Meet our Commissioners

  • Penny Gane

    Co-Founder & Co-Chair

  • Zara Nanu

    Co-Chair.

    Gender Equality Research & Strategy Commissioner.

  • Councillor Dine Romero

    Vice Chair.

    BANES Council

  • Prof. Jane White

    Vice Chair.

    HE/FE Task Group Co Chair, Lead for Universities

    University of Bath

  • Kelly Gillett

    HE/FE Task Group Co Chair, Lead for Colleges

    South Gloucestershire & Stroud College

  • Diane Bunyan and Sue Cohen

    Co-Chairs Economy Task Group

    Diane Bunyan, Commission Co- Founder

  • Pam Turton

    Transport Task Group Chair

    Director of Bus Operations, WEMCA

  • Sarah O'Leary

    Chair, Tackling Misogyny Task Group

    Next Link

  • Dr Joanne Medhurst

    Integrated Care Board

  • Katy Taylor

    Bristol Women’s Voice

  • Rebecca Mear

    Voscur

  • Sandra Gordon

    Women in Business Charter

  • Victoria Matthews

    Business West

Full commissioner list

  • Alison Evans: South Gloucestershire Councillor (Labour) representing Woodstock ward

  • Amanda Webb: ICB cluster NHS BANES, Swindon and Wiltshire, NHS Dorset, NHS Somerset

  • Ben Pykett:  PwC

  • Carmen Peacock: South West CBI and Lloyds Bank.

  • Charlotte Stone: OPCC

  • Cllr Lisa Stone: Bristol City Councillor (Green Party) for Windmill Hill.

  • Diane Bunyan:  Co- Lead Women and Economy Task Group

  • Dine Romero: Councillor for Bath & North East Somerset since 2003

  • Jane White: University of Bath. Universities lead on HE/FE Task Group

  • Jennifer Tragner: S&W

  • Jenny Ablett: Business West

  • Joanne Medhurst: NHS Glos, NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Glos ICBs cluster

  • Katