Vice-Chair
Fran is currently independent Chair of the Welsh Government’s National Advice Network having retired in February 2019 as the Director for Citizens Advice Cymru. Fran has been associated with Citizens Advice since 1978 when she started as a volunteer adviser, and was appointed Director of Citizens Advice Cymru in 2000, responsible for Citizens Advice services across Wales.
As well as sitting on the WCVA Board, before her retirement Fran represented the Advice and Advocacy sector on the Third Sector Partnership Council and chaired the Wales Independent Advice Providers Forum which she still attends. She Co-Chairs Helpforce Cymru and is a member of the Bevan Commission, advising Welsh Ministers on health and social care and has been a member of a range of Welsh Government and other public sector advisory boards. Fran is a member of the Future Generations Commissioner’s Audit and Risk Assurance Committee.