WOS Council Trustees
The Society has no paid staff and is managed by its volunteer trustees, elected for terms of five years by members at the Annual General Meeting. Council usually meets three times each year and minutes are vaulted in our Business Archive once they have been approved. For full details of how Council works, see the Constitution.
Chair
Anne Brenchley was elected as Chair of WOS in 2020, having served on Council previously. She began birdwatching in Kent at the age of five
President
Iolo Williams was elected President in 2009, succeeding David Saunders OBE. Iolo is a well known radio and tv presenter, who has done much to raise
Secretary
Clare Ryland was elected as a trustee at the 2020 AGM and has taken over the role of WOS Secretary. Originally from Swansea she moved
Treasurer
Steve Sutcliffe was was elected as Treasurer in 2016 (term ends in 2021). He has lived in Pembrokeshire for most of his life and has a
Membership Secretary
Alison Noble was co-opted as a Trustee in 2018 and subsequently elected at the 2018 AGM (term ends 2023) and is the WOS Membership Secretary.
Other Council Trustees
Giles Pepler
Giles was elected a trustee at the 2015 AGM and re-elected for a second five year term in 2020. A BTO member for more than
Rhion Pritchard
Rhion Pritchard has been a trustee since 2015 and was re-elected for a second term in 2020. He is the county recorder for Caernarfonshire, was
Danielle Rouse
Danielle was co-opted on to the Council in 2017 and elected a a Trustee in 2018 (term ends 2023). Dan is a wildlife presenter, author
Carlton Parry
Carlton Parry was re-elected as a trustee at the 2017 AGM (term ends 2022), having served on Council previously. Growing up on the Welsh border,
Jez Smith
Jez Smith was elected as a WOS trustee in 2019. He is a lecturer at the University of South Wales and a member of Cardiff
Daniel Jenkins-Jones
Daniel Jenkins-Jones was elected as a trustee at the AGM in 2020. Now living in Cardiff, he grew up in Carmarthen where his interest in
Anthony Caravaggi
Anthony Caravaggi is a Lecturer in Conservation Biology at the University of South Wales and was elected as a trustee at the AGM in 2020.
Mike Shewring
Mike was elected as a trustee at the AGM in 2020. He is a professional ecologist/ ornithologist and a chartered ecologist (CEcol) and has worked
Non-trustee representatives & Editor of Welsh Bird Report
Neil Lambert
RSPB Cymru representative Neil Lambert attends WOS Council meetings on behalf of RSPB Cymru. Neil started his RSPB career on the Mawddach in the early 1990s and
Kelvin Jones
BTO Cymru representative Kelvin Jones attends WOS Council meetings as Development Officer for the BTO in Wales, and has been a major player on the Welsh birding
Editor – Welsh Bird Report
Julian Hughes is editor of the Welsh Bird Report and has been a member of the editorial team for the new Birds of Wales. He