Independent Member - Third (Voluntary) Sector

Sara is Director of Mind Cymru and an Executive Director of Mind. She chairs the Wales Alliance for Mental Health and  the anti-stigma campaign Time to Change Wales She is a trustee of the Wales Council for Voluntary Action.
 
Sara has a background in communication, public engagement and governance having been Director of Communications for the Welsh Government, and of a large London health trust and a Director of Board and Corporate Support for a regional development agency. She is passionate about enabling people’s voices and experiences to be heard and shared, and about improving access to compassionate and effective services and support.
 
Sara is a fluent Welsh speaker. She has a 21 year old daughter, and 18 year old son who is deaf, and received a cochlear implant at UHW.