Alwena Hughes Moakes – Trustee

Jun 17, 2021

Alwena Hughes Moakes is Communications and Engagement Director at Hywel Dda University Health Board. Prior to that, she was Global Head of Employee Engagement and Communications for an international agriculture company with its headquarters in Basel, Switzerland....

Dr Caroline Owen Wintersgill – Trustee

Jun 17, 2021

Dr Caroline Owen Wintersgill is Senior Lecturer and Programme Director for the MLitt in Publishing Studies at the University of Stirling. She has a PhD on reading, writing and publishing contemporary fiction. Her current research focuses on the values and challenges...

Rajvi Glasbrook Griffiths – Trustee

Jun 17, 2021

Rajvi Glasbrook Griffiths has worked in the teaching profession in Wales since 2009 and is Headteacher of High Cross Primary School in Newport. She has been the Director of Literature Caerleon since 2014 and Director of the Caerleon Gateway Project since 2016, as well...

Rona Aldrich – Vice-Chair

Jun 17, 2021

Rona Aldrich has been Vice-chair of the Books Council since 2021. Originally from Anglesey, Rona Aldrich has lived in the Vale of Clwyd for over 40 years. She has a Masters degree in Librarianship and Information Studies from Aberystwyth University. Prior to retiring...

Professor Carwyn Jones – Trustee

Jun 17, 2021

Professor Carwyn Jones is a former First Minister of Wales (2009–2018) and was a Member of the Senedd for Bridgend from 1999–2021. After graduating in law from Aberystwyth University, he went on to train as a barrister in London before working in legal practice at...