New Board Member Biographies Bethan Lewis – Non-Executive Director (South – elected at South Annual Open Meeting) Bethan joined the Tennis Wales Board in October 2020 as a director. Bethan has over 12 years’ experience in public relations and is founder and director of Brandrocker, a brand strategy consultancy based in Cardiff. Given her love for sport, she is also a freelance sports reporter and has interviewed world number one athletes as well as celebrities and members of the Royal Family at events. Bethan started playing tennis aged eight, and to date has represented her club, county and country. She was awarded a full tennis scholarship at Virginia Tech University, USA where she gained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication and Marketing. Bethan is currently a member of Cardiff Lawn Tennis Club and has previously been a representative of the club’s committee. Leah McDaniel - Non-Executive Director (North – elected at North Annual Open Meeting) Leah currently works as a lecturer of Sociology within a large sixth form college. She started playing tennis at the age of 12, and has gone on to represent club and county several times. Leah was awarded a full tennis scholarship to Midwestern State University, where she gained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology and Political Science. Leah has previously worked as the assistant tennis coach at Midwestern State University, and as the assistant manager at Wichita Falls country club. Leah now enjoys playing tennis with her six year old daughter and is a member of Wrexham LTC Patsy Roseblade - Independent Non-Executive Director (co-opted following an external recruitment process) Patsy Roseblade has over 20 years’ experience working at senior levels in the NHS. She came to Wales in 2012 to join the Welsh Ambulance Service as Director of Finance and ICT ultimately becoming Interim Chief Executive for a period of time before moving to other health organisations. Patsy plays tennis in Abergavenny as well as in her beloved home town of Crickhowell. She truly regrets not ‘finding’ tennis until into her forties but works hard to catch up on lost time! Outside of work and tennis Patsy enjoys spending time with her husband and two grown up children and, whilst very much still a beginner, is learning to play the piano. Janet Evans - Company Secretary – (appointed following an external recruitment process) Janet Evans has over 30 years of business experience with the last 12 years specialising in Governance. She is currently the Head of IT Governance for Admiral Group in Cardiff. Having attended Loughborough University, sport has always been an important part of Janet’s life, as much for the social aspects as for the health benefits. A playing member of both David Lloyd Club in Llandarcy and Glamorgan Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Merthyr Mawr, Janet learned her tennis playing on the public courts in Maesteg Welfare Park and is particularly excited about the Tennis Wales Strategy to invest in and support sustainable park facilities in Wales in collaboration with local Authorities. When not in work or on the court, Janet enjoys walking the coast and country around South Wales, skiing, exploring the wine regions of Portugal and spending time with her family and friends . 1 / 08/04/2021 .