Meet the team

Elizabeth Bryan

Elizabeth leads our work in Wales, overseeing our project and programmes and managing our relationships with the fostering sector.  

Alex Atkins

Fostering Communities Programme Manager

Alex leads our participation work, ensuring that foster carers, fostering teams, and young people with experience of foster care, are at the heart of everything we do here in Wales.  

Alun Richards

Fosterline Wales Coordinator

Alun responds to phone and email enquires to Fosterline Wales, our independent and confidential advice line for the public on all matters related to fostering.

Find out more about Fosterline Wales

Gemma Struthers

Fostering Wellbeing Programme Manager

Gemma leads our team of Fostering Wellbeing project managers across Wales, working alongside foster carers and other professionals to improve outcomes for children and young people who are looked after.

Find out more about Fostering Wellbeing programme

Rhian Smith

Step Up Step Down Programme Manager

Rhian leads Step Up Step Down, our innovative approach to supporting families on the edge of care by using the skills of specialist, highly-trained family support foster carers.

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Tamzin Covell

Policy and Public Affairs Officer

Tamzin leads on engagement with our stakeholders across Wales to influence policy development and ensure that the voice of foster carers and care experienced young people is included in decision making.