Management Committe

Elected in October 2006

Ginny Graham
CHAIR
Freelance drama consultant/practitioner; director of Montgomeryshire Youth Theatre; former member of ACW drama committee and Chair of ACW youth drama and education committee; former member of management committee National Association of Youth Theatres; special interest in performing arts, literature, and visual arts.

Mary Elster
SECRETARY
Past experience has included working for the Arts Council of Wales; the Institute of Contemporary Arts; and the National Film School: particular interests are visual arts and architecture.

Philip Freeman
TREASURER
Former Director of Mid Wales May Festival and co-ordinator of Welsh Fiddle Conventions 1997 & 8; currently administrator and trustee of TASC; former Radio Maldwyn broadcaster and management committee member; founder and trustee of TRAC (1997-2002); former editorial board member of Welsh folk magazine Taplas; on ACW's National List of Advisors; member of Powys Regeneration Partnership (Arts & Culture); member of North Wales Youth Music Forum.

Sue Best
Free-lance theatre practitioner, runs Shakespeare Link and works widely with drama in the community; past Chair of Powys Arts Forum with strong belief in linking artists with audiences in a vital and energetic communications hub.

Euros Richards
Roeddwn yn arfer gweithio fel Swyddog Datblygu Ieunctid i Fenter Iaith Maldwyn ers Mehefin 2003 ac rwyf newydd cychwyn gweithio fel Prif Swyddog i Fenter Brycheiniog ers Awst eleni ac rydym yn trefnu a cynnal digwyddiadau celfyddydol (dramau, gigs, prosiectau gyda ysgolion ac ai) i gynyddu'r o'r Gymraeg mewn cymunedau lleol.
I worked as a Youth Development Officer for Menter Maldwyn (Welsh Language Initiative for Montgomeryshire) from June 2003 and have been working as Principal Officer for Menter Brycheiniog since August 2006. We organise and hold various artistic events to promote and increase the use of the Welsh language in local communities.

Catrin Slater
Joined Powys Arts Forum committee in 2005; a freelance fundraiser based in Brecon; PhD in English poetry (Cambridge); fundraiser at Glyndebourne Opera and Wigmore Hall; current projects include Brecon Cathedral Choir Appeal; trustee of Celf o Gwmpas and Shakespeare Link.

Emma Metcalf
Member of Powys Arts Forum management committee since 2005; brought up on a farm in Wales; has worked in theatre administration; currently working in education; spare time interests walking in Wales and supporting local arts activities.

Liz Pugh
Member of Powys Arts Forum management committee since 2005; currently a director in the Director Team at CARAD with a special interest in graphic design.

Clare Martin
Graduated from NEWI as a mature student with a degree in illustration; has now moved into other areas, including jewellery-making; currently working at Oriel Davies, Newtown as Community Education Officer.

Kama Roberts
A recent graduate from Welsh College of Music and Drama, currently working with Shakespeare Link.



Ros Garrett
One of the Forum's founders, Ros has worked for 10 years in Arts Development, assisting community groups and arts organisations with developing projects and funding with special interest in education, painting, visual arts, and dance.

Ros was re-elected in 2006 and served on the committee through an important transitional phase but has now resigned in anticipation of her move to Scotland with her family. The Forum would like to thank her for all her hard work and dedication and wish her well for the future.

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