Our Board

Nominations and People Committee Member

Fiona retired from UK Government after 36 years’ service, where she was a director in the Home Office, leading the teams looking after and processing asylum seekers. Prior to that she spent four years as the Department for Work and Pensions’ Director for Wales, running job centres and contact centres across the country. In 2020 she was awarded an OBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours for services to unemployed people in Wales.

Fiona brings with her extensive experience of leading large, complex operations, and has a passion for supporting vulnerable people and those who need extra help. She is also trustee for Prime Cymru – a charity that helps older people back into work/entrepreneurship.

Fiona is married with a son, daughter, and two granddaughters. She enjoys walking, running, swimming and spending time with her family.

Remuneration and Nominations Committee Chair

Shelley is a former chief executive for the Police and Crime Commissioner for Gwent. She demonstrated strong leadership skills during the successful transition from the Gwent Police Authority to the introduction of the office of the Police and Crime Commissioner in 2012.

Shelley has vast experience in strategy and performance, engagement and consultation, partnership working, collaboration and commissioning together with finance and scrutiny.

As a trained solicitor she brings to the board a wealth of legal expertise.

Shelley is married with two daughters, enjoys walking, swimming and pilates and is an avid reader.

Asset Management Committee Chair
Remuneration and Nominations Committee Member

Mike is a retired banker with over 40 years experience in the UK and overseas.

For the last eight years of his career he was the national head of Barclays’ UK Business Banking Risk Recoveries department and was responsible for all aspects of strategic and organisational development.

Mike is originally from North Cornelly near Bridgend and enjoys gardening, golf and watching most sports.

Asset Management Committee Member
Schedule 1 Committee Member
Tirnod Board Chair

Jonathan was elected to the board of Tai Tarian in June 2019.

He is a former director of development at Pobl Group and director of development and new business at Grwp Gwalia.

Jonathan has over 25 years of experience in taking a leading role in the delivery of complex housing developments and physical regeneration projects in both the registered social landlord (RSL) and local authority sectors.

He has held senior management positions for over six years, leading a development team, including a period of two years with management responsibility for asset management.

With extensive knowledge and experience of project and programme management, including identification and initiation, development and design, Jonathan brings a wealth of knowledge and a proven track record in new build, refurbishment, conversion and specialist housing development schemes as well as town centre regeneration projects. 

In 2019 Jonathan became a catalyst worker for Housing Justice, which focusses on supporting and growing the church and community-led response to rough sleeping in Neath and Port Talbot. This included establishing the first church-led night shelter in the area, leading on projects to assist people into a life away from the streets. 

Audit and Risk Committee Chair

Andrew has been a member of the board at Tai Tarian since March 2019 and is also a member of the Audit and Risk committee.

Andrew is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and was chief executive of RCT Homes, now known as Trivallis, responsible for delivering tenant promises and WHQS.

In addition to this, he oversaw the establishment of a community regeneration charity and a social enterprise, supporting young people into work. He spent three years as finance director of Worcester Community Housing which is now known as Fortis Living. Andrew was also previously employed in senior finance roles in the NHS Wales for 17 years.

Throughout his career Andrew has led on strategic and value led business development. He was a board member at Sport Wales, chairing the Audit and Risk committee and Remuneration committee and sat on the Business In The Community (BITC) impact leadership team, promoting responsible business practises.

In 2016 Andrew joined the board of a Welsh-based construction company in the role of finance and operations director, building new homes for sale and also housing for social landlords.

Audit and Risk Committee Member
Tirnod Board Member

Natalie trained as a chartered accountant with KPMG LLP, a highly respected “Big Four” accountancy practice, where she was appointed to a senior manager position and has extensive experience advising and leading finance teams in a variety of industries.

Natalie currently works for the Sofidel Group as a reginal finance manager covering north east Europe and has managed acquisitions, mergers, restructuring, refinancing, working capital management and debt reduction.

As a previous board member for Coastal Housing Group, where she was treasurer and chair of the Audit Committee, Natalie understands the challenges faced by housing associations in a turbulent climate.

