WOS Council Trustees

President
Iolo Williamsย was elected President in 2009, succeeding David Saunders OBE. Iolo is a well known radio and tv presenter, who has done much to raise

Chair
Mick Greenย has been a WOS trustee since 2008 and was elected Chair in 2015 (term ends in 2020). He is an independent ecologist based in

Vice Chair
Anne Brenchleyย was co-opted as a WOS Trustee in 2019 having served on Council previously. She began birdwatching in Kent at the age of five and

Secretary
Ian Spenceย has been secretary of WOS since 2007. His term ended in 2016 but with no-one willing to take the role, Ian was co-opted by

Treasurer
Steve Sutcliffeย 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). She has taken over the role
Other Council Trustees

Heather Crump
Heather Crump has been a WOS trustee since 2017 (term ends in 2022) and assists Danielle Rouse with the Society’s Twitterย andย Facebookย pages.ย She has a PhD from

Keith Noble
Keith Nobleย was elected as a trustee in 2015 (term ends in 2020). He moved to Brecon in 2007 after retiring from the RSPB where he

Carlton Parry
Carlton Parry was re-elected at the 2017 AGM (term ends 2022), having served on Council previously. Growing up on the Welsh border, much of his

Giles Pepler
Giles was elected at the 2015 AGM (term ends 2020). A BTO member for more than 50 years, he has served on the BTO Ringing

Rhion Pritchard
Rhion Pritchardย has been a trustee since 2015 (term ends in 2020). He is the county recorder for Caernarfonshire, was editor of theย Cambrian Bird Reportย from 1996

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

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
Non-trustee representatives & Editor of Welsh Bird Report

Kelvin Jones
BTO Cymru representative Kelvin Jonesย attends WOS Council meetings as Development Officer for theย BTO in Wales, and has been a major player on the Welsh birding

Neil Lambert
RSPB Cymru representative Neil Lambertย attends WOS Council meetings on behalf ofย RSPB Cymru. Neil started his RSPB career on the Mawddach in the early 1990s and

Editor – Welsh Bird Report
Julian Hughes is editor of the Welsh Bird Report. He is Head of Public Affairs for RSPB Cymru, having previously been site manager ofย RSPB Conwy