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

Gemma Cutter

Trustee

Delyth Evans

Trustee

Llywelyn ap Gwilym

Trustee

Arwel Gruffydd

Trustee

Nia Morgan

Trustee

Gwennan Oakes

Trustee

Jim O’Rourke

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