Joanna Goodwin

Joanna Goodwin

Head of User Centred Design

Joanna works closely across all projects and services to ensure users are at the heart of design and decision-making.

Jo supports the Welsh public sector to connect with the people who use their services to ensure services meet the needs of users and the needs of the business.

Peter Thomas

Peter Thomas

Head of Skills and Capability

Peter leads the learn digital skills service to build digital transformation skills and confidence of staff in existing roles and support those who want to move into Welsh digital public services.

He works with others to develop a digital workforce strategy and support practical measures to create a pipeline of skilled professionals with the goal of reducing digital skills gaps, build a shared understanding of digital transformation and user-centred design, upskill existing Welsh public sector employees new to digital, and attract talent into digital roles in Wales.

Edwina O'Hart

Edwina O’Hart

Head of Communications and Engagement

Edwina leads the communications team who work across all our service teams including, standards, training, events and delivery as well as our internal operations.

Edwina’s team are here to support the Welsh public sector to work in the open, tell the story about the benefits of working in an Agile way (and showing what good looks like), and helping them to make mutually beneficial connections through our events and communities of practice.

Ben Summers

Ben Summers

Board member

Ben is a software engineer and entrepreneur. He’s co-founder of Haplo, a platform for rapid delivery of digital services, and led a technology team that used it to transform administration of research at universities across the world. His professional interests are digital transformation, information security and diversity and inclusion within the technology industry.

Andrea Gale

Andrea Gale

Board member

Andrea is the Director of Digital and Business Change at Linc Cymru. Her experience in the housing sector includes strategic planning, business development and service design. Andrea is an advocate for digital services to support equality of opportunity within Wales and the nation’s economic success.

Dr John-Mark Frost

Dr John-Mark Frost

Board member

John-Mark (known as JM) is Head of Transformation at the BBC, with a background at the Civil Service, including large-scale operational delivery and transformation roles at Companies House and the Department for Work and Pensions.

Yorath Turner

Advisor

Yorath is Deputy Director, Digital People, Strategy and Corporate Services in The Scottish Government. He leads on the development of the digital, data and technology profession, as well as initiatives for building digital skills and increasing diversity across the Scottish public sector. He’s also Programme Director for the Scottish Digital Academy, providing training to public sector staff in Scotland.

Jenni Taylor

Advisor

Jenni Taylor is the Service Owner for Publishing at the Office for National Statistics. Before joining the Civil Service, she worked in higher education digital teams, leading a team of content designers at Cardiff University. She has extensive experience in content design and digital publishing.

Chris Owen

Advisor

Chris is experienced in delivering digital public services at a local and national level. After spending 14 years developing digital services at Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council, Chris joined the Welsh Government to lead the delivery of Hwb, a digital learning platform for Wales. In 2021, Chris rejoined Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council as Chief Digital Officer, where he’s championing the innovative use of digital, data and technology to transform the public and staff’s user experience.