Board of Trustees
The volunteer Board of Trustees govern the organisation and in working closely with the Chief Executive has responsibility for directing the affairs of the charity, ensuring it is well run and managed, is financially sound and delivers services that meet the charity’s prime purpose and benefit the community in which it operates.
In order for Digartref to be an effective charity it is highly important that it is run and governed by a strong Board that has the right balance of skills and experience, acts at all times in the best interests of the charity and its beneficiaries, understands its responsibilities and has systems in place to exercise them properly.
Barbara Ann Hughes
Chair
Barbara has been a trustee on the board of Digartref since 2013. She is a retired GP and as worked an Anglesey since 1970. As she was a partner in a practice in Llangefni, the areas of expertise she brings to the work of the charity include the health of women and children an drug addiction. For 7 years she was the medical manager of the GP out of hours service and assisted in its setting up. She lives locally with her husband and has 3 adult children and 6 grandchildren.
Dafydd Jones
Dafydd is a local accountant who brings a wealth of knowledge and skill to the charity in the area of finance including, compliance with related legal requirements. His position on the board as Treasurer ensures support in setting budgets, monitoring spend and the production of finance/treasurer reports for presentation and explanation to the Board of Trustees as well as funding bodies.
Julia Morgan
Julia has retired from general practice having worked in Llangefni/Benllech area of Anglesey for 30 years and then joined Digartref as a Board Member. Julia has a in-depth medical knowledge, excellent communication skills, and experience of managing general practice team and dealing with the board cross section of our community, all of which assist the charity greatly in the work they carry out.
Mal Blackburn
Mal has been a trustee board member since 2014 and was previously a registered psychiatric nurse and a registered social worker. Mal brings a wealth of experience to the Board having worked with vulnerable people for most of her professional career, including as a manager in residential care. She moved into support services including policy, quality assurance and staff development before taking up a support services management post in local government, as a senior manager for Hull City council. Since retirement, Mal has worked in the voluntary sector, social work education and work based learning for adult.
Keith Griffiths
Keith Griffiths is a local Chartered Building Surveyor trading as an independent sole practitioner. His company is primarily concerned with the conservation of vernacular buildings and landscape. As a trustee he hopes that he can contribute by assisting with the maintenance of the property assets of Digartref. Homelessness is a blight on any culture, and he considers that a s a trustee of Digartref he is best placed to contribute to turning the tide of this problem on Anglesey.
Mary Roberts
Mary has worked in policy and public affairs in the charitable and not for profit sector for a number of years where she has successfully led campaigns on a range of issues, including in-work poverty, food security and bee decline. With a Master’s degree in law and a dedication to social justice issues, she brings her strategic communication, project management and research skills to Digartref. Mary is a fluent Welsh speaker who lives locally.
John Fraser
John is a local Project Management Consultant and Chartered Quantity Surveyor. His experience and contacts are within the building and civil engineering industries mainly in north Wales but further afield. He has operated as his own limited company since 2006 working for private and public clients and charities As a trustee of Digartref he hopes to use his experience to assist the organisation primarily with the estates and property asset maintenance and development. He also is keen to be be involved and assist in the wider objectives and functions of the organisation. John has been a resident of Anglesey for several years. John joined the Board in 2023 although had been assisting with the HEC project earlier.
Kathryn Griffiths
Kath has many years’ experience in the third and social housing sectors, specialising in engagement, marketing and communications. She is currently working as a Community-Led Housing Enabler, where she advises and supports grassroots community groups who want to create new affordable homes in their area. Kath lives on Anglesey with her husband, children and cats.
Hannah Buckingham
Hannah works in external affairs for a national health charity and has a professional background in policy, campaigns, and community engagement in the third sector, and teaching in higher education. She has a PhD in Archaeology and has worked in the UK and Middle East, leading archaeological excavations. Hannah participated in Boardroom Apprentice, a board learning and development programme supported by the UK Government for those who would like to serve on public or third sector boards, where she was placed with the board of the National Lottery Heritage Fund for twelve months. She lives on Anglesey with her family.
Eleri Lloyd Burns
Eleri was raised on Anglesey and is a fluent Welsh speaker who lives in Llangefni. She is a registered general nurse and holds an MSc in Public Health. Her specialist area of practice is Leadership, Governance and Safeguarding the most vulnerable within our population.
Eleri has led on various national and regional programmes in areas covering safeguarding, mental capacity, domestic abuse and sexual violence , serious violence and homelessness. She is proud to be on the Board of Trustees and hopes to bring her experience to strengthen our compassionate response to supporting our homeless population