Trustees

Having worked for a number of years as a governance manager with the children's charity, Ty Hafan, I was introduced to Sight Life at a time of global change, impacting the Charity’s activities and especially the needs of those we serve.  I was appointed as a trustee in 2021.

Previous roles include working in the private and public sectors, including a Welsh Government funding body, in economic regeneration, working in the steel industry, in the construction industry, with architects and urbanists, largely supporting boards of directors through administration, quality assurance and audit.  I have also acted as company secretary and contributed to committees and steering groups, such as health and safety and information governance.

At Sight Life, I bring my governance experience to the table. I also sit on the risk management group and support policy development.  My goal, however, is to be able to volunteer more, to really understand how Sight Life can make an even bigger difference for the future.

I'm Chris, 30 from Cardiff.

I've lived in Cardiff for 7 years now, and throughout all of that time I have seen the fantastic work Sight Life do, both in a professional setting and as a service user.

I have a condition called Anaridia, which means I have no iris in my eye. The iris is the part of the eye that focuses and filters light, making bright environments tricky and distance vision hard.

I have experience in a wide field of areas including Copywriting, customer service and digital content, as well as being fully qualified as an Eye Clinic Liaison.

I'm currently working for Transport for Wales as part of their social media team.

I enjoy gaming, films, astronomy and photography, particularly Astrophotography (photography of the stars). I'm a very creative person, which helps a lot when you have a very wriggly 6 month old baby boy!

Elin Edwards is a bilingual communications and public affairs specialist, experienced in securing cross-party support, and changing Welsh and UK Governments’ positions on matters of public policy. As Head of External Affairs for RNIB Cymru (Royal National Institute of Blind People) she led influencing campaigns to improve outcomes for eye care patients and blind and partially sighted people in Wales. More recently she has taken on a new role for the charity, now working across the four UK nations, with a particular interest in the application of behavioural science and developing a human rights-based approach to the organisation’s social change vision.

Since graduating with a master’s degree in international journalism, Elin has honed her career in communications and influencing in a variety of settings, from representing politicians as Head of Communications for Plaid Cymru in Westminster, to leading marketing and audience development for Bangor University’s first ever arts centre, directing public relations at two integrated communications agencies, and in the third sector, for Macmillan Cancer Support and now RNIB.

Elin also performs with seven-piece folk band “Paid Gofyn” (Cymraeg for “Don’t Ask!”).

She also ran her first ever Marathon in London to raise funds for Sight Life in April 2023!