Shavanah Taj: Trustee for Wales

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Shavanah is our Trustee for Wales. She is Wales TUC’s first BME General Secretary. She joined Wales TUC in February 2019 from the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS), where she had been the Welsh Secretary since 2013, having served as national union official since 2012. Shavanah is a passionate campaigner and can often be found contributing speeches at round table debates and protest marches on issues such as anti-racism, human rights, women’s rights, fair pay, fair work and creating an equitable, sustainable green economy that delivers positive, long lasting changes for workers and the communities in which they live and work.

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Trustees team

Paul Ballantyne
Paul Ballantyne

Trustee for Scotland

Leandra Box
Leandra Box

Trustee

Jolynne De Souza
Jolynne De Souza

Shadow Trustee

Professor Elizabeth Dowler
Professor Elizabeth Dowler

Trustee

Jenny Edwards CBE
Jenny Edwards CBE

Chair

Shelagh Kirkland ACA
Shelagh Kirkland ACA

Trustee

Jackie Lodge
Jackie Lodge

Deputy Chair

Tommy McIlravey
Tommy McIlravey

Chair, Finance, Audit and Operation Committee

Rory MacLean
Rory MacLean

Trustee

Nicola McCallum
Nicola McCallum

Trustee