Chair
A qualified lawyer, Suzy followed careers in arts marketing and as a senior solicitor before serving as a Member of the Senedd for ten years, which included terms variously as Shadow Minister for Education, Social Services, Culture, Heritage & the Welsh Language.
Since then, Suzy has been an advocate for tourism in Wales, as Chair of the Wales Tourism Alliance, and continues to campaign on greater equality as a board member with Women’s Equality Network. Currently, she is a board member of the S4C Authority and ColegauCymru and chairs the Children’s Commissioner’s Audit and Risk Board. A founder member of the Wales International Film Festival, she is now a member of the Iris Film Festival Board. She is also a member of the Montgomeryshire Literature Festival.
Born in Swansea, Suzy was raised in Bridgend, the Cynon Valley, Cardiff and Brecon. After working in Swansea, Newtown and Aberystwyth, she settled in the Dyfi Valley where her family has a farm and tourism business, and where she learnt Welsh.