Our Board

Our Board sets our strategy, and provides scrutiny, oversight and governance across all our work.

Our Board holds the executive team to account on delivering our aims, objectives and priorities to meet the requirements set out in the Health and Social Care (Quality and Engagement) (Wales) Act 2020 and our wider public sector duties.

As a Board we are passionate that:

Our work is informed by the people living in Wales. We work directly and with others to identify the PEOPLE’S PRIORITIES.

We want to be an organisation where inclusivity, integrity, compassion and mutual respect drives all that we do. We will work with our people to develop this approach.
Our focus is on building relationships with a wide range of people, community representative groups and organisations so that we can work together to use our collective resources to make a difference.
It is vitally important to us that we maintain our independence to most effectively communicate the views of the people and communities of Wales.

Board Members

Alyson Thomas - Chief Executive

Professor Medwin Hughes - Chair

Grace Quantock - Vice Chair

Bamidele Adenipekun - Non-Executive Member

Barbara Harrington - Non-Executive Member

Jack Evershed - Non-Executive Member

Jason Smith - Non-Executive Member

Karen Lewis - Non-Executive Member

Dr Rajan Madhok - Non-Executive Member

Mwoyo Makuto - Associate Member

Our Meetings

We want people to be as involved as possible in Llais and so we hold our quarterly Board meetings in public at different locations around Wales, which anyone can join, in person or online using Zoom. When choosing where we hold our meetings we will consider public transport access and accessibility standards to make sure as many people as possible can attend in person if they want to.

The location and details of each public Board meeting will be listed below as soon as they are known, please click on the dates below to find out more detail about each date.

Please let us know at least 2 working days before the meeting if you are planning to attend, and if you have any particular communication needs that we can help with. You can do this by emailing [email protected].

There will be an opportunity for questions from the public at each of our meetings. If you have any questions you’d like the Board to answer, we ask that you submit them in writing to [email protected] by midday the day before the meeting.

Our agendas and meeting papers

The agenda and papers for each of the quarterly Board meetings will be included on the website below. These will be available no later than 3 working days before the meeting.

If you would like the Board papers in any other community language please contact us at [email protected]

We are passionate about making our activities accessible to as many people as we can, this includes the work of our Board. As we are a new organisation, we have an opportunity to do things differently so we are currently considering how we communicate our Board activities (including what happens at our meetings). We know that accessibility will mean different things to different people with differing needs. There is not a one size fits all approach. This is why we are currently asking people to tell us how they want to work with us and we would like to hear from you about the best way for us to communicate our Board meetings.
If you have an idea - Let us know what you think. Or email us [email protected]

The views and experiences people have shared with us are discussed and decisions are made about different aspects of our work. Individuals’ confidentiality is, naturally, maintained at all times.

Public Board Meeting Dates

18 December 2024 - 09:15 - 09:45am - Additional Public Board Meeting to approve the Annual Report and Accounts, Holiday Inn Cardiff City Centre - Zoom Link

22 January 2025 - 10:00 - 14:00 - Gwent

26 March 2025 - 10:00 - 14:00 - Cwm Taf Morgannwg

Previous Meetings

25 September 2024 - 09: 00 - 14:00 - Metropole Hotel, Temple St, Llandrindod Wells LD1 5DY

24 July 2024 - 10:00 - 14:00 - Ty Newydd Country Hotel, Penderyn Rd, Hirwaun, Aberdare CF44 9SX

22 April 2024 - 11:00 - 12:00 - Via Zoom

25 April 2024 - 10:00 - 15:00 - Sport Wales National Centre, Cardiff

24 January 2024 - 10:00 - 13:40 - Aberavon Beach Hotel