Trustees and Honorary Presidents
Board of Trustees
The Urdd is a charity and is overseen by a Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees has overall responsibility and accountability for everything the charity does.
We value the expertise of our trustees. They are all volunteers, and they use their skills and experience to support the Urdd’s staff to achieve its strategy and objectives.
On the Urdd’s Board of Trustees, 2 places are allocated to young people aged 18-25, All trustees serve an initial 3-year tenure, following which there are options to re-elect for a further period.
The Urdd’s trustees usually meet formally up to 5 times a year to review the charity’s work and make any major decisions about its strategy.
The Urdd’s governance structure comprises of 6 strategic boards that reports back to the Board of Trustees.
We’re recruiting new Trustees!
We are particularly keen to strengthen expertise in the areas of legal affairs, public affairs, inclusion and diversity, and youth work.
One position is reserved for a young person aged 18-25.
Trustees
Nia Bennet
Chair and Trustee
Mari Emlyn
Co-Vice-Chair and Trustee
Aled Walters
Co-Vice-Chair and Trustee
Llywelyn ap Gwilym
Trustee
Deio Siôn Llewelyn Owen
Young Trustee
Emily Pemberton
Young Trustee
Honorary Presidents
Sion Edwards
Honorary President
Wynne Melville Jones
Honorary President
Rhiannon Lewis
Honorary President