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Meet our team

Meet the team in Wales

 

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Lynne Hughes Wales team

Lynne Hughes

Lynne is the MS Cymru Director and provides leadership and direction to the MS Society in Wales, and is the principal adviser to our Cymru Council. Lynne is also a member of the MS Society UK Executive Group and is instrumental in leading the organisation.

Telephone: 029 2167 8923 Mobile: 07917 244072

Email: [email protected]

Community development

Our community development officers are responsible for bringing together volunteers, professionals and the MS community. They provide support and advice on developing new services, responding to the needs of the MS community, sharing intelligence on new opportunities or priorities, and working across groups.

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Brian Watson

Community Development Officer, North and Mid Wales

Telephone: (020) 8438 0731 / Mobile: (07809) 100 804

Email: [email protected]

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Leila Middlehurst Evans 

Community Development Officer, South and Mid Wales

Telephone (07715) 427 891 

[email protected]

 

Information and Support Team - Pontio project

Our National Lottery funded Pontio information, advice and advocacy project team provides emotional, befriending and one to one support to people living with and affected by multiple sclerosis (MS) in Wales.

We offer information and support on employment rights and welfare benefits (incl. PIP/ESA claims), ways to manage your MS, accessing treatments, housing, health and social care services.

Our Pontio volunteers deliver MS awareness training sessions to organisations across Wales.

Adele Wales

Adele Gilmour

Information and Support Manager, South West Wales

Telephone: 020 8438 0715  Mobile: 07864 691 394

Email: [email protected]g.uk

Tim Wales

Tim Carter 

Information and Support Officer, South East Wales

Telephone: 020 8438 0714  Mobile: 07864 691 395

Email: [email protected]

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Helen Clarke 

Information and Support Officer, North East Wales

Telephone: (020) 8438 0790 / Mobile: (07702) 605 507

Email: [email protected]

Cat Shorney-Jones

Cat Shorney-Jones 

Information and Support Officer, North West Wales

Telephone: (020) 8438 0885 / Mobile: (07864) 691 396

Email: [email protected]

Sophie Wales team

Sophie Dyment

Pontio project Volunteer Support Officer

Telephone: 020 8438 0832  Mobile: 07740 753 941

Email: [email protected]

Influencing change

Fiona Wales team

Fiona McDonald 

Policy, Press and Campaigns Manager for Wales

Fiona works to enhance our profile within the media, the Welsh Government, the National Assembly for Wales and with the public. Fiona also organises campaigns and policy initiatives based on the experiences of people with MS.

Telephone: 029 2167 8924  Mobile: 07740 753 945

Email: [email protected]

Wales Neurological Alliance

Rebecca Brown

Rebecca Brown 

Project Officer

Rebecca is working with stakeholders to develop a patient reported experience measure for use across Wales and make to recommendations on how the measure should be implemented.

Telephone: 020 8438 0774 Mobile: 07718 971 308

Email: [email protected]

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Rose Hewett

Email: [email protected]

Fundraising

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Email: [email protected]

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