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Directors

 


Please click here for a list of all GDT Meetings for 2009

 

Andrew Donald - Chair of Directors

Andrew Donald 

Business

 

 

 

Glyn SeaBourne - Vice Chairman

Glyn Seabourne

Vice Chairman

 

 

 

 

William Sweetman - Trustee Director

Born in Brighton Road, Gorseinon Bill is married to Georgina and a Director of the family business known as Sweetmans Bakeries Ltd.  A founder Director of the Gorseinon Development Trust and President and Trustee of Gorseinon Rugby Club. He is also a retired Magistrate and Justice of the Peace.  Since retiring ten years ago Bill is actively involved as the Sports Masseur for the Welsh Athletics Association and the Swansea Harriers Athletic Club and also a member of the City and County of Swansea Sportlot Panel.

 


 

Howard Payne - Trustee Director

Howard Payne

Gorseinon Town Council


 

Glyn Hammond - Trustee Director

Glyn Hammond

Finance

 

 

 

Frank Moruzzi - Trustee Director

Frank was born into the Cafe and Ice Cream family business at the lower end of High Street, Gorseinon and later moved to the West End Cafe in the centre of the town.  Retired in 1999 through ill health after 44 years of managing the family business.  It was one of Gorseinon's longest established family business of over 100 years.  He is married to Joan, a Justice of the Peace in Swansea.  Frank was past Treasurer for 10 years of Gorseinon Chamber of Trade, a founder member of Gorseinon Regeneration Forum and is a founder Director of the Gorseinon Development Trust.


 

Gethin Evans - Trustee Director

Councillor Gethin Evans

Ward Member


 

Father Michael Fewell - Trustee Director

Father Michael Fewell

Faith


 

Glenda Gibbon - Trustee Director

Glenda Gibbon

Pre 16 Education


 

Nick Bennett - Trustee Director

Nick Bennett

Gorseinon College Principal


 

Phillip Sillick - Trustee Director

Phillip Sillick

Chamber of Trade


 

Allan Rudge - Trustee Director

Allan Rudge

3M (UK) Ltd


 

Ian Jones - Trustee Director

Ian Jones

Law


Barbara Howells - Trustee Director

Barbara is very proud to have been a founder member director from the beginning while volunteering with Snap Cymru and has lots of happy memories within the volunteer and community sectors - from running a local Guide Company for 12 years to now running the British Dyslexia (in Wales) helpline, with many varied positions in between.  Barbara also belongs to a local church choir.


 

Introducing Trust Manager - Kelvin Jones

Kelvin Jones joined the Gorseinon Development Trust from Ebbw Vale and District Development Trust, where he had worked as Manager and Chief Executive for over 5 years, helping to grow a small community organisation into one which employed over 30 staff and run many social enterprises.

Kelvin has a background in community environmental management having worked for Farming and Wildlife advisory group (FWAG) and Rodbaston Agricultural College in Staffordshire, the RSPB and Gwent Wildlife Trust in Wales on a number of community environmental programmes.

 

Administrative Officer - Steve Croxall

Steve joined the Trust in March 2010 taking on the role of Systems Administrator. Steve has an extensive background in Engineering and I.T. including working for 10 years as a Logistics Manager with MG Rover at Longbridge Birmingham then later running a Computer Supply and Maintainence Business in the West Midlands.

 

 

 

Nursery Manager - Caroline White

Caroline, who joined the Trust in May 2008, has worked in Gorseinon College for the last 13 years as Nursery Manager of the First Steps Day Nursery.

 

 

 

Management Accountant - Emma Burton

Emma joined the Trust in March 2009.  She studied Accounting & Finance at Aberystwyth University between 1997 - 2000, receiving a 2:1.  Since then Emma has worked in private practice and in a range of companies, including TUI UK, receiving her ACCA qualification in December 2008.  She has lived in Gorseinon all her life and attended Penyrheol Comprehensive and Gorseinon College.


 

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