Siân Elen Tomos Member
Sian is currently the Chief Executive Officer at GISDA in North Wales.
GISDA is a charity supporting young people and provides various services including accommodation, homeless prevention services, LGBTQ+ tailored support, young parents’ groups, young care leavers service and therapeutic mental health support.
Sian qualified as a Social Worker from Cardiff University in 2002 and has over 20 years’ experience of working with children, young people and families. She worked for Gwynedd Social Services for almost 10 years as a ‘Child protection and Looked after Children’ social worker and then as a manager for the disabled children’s service.
Sian is passionate about equality in particular for young care leavers, young people from the LGBTQ+ community and young people who have experienced homelessness. Sian sits on the Board of ‘Gwersylloedd yr Urdd’ and the North Wales Regional Partnership Board and is a strong advocate of children’s rights. Sian’s first language is Welsh.