PAVO - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Head of Internal Services
Job Titles:
- Chief
- Officer for the Delivery
Chief accountable officer for the delivery of PAVO's business and services.
Following an Arts Degree I worked within the Community Arts field and then joined Cardiff City Council's Leisure Department in the mid 1980's working in and managing a number of full-time Play Centres and supporting a range of arts and community activities.
In the mid 1990's I attended Bradford University to undertake a Masters in Applied Social Studies by Research and introduced me to the concept of social and economic disadvantage as well as gender and racial bias.
I worked in local government for over 35 years in different parts of the UK, from front line to strategic and senior officer level and have benefited from having job roles in most of the principle departments such as Leisure, Social Care, Education and Housing as well as spanning the population from earl years, through to youth support and adult social care. This gave me a real understanding of the cross-cutting nature of all public service business and how to tackle the complex and holistic needs of an individual, family and or community.
Partnership and integration have always been a recurrent theme. In Powys County Council I held a number of partnership roles, including Senior Partnership Manager for the Children and Young People's Partnership (CYPP), facilitation manager for the Local Service Board and more latterly the lead manager for the Regional Partnership Board which has the remit for integrating and coordinating health and social care.
I'm lucky enough to have grown up in Mid Wales, went to school and college in Newtown and followed this on at College in Brecon before heading off to University in Leeds, where I lived and worked for 6 years before returning to Wales where I worked for the Brecon Beacons National Park for 3 years before running an Outdoor Education Centre in South Powys.
More recently I have moved with my young family to Staylittle and took a role within Open Newtown a few years ago as Project Manager - I have worked for Social Farms & Gardens alongside my other roles for around several years now.
I'm lucky to be able to draw on my experience of working with several community food & community land enterprises, which I have been involved in for over 10 years. I'm a director / trustee of a number of charities, both national and local which help me to understand my role as a PAVO trustee.
PAVO Chair. Jamie was brought up in the Montgomeryshire area and studied politics and international relations at Keele University in Staffordshire. Jamie went on to become the youngest licensee in Powys whilst leasing the Lion Hotel in Caerhowel for...
Margaret has an interest in children and education gained from a long career in the education system. Margaret was a head teacher for over 20 years, during that time she became an active member of the National Association of Head Teachers and was elected to their National Executive in 1999 to represent North and Mid-Wales. In that role she chaired one of the national committees and represented the organisation in meetings with government at both Westminster and Cardiff. Margaret is a trustee with Dyfodol, Powys Futures an organisation that works with children and families to improve their lives.
She is also a Bishop's Visitor for the St Asaph Diocese which helps her to keep in touch with education and schools. Margaret sees the benefit of statutory and voluntary sectors working together and gained experience in partnership working through being a member of the Early Years Partnership. She continues to support this approach through her role as Diocese Representative on Powys County Council Learning, Skills and Economy Scrutiny Committee. Margaret feels her knowledge and experience of successful partnership working may be of benefit to PAVO and the voluntary sector in these difficult and challenging times.
Job Titles:
- Head of Third Sector Development
Myra Frances has been involved in voluntary work all her life, activity inherited from her parents, from local charities to larger world wide ones e.g. British Red Cross. Myra was born in Machynlleth and therefore understands there are many issues, including rurality and isolation, poor transport and funding is a big issue for all Charities / groups therefore the 3rd Sector is so important. Myra has previously been on the board of PAVO and was honoured to hold both the position of Chair and President. Myra is a volunteer with LLAIS, and chair of Machynlleth League of Friends. Myra helped establish CAMAD (Community Action Machynlleth & District) and was appointed their 1st Project Manager and then became Area Manager for Domiciliary Care with Ceredigion County Council until taking voluntary redundancy due to restructuring. Myra then became a Receptionist at Glantwymyn GP Practice and then an Administrator at Dyfi Valley Health. Myra is now retired and feels she can contribute to PAVO, her previous experiences in work and volunteering helps her to understand the importance of the 3rd Sector and to have a voice.
PAVO is a registered charity and a company limited by guarantee. It is governed by a board of trustees / directors. Up to 9 trustees are elected by PAVO members at the Annual General Meeting. The board has powers to co-opt and to creat ex-officio board members.
PAVO has been awarded the Level 2 PQASSO Quality Mark for two terms in succession for the quality of its governance and management.
