Staff

Martin Pollard - Education Officer

Martin graduated from Cardiff University in 1998, before training as a secondary school teacher. After two years as an English teacher in a Newport comprehensive school, he joined CEWC-Cymru in September 2001. Since then he has run CEWC-Cymru’s core programme of work, which includes conferences, debating work, teacher training and classroom workshops. He also develops and manages CEWC-Cymru’s project work.

E-mail: martinpollard@wcia.org.uk

Ona Flindall - Programme Co-ordinator

Ona joined us in June 2007, organising events for both CEWC-Cymru and the Welsh Centre for International Affairs. A graduate student of International Politics from Aberystwyth University, Ona has previoudly worked for the United Nations Association of Norway. A keen interest in internationalism and the potential of young people led her take up a teaching post in China in 2004. Ona believes that by increasing young peoples' awareness of the world and its peoples we can foster a future of respect and unity.

E-mail: onaflindall@wcia.org.uk

Stephen Thomas - Secretary

Stephen has been Director of the Welsh Centre for International Affairs since 1996, and oversees all of CEWC-Cymru’s work in the constitutional position of Secretary. He has previously managed aid and development programmes for Save the Children Fund and Comic Relief.

E-mail: stephenthomas@wcia.org.uk

Jess Lewis - Office Assistant 

Jess joined CEWC-Cymru in May 2008 in the role of Office Assistant. As well as being a fluent Welsh speaker, Jess studied German, Spanish and French at A level before working in the Human Resources department of Barnardo’s Cymru. She has recently returned from travelling across Europe, Japan and America and considers this experience to be the pinnacle of her life so far. 

E-mail: jesslewis@wcia.org.uk