s Commissioner for Wales – an independent statutory role established in law to protect and promote older people’s rights. Heléna is Chair of the UK Industrial Strategy Healthy Ageing Challenge Advisory Group and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.
Rocio Cifuentes
Children’s Commissioner for Wales
Ruth Marks
Chief Executive, WCVA
Ruth Marks is Chief Executive of WCVA and has a background in the voluntary and public sectors including equalities, diversity, human resource and change management.
Efa Gruffudd Jones
Welsh Language Commissioner
Shavanah Taj (PCS)
General Secretary, Wales TUC
Shavanah Taj is Wales TUC’s first BME (Black and Minority Ethnic) General Secretary. She joined Wales TUC in February 2019 from the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS), where she had been the Welsh Secretary since 2013. Shavanah is a passionate campaigner and activist and can often be found contributing speeches at round table debates and protest marches on issues such as anti-racism, human rights, women’s rights, fair pay, fair work and climate justice.