Trustees
The Board of Trustees, often known as the Executive Committee, is a team of members that run and organise the Federation. Each Trustee is a member who said “Yes” when asked if they would like to become more involved with the WI and each gives of their time freely, with only expenses being covered.
It is a responsibility, BUT, a lot of fun is had during meetings and working together planning and running events.
Any member can ask to observe a meeting to learn more about the work these people do.
- Jane Collier
- Federation Chairman
- Overall responsibility for everything including staff.
- Jane Sago
- Federation Vice-Chairman
- Chairman of Leisure Activities sub-committee – responsible for all sport and leisure events, competitions and outings. Member of Suffolk Show and Creative Crafts and Cookery sub-committees. Qualified Cookery judge and one of our main cookery tutors.
- Gillian Slaughter
- Vice-Chairman
- Chairman of Membership Advisory sub-committee – a committee of WI Advisers. WI Advisers are trained nationally to assist and guide our WIs and to promote the WI in general.
- Vivien Hartill
- Federation Treasurer
- Overall responsibility for overseeing the finances of the Federation and preparing the annual accounts in consultation with our Accountants.
- Marion Barnes
- Editor of SEFWI News, our monthly members’ magazine. Chairman of Suffolk Show sub-committee – responsible for our part of the Suffolk Show each year with competitions for members and catering section open to the general public. Member of Public Affairs and Creative Craft and Cookery sub-committees.
- Jenny Baxter
- Chairman of Combined Arts sub-committee - responsible for all music, drama and literary events workshops and competitions.
- Wendy Jary
- Chairman of Creative Crafts and Cookery sub-committee – responsible for all craft, cookery and related classes, workshops and dayschools. Skills Co-ordinator – responsible for setting up workshops and courses in subjects not covered by the other committees.
- Di Lambert
- Denman Rep – responsible for promoting the WI’s own college to members and organising trips to take courses there. Member of Suffolk Show sub-committee and a WI Adviser.
- Val Watts
- SEFWI Web mistress. Overall responsibility for the website maintenance. Member of Creative Crafts and Cookery sub-committee.Chairman of Public Affairs sub-committee – responsible for campaigning and for arranging events to highlight issues that effect us locally, nationally or internationally and ACWW Rep – ACWW is an international women’s organisation of which the WI is a member. Val promotes this organisation by offering talks at WIs.