Pamela Prinye Cookey Board Member Pamela Prinye Cookey was born in Lagos state, Nigeria, in 1994. She studied marketing at Covenant University and then left for the UK to do her master’s. She graduated with a distinction in International Business. She is a business specialist with a passion for communication and 7 years of experience…

Cllr Dan De’Ath Board Member Cllr Dan De’Ath is a Cardiff County Councillor who has represented the Plasnewydd area of Cardiff since 2012. Dan has served as Chair of the Council’s Community & Adult Services Scrutiny Committee, which examines the Local Authority’s delivery of Adult Social Services, Community Safety and issues like homelessness and welfare…

Professor Terry Threadgold, FLSW Board Member Professor Terry Threadgold is a distinguished academic advocating for equity and diversity. Elected a Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales in 2015, she has been a vital member of its Council since 2016, contributing significantly to its efforts in promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion. Her academic journey began…

GET IN TOUCH Dr Has Shah BEM Board Member Dr. Hasmukh Shah, a south Wales GP, has been recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list with the award of a British Empire Medal. He has worked in the NHS for nearly 43 years and has devoted his life to improving the health of a significantly…

GET IN TOUCH Professor Meena Upadhyaya OBE Board Member Meena Upadhyaya is an Indian-born Welsh medical geneticist and an honorary professor at Cardiff University. Her research has focused on the genes that cause various genetic disorders, particularly neurofibromatosis type I and facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy. Upadhyaya was born in India. She entered an arranged marriage when…

GET IN TOUCH Professor Emmanuel Ogbonna Vice-chair, Race Council Wales.  Professor Emmanuel Ogbonna is Professor of Management and Organization at Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University.  He gained his PhD from University of Wales Cardiff in 1990. His doctoral thesis explored the organizational cultural implications of the strategic directions of leading companies in the UK food…

GET IN TOUCH Judge Ray Singh CBE Chair, Race Council Cymru Ray Singh was the first ethnic minority judge on the Welsh bench. He was appointed as a Deputy District Judge in 1992, and in 1997 became the Resident District Judge of the Merthyr Tydfil combined Law Courts on the Wales circuit. He has been…