Communication, Consultation and Partnership
Swansea Environmental Forum is a membership organisation and encourages as many as possible to join the partnership and participate in consultations, meetings and other activities. Membership is free, please download the application form HERE.
SEF manages or supports thematic partnerships, sub-groups and task groups such as the Swansea Built Heritage Group, Low Carbon Swansea Bay network and the Working with Nature Task Group (a subgroup of the Swansea PSB).
Executive Committee
Our work is overseen by an Executive Committee consisting of members elected at our AGM and several others who are co-opted for their particular areas of expertise or affiliations to ensure strong representation from across different environmental themes and sectors.
| Deb Hill (co-chair) Nature Conservation Team Leader Swansea Council |  |
| Hamish Osborn (co-chair) Natural Resources Management Team Leader Natural Resources Wales |  |
| Alyx Baharie (treasurer) Development Officer Swansea Council for Voluntary Service |  |
| Steve Bolchover Chair of Trustees The Environment Centre |  |
| Chris Howell Head of Waste Management and Parks Operations Swansea Council | |
| Iwan Davies Royal Institute of South Wales |  |
| Teifion Maddocks Sustainability Officer Swansea University |  |
| John Childs Swansea Friends of the Earth |  |
| Mary Sherwood Gower Power |  |
| Peter Jones Director for Sustainability Iberian and Latin America Association (Wales) |  |
| Hayley Beharrell Sustainability Planning Manager Swansea Bay University Health Board |  |
| Jill Goddard Senior Enabling Officer (Housing) Swansea Council | |
| John Sayce Wheelrights |  |
| Ciaran O'Brien Trustee Penllergare Trust |  |
| Rhian Corcoran Centre Manager The Environment Centre | |
| Helen Grey Senior Officer People and Places South West Wales Natural Resources Wales | |
| Jules Wagstaff Climate and Community |  |
| Heidi Smith | individual member |
Minutes of Committee Meetings
The Executive Committee usually meets five or six times a year. Here are the available minutes for meetings in 2021, 2022 and 2023:
SEF Exec Minutes: November 2022 SEF Exec Minutes: July 2022
SEF Exec Minutes: May 2022 SEF Exec Minutes: March 2022
SEF Exec Minutes: January 2022 SEF Exec Minutes: November 2021
SEF Exec Minutes: July 2021 SEF Exec Minutes: May 2021
SEF Exec Minutes: March 2021 SEF Exec Minutes: January 2021