Claire Furlong
Executive Director
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Meet the Team
Claire Furlong
Executive Director
(She/Her)
Claire is our Executive Director. Our operations team ensure the smooth-running of the organisation and their work includes fundraising, finance, HR, research, monitoring and evaluation, and caring for our guests at Tŷ Newydd.
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Leusa Llewelyn
Artistic Director
(She/Her)
Leusa is our Artistic Director. Our creative team delivers on our three priorities: Representation & Equality, Health & Well-being, and Climate Emergency alongside innovative projects through our three structures: Writer Development, Participation, and Wales’ Literary Culture.
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Miriam Sautin
Creative Manager
(She/Her)
Miriam is our Creative Manager, responsible for delivering our creative programme at Tŷ Newydd Writing Centre, alongside other innovative projects through our three structures: Writer Development, Participation, and Wales’ Literary Culture.
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Emily Dafydd-Drew
Creative Executive
(She/Her)
Emily is one of our Creative Executives, responsible for delivering on our three priorities: Representation & Equality, Health & Well-being, and Climate Emergency alongside innovative projects through our three structures: Writer Development, Participation, and Wales’ Literary Culture.
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Louise Richards
Creative Executive
(She/Her)
Louise is one of our Creative Executives, responsible for delivering on our three priorities: Representation & Equality, Health & Well-being, and Climate Emergency alongside innovative projects through our three structures: Writer Development, Participation, and Wales’ Literary Culture.
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Aaron Matthews
Creative Executive
(He/Him)
Aaron is one of our Creative Executives, responsible for delivering on our three priorities: Representation & Equality, Health & Well-being, and Climate Emergency alongside innovative projects through our three structures: Writer Development, Participation, and Wales’ Literary Culture.
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Mared Roberts
Creative Executive
(She/Her)
Mared is one of our Creative Executives, responsible for delivering on our three priorities: Representation & Equality, Health & Well-being, and Climate Emergency alongside innovative projects through our three structures: Writer Development, Participation, and Wales’ Literary Culture.
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Petra Bennett
Creative Executive
(She/Her)
Petra is one of our Creative Executives, responsible for delivering on our three priorities: Representation & Equality, Health & Well-being, and Climate Emergency alongside innovative projects through our three structures: Writer Development, Participation, and Wales’ Literary Culture.
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Branwen Llewellyn
Communications Lead
(She/Her)
Branwen is our Communications Lead, responsible for sharing our work and our values with the world through developing external relationships, delivering national campaigns, communicating impact, and creating digital content.
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Ela Pari Huws
Communications & Creative Executive
(She/Her)
Ela works with both our Communications Team and our Creative Team.
The Communications Team are responsible for sharing our work and our values with the world through developing external relationships, delivering national campaigns, communicating impact, and creating digital content.
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Arddun Arwel
Communications Executive
(She/Her)
Arddun is our Communications Executive. The Communications Team are responsible for sharing our work and our values with the world through developing external relationships, delivering national campaigns, communicating impact, and creating digital content.
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Alys Lewin
Operations Manager
(She/Her)
Alys is our Operations Manager, working with our Operations Team.
The Operations Team ensure the smooth-running of the organisation and their work includes fundraising, finance, HR, research, monitoring and evaluation, and caring for our guests at Tŷ Newydd.
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Owen Wyn Jones
Operational Executive
(He/Him)
Owen is our Operational Executive. Our Operations Team ensure the smooth-running of the organisation and their work includes fundraising, finance, HR, research, monitoring and evaluation, and caring for our guests at Tŷ Newydd.
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Emma Richards
Finance Manager
(She/Her)
Emma is our Finance Manager, working with the Operations Team. The Operations Team ensure the smooth-running of the organisation and their work includes fundraising, finance, HR, research, monitoring and evaluation, and caring for our guests at Tŷ Newydd.
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Emma Sweenie
Finance Support
(She/Her)
Emma is our Finance Support, working with the Operations Team. The Operations Team ensure the smooth-running of the organisation and their work includes fundraising, finance, HR, research, monitoring and evaluation, and caring for our guests at Tŷ Newydd.
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Miriam Williams
Tŷ Newydd Manager
(She/Her)
Miriam is our Tŷ Newydd Manager working within our operations team at Tŷ Newydd. The Operations Team ensure the smooth-running of the organisation and their work includes fundraising, finance, HR, research, monitoring and evaluation, and caring for our guests at Tŷ Newydd.
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Tony Cannon
Catering and Hospitality Co-ordinator
(He/Him)
Tony is based in Tŷ Newydd and is our Catering & Hospitality Co-Ordinator. Our Operations Team ensure the smooth-running of the organisation and their work includes fundraising, finance, HR, research, monitoring and evaluation, and caring for our guests at Tŷ Newydd.
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Lora Juckes-Hughes
Operational Support
(They/She)
Lora is our Operational Support at Tŷ Newydd. The Operations Team ensure the smooth-running of the organisation and their work includes fundraising, finance, HR, research, monitoring and evaluation, and caring for our guests at Tŷ Newydd.
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