MEET OUR TRUSTEES AND PRESIDENTS...
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CAROLE GREENCarole Green is a journalist who grew up in Rhyl in North Wales and has worked in newspapers, radio and TV for both the BBC and ITV. She is our President/Ambassador.
She has a passion for International Development, particularly the education of women and children. Nepal holds a special place in her heart after going trekking with her father. |
EDGAR LEWISBorn and educated in small rural Primary and Secondary schools in Montgomeryshire. Aberystwyth University B.A in Education. Teacher, lecturer, Deputy Director and Director of Education. Married to Janet with one son, Gareth (a Senior Patent Inspector). Interests include travel, photography, local history. A deacon, member of Rotary, Probus and U3A. Edgar has recently retired from being a Trustee and is now a Life President |
JANET LEWISEducated in Denbighshire, Montgomeryshire and Aberystwyth University Janet is a retired deputy head of an infants school. She remains committed to the education of young children, albeit on a different continent, and takes particular pleasure in seeing the development of the Brick Children School which she has twice visited. Janet is a Rotarian, speaker secretary of Wrexham U3A, chair of a hospice support group, runs a reading group and is an active member of Merched y Wawr. Janet has recently retired from being a Trustee and is now a Life President.
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PHIL MILLER Phil Miller is a retired primary school head teacher who has worked in Wrexham since the 1970s. He has developed an interest in Nepal through a lifelong friendship with Bimal Shrestha, a Brick Children School advisor from Kathmandu, whose wife is the head teacher of the BCS. He has been a Trustee for over 10 years and has hosted BCS teachers who have visited Wales to improve their teaching skills. He has visited Nepal on many occasions and supports the staff in curriculum development and school organisation.
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MARIAN WILLIAMSA teacher for 40 years in secondary schools in south, west and North wales and also Cheshire. Marian has always been interested in travel and different cultures around the world. She was inspired at the age of 8 to make contact with schools around the world when spoken to by a visiting teacher from Nigeria . She became more actively involved when delivering topics on global issues as part of the PSHE programme in Hawarden High School. After an opportunity arose to visit the Brick School as part of Wrexham Yale Rotary link she started raising money in school to support The Brick Children School. She also established a partnership with a secondary school in Sanku, Nepal.
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PETER BLAKEMOREPeter is a Solicitor. He has been a Trustee for over 5 years.
He hopes to assist the longstanding Trustees in years to come. 
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TERRY WALESTerry Wales is a retired secondary school head teacher with experience working for the Welsh Government in the field of education.
He is treasurer of the Brick Children and has committee experience as a Rotarian, an advanced driver and with the U3A. 
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PINGALA SHRESTHA SATYA BHATTARAI
Pingala came to Britain from Kathmandu in 2004. Born in Pokhara, Nepal Satya has resided in the UK
She has a great fondness for Nepal - its history, language, since 2009. She is currently a Nurse Manager for the
its culture and festivals. She is keen to tell our supporters NHS. With a love for her country and people she has a
in Wales about Nepal and its warm-hearted people. passion for making a difference for the next generation. Quality education is a key to this. Satya is our newest
trustee.
Pingala came to Britain from Kathmandu in 2004. Born in Pokhara, Nepal Satya has resided in the UK
She has a great fondness for Nepal - its history, language, since 2009. She is currently a Nurse Manager for the
its culture and festivals. She is keen to tell our supporters NHS. With a love for her country and people she has a
in Wales about Nepal and its warm-hearted people. passion for making a difference for the next generation. Quality education is a key to this. Satya is our newest
trustee.
ENID ASTLEYEnid is a counsellor and tutor who was brought up in Chester and has lived and worked in North Wales and the North West for many years. She has a great interest in and passion for the education and development of women and children. Her love of travel has taken her to many parts of the globe but Nepal has a special meaning for her after volunteering in a children's home and visiting the Brick Children School in 2014.
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KATHRYN CHARLESA trustee of BCS since January 2018, Kathryn is a content Editor and Digital Lead at ITV Wales in Cardiff. She specialises in creating digital and social media content for the BCS.
She visited the school in 2017 and made a series of films, including one that featured on ITV's 'Wales at Six'. |
LOUISE HARPERLouise Harper has a longstanding career in banking of over 30 years in and around the Wrexham area.
She is an active member of the Rotary Club of Wrexham Yale and has a passion for fundraising both in the UK and overseas. |
