The members come from a variety of professional backgrounds.

Committee members

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Rob Humphreys

Wales Advisory Committee Chair / British Council Trustee and Chair, Higher Education Funding Council for Wales

Rob Humphreys is an education professional with a strong belief in the transformational aspects of adult education. He has strong connections across education, academia, cultural institutions, sport and government in Wales. Until November 2017 Rob was director for Wales at The Open University; a position he held for 10 years. Prior to the Open University, Rob was Director for Wales of the National Institute for Adult Continuing Education.

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Susana Galván Hernández

Executive Director, Taith

Susana is responsible for the strategy, delivery and overall performance of Taith, working with senior staff from Welsh Government and the target sectors to promote the interests and values of the programme across Wales and internationally. Susana comes to Taith from the British Council, where she has held a number of managerial and leadership positions in different countries in East Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa and the UK.

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Zenny Saunders

Deputy Director of Post Compulsory Education and Training Reform, Welsh Government

Zenny began her career in the Department for Working Pensions before joining the Welsh Government in 2001 where she has held a variety of posts in areas relating to local government, education, employability and skills, and legislation. Zenny also worked for the UK Government on secondment for 5 years supporting the Secretary of State for Wales in delivering the devolution settlement.