Operations Committee Member

Lisa currently works for the Places for People, a UK-wide social housing provider and social enterprise.

As Director of Business Improvement, Lisa is responsible for the major digital transformation programmes and leading system improvements.

Lisa has 23 years’ experience in a variety of social housing roles and so brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the board; particularly in housing management, business improvement, policy, performance and scrutiny.

As well as social housing, Lisa spent two years leading the Senedd business change programmes.

She is married with two children and lives in Bridgend. She enjoys walking and spending time with her family.

Operations Committee Chair

Rachel is an experienced housing professional, with over 18 years’ service in the sector. 

She currently works at Tai Calon Community Housing as Head of Housing with strategic responsibility for 6,000 properties and leading the tenancy and estate management, lettings, anti-social behaviour, safeguarding and Green Earth services.

Rachel contributes to the management of the business and income generation, supporting and managing the implementation of services and business developments and recently led on the delivery and implementation of Renting Homes (Wales) Act.

She loves working in housing, making a difference and is particularly passionate about tackling homelessness.

Previously Rachel was a specialist trained police officer and received a commendation for saving a life.

Outside of work, her family, friends and Newfoundland dog keep her busy. She also enjoys live music, walking, finding new places and having new experiences, with paddle boarding next on her list of things to try.

Audit and Risk Committee Member

Phineas joined the board of Tai Tarian in the winter of 2022, and is a member of the Audit and Risk committee.

He is an IT professional with over 25 years’ experience delivering end-to-end, customer focused, digital products and services.

He is presently employed at the Intellectual Property Office (IPO), where he has held a number of IT related roles from lead solutions architect, to contracts manager and technical service owner.  During this time Phineas has delivered conceptual architectures for the IPO’s digital transformation, provided strategic leadership for transformation enabling products and services, overseen contract performance, financial management and technical assurance for a number of technical initiatives.

Prior to working at the IPO, Phineas spent 14 years leading a multi-disciplined digital development and transformation team at the Royal College of Nursing, and for the last seven years has been a parent governor.

Phineas lives just outside Bridgend with his two children, dog and cat.  In his spare time he enjoys all aspects of food, property development, running, cycling and anything fitness related.

Operations Committee Member
Schedule 1 Committee Member

Ceri was born and raised in Neath and has been a tenant for over 12 years. She has seen transition from Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council to NPT Homes and then to Tai Tarian.

She is married and a busy mum to three children. She has previously been an Academy member.

Ceri is keen to look at ways in which we can support vulnerable members of our communities as well as improve estates and surrounding areas. She also wants to improve engagement with younger generations and provide additional services and opportunities to those who require them.

Ceri would like to increase the positive interactions and good news stories between tenants, the local communities and the way Tai Tarian supports them.

Ceri will be utilising her extensive customer service background and experience within the benefits sector to give insight of the struggles that some tenants may have.

Asset Management Committee Member

Ananda, a dedicated and passionate individual, joined our board as a tenant member in December 2022.

Currently working as engineer at the National Grid, Ananda's dedication to community service is important in shaping our strategic decisions and policies.

Ananda firmly believes in the importance of high-quality social housing and creating sustainable homes and vibrant communities.

As a member of the Asset Management and Operations committee, he eagerly embraces the opportunity to contribute his expertise and insights to our work in supporting local communities.

Living in Skewen, Ananda is a devoted father with a teenage son. He has a passion for music and enjoys listening to local live bands, DJing, songwriting, and production.

Audit and Risk Committee Member
Remuneration and Nominations Committee Member

Huw has been a tenant with Tai Tarian for nearly ten years and works in criminal justice with a particular interest in youth justice, having been responsible for the volunteer Police Cadets across Dyfed and Powys. 

Huw has lived in Port Talbot for over 20 years and is proud of the development of the town and the role Tai Tarian has played in it. 

Huw became a member of the board at the end of 2022 and is eager to ensure that the voice of tenants are heard and is at the forefront of the organisation.