Peter, after an initial career in brewing, hotels & restaurants has been involved in the agriculture sector, spending over 40 years farming in Montgomeryshire as well as being director of various agricultural marketing co-operatives and a member of Wales Agricultural Board. He also found time to undertake a range of public and voluntary sector appointments. He was a Justice of the Peace for more than thirty years, serving as Chair of the Bench for four years. He served as a member of Dyfed Powys Health Authorities for eight years and chaired the Authority during that time.
Having an interest in education he has is a primary school governor, has been Governor of Coleg Powys, Board Member of Powys Training and Enterprise Council and the Powys Agricultural Training Committee. Peter is a private rental landlord in Newtown and was appointed as a Member of Mid-Wales Housing Association in 2012 and has been Chair of the Board since 2017. He is currently Chair of South West Shropshire Learning Trust, Board Member of Care and Repair in Powys and a Trustee of Citizen's Advice Powys.
Job Titles:
- Head of Health, Wellbeing and Partnership
Overall Responsibility for the Health, Wellbeing and Partnerships Team which includes a range of activities including: Community Connectors; Powys Befriending Service; Health and wellbeing information, engagement and participation; and health promotion roles.
Trish Buchan joined PAVO Board in 2018 as an ex-officio member during her tenure as Independent Member (Third Sector) Powys Teaching Health Board. Her roles in PTHB included Chair of Planning, Partnerships and Population Health and Vice Chair of Patient Experience, Quality and Safety. After leaving PTHB and following a brief period as a co-opted trustee Trish is now seeking formal election to PAVO Board.
Trish has lived in Powys since 1981. She has a background in biomedical science but has undertaken a variety of roles including Health Promotion Officer for Young People and Researcher for the Institute of Rural Health investigating Risk and Protective Factors influencing Substance Misuse in young people in Rural Areas as well as the Welsh Government funded Rural Health Intelligence Study.
In 2003 Trish joined PAVO staff and worked on Communities First and Rural Community Action programmes before being appointed as Health and Social Care Facilitator.
Trish has volunteered since teenage years working with homeless, befriending and in various community organisations. As Rhayader Under Fives representative, Trish was instrumental in setting up Rhayader and District Community Support some 38 years ago and has recently been appointed as a Trustee of that organisation.
Trish has seen, at first hand, the difference third sector organisations can make to people ad communities. Third sector organisations have a critical role to play in addressing current challenges. As a member of PAVO Board Trish looks forward to supporting the sector in these troubled times.
Wendy Beaven is a Councillor and past Mayor of Montgomery Town Council. She is also treasurer of Welshpool Rotary Club, vice president of Welshpool Inner Wheel, Secretary, treasurer of Montgomery Crier newsletter, secretary of Montgomery Dementia Friends, support councillor for Montgomery Community Angels and LEA representative Governor to Montgomery School. Wendy was a Board member of the Association of Guernsey Charities until her retirement as CEO of Health Information Guernsey in 2016
William Powell is active within the third sector in Powys, having served as a founder Trustee of Felin Talgarth Mill (2010 - 2016); as well as being a supporter of Talgarth Tourist Information and Resource Centre (2011 - present); a committee member of Talgarth Festival of the Black Mountains, advisor to Talgarth Luncheon Club, which is currently re-forming post Covid, and a founder member of Talgarth and District Regeneration Group. Since 2021, William has been regional champion of the DPJ Foundation, rural mental health charity and became President of Talgarth Town FC Juniors in summer 2022. William served as a member of Talgarth Town Council from 2008 to 2022 and was elected Chair from May 2018 until October 2020.
He is a member of Powys County Council (2004 - present) and was a member of Brecon Beacons National Park Authority from 2004 - 2011, serving as Chair of BBNPA Audit and Scrutiny from 2009 - 2010 and Chair of the International Dark Skies Board from 2015 - 2020. He was re-appointed to the BBNPA in May 2022 and elected Chair of Audit and Risk Committee in July. In addition, William served as a Trustee of the Bevan Foundation from 2018 - 2021.
William was Assembly Member for Mid and West Wales from 2011 - 2016 and became a member of the Welsh Government EU Advisory Group in September 2016 until its dissolution in 2021. William served as President of the Welsh Liberal Democrats 2017 to 2020 and was recently elected to the Federal Council of the Liberal Democrats.