Cllr David-Hartwell Williams
Vice Chair
David has worked in the third sector, civil service and local government. His last role was supporting the Gwent RPB, linking social care and health. He is also a director of Blaen Bran Community Woodland, and a councillor for Llanyrafon.
Cllr Richard Clark
Company Secretary
Richard's been a Torfaen Borough Councillor since May 2004 and is Deputy Leader and Executive Member for Education. Richard is also an Independent Member of Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
Dennis Henson
Treasurer
Dennis retired from paid employment a number of years ago. Prior to retirement he worked for a major multinational company at different offices and manufacturing sites in UK and abroad. He worked as an IT consultant implementing software solutions for Management Accounting and Purchasing.
Lorraine Morgan
Board Member
Lorraine is local to Torfaen and been involved actively in the voluntary sector of housing and ageing for many years. She retired as head of health, social care and nursing at the Open University in Wales in 2013. She is the elected Chair on the Gwent Regional Partnership Board Citizen Panel and Founding Chair of Action for Elders UK Trust, an award winning charity based in Wales. Recently she helped set up an innovation social enterprise in Torfaen with local and national partnerships, to address a better future for older adults living in their own homes rather than institutions.
Barry Holroyd
Board Member
Barry retired from the Civil Service in 1995 and has been a member of various boards since including Eastern Valley Housing Association, Melin Homes and has been a member of the TVA board since 2015.
Cllr John Killick
Board Member
John has worked both in and with the voluntary sector since 1983 in Youth and Community settings. Presently he is a trustee of TOGS Centre, Citizens Advice and the Pontypool Youth Project showing a broad interest. He is also particularly interested in supporting the many facilities that people in communities run for local people.
Paula Kennedy
Board Member
Paula has worked in social housing for over 30 years across England and Wales and took up her current role as Chief Executive of Melin Homes in early 2017. Prior to joining Melin she was CEO of a housing, health and care charity based in Bristol.
Alan Brunt
Board Member
Alan has been CEO of Bron Afon Community Housing since 2017 and is also Vice Chair of Community Housing Cymru, the trade body for housing associations in Wales. As well as retaining a passion for ensuring everyone has a place they're proud to call home, he has long held a personal interest in economic and community development. Outside of work, Alan spends most of his time with family and friends, some of it trying to make music!
Emma Davies-McIntosh
Board Member
Emma is the Lead for Integrated Wellbeing Networks in Torfaen working as part of the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board Public Health Team. She has worked in Torfaen since 2005 on several community regeneration programmes including Communities First, the Rural Development Programme and the Community Economic Development Programme. Since 2013 her work has involved facilitating partnerships across organisations and with communities to improve population health and wellbeing.
Shaun O'Dwyer
Board Member
Shaun is the Managing Director of Able, a non-profit care and support life skills hub in Cwmbran. Able supports over 130 people each week with person centred opportunities. He is passionate about Torfaen and have worked alongside TVA for the past 2 years, TVA is at the heart of our communities across Torfaen. Shaun brings a strong, commercial and public sector experience to the board of TVA.
Neil Gregory
Board Member
Neil is the Director of GOS Tool & Engineering in Blaenavon, who previously has spent 25 years in the pharmaceutical industry. In addition to being a trustee for TVA he has recently been appointed as a STEM Governor. His other roles include being a trustee of The North Gwent Cardiac Rehab Charity, and is also a member of Make UK Regional Advisory Board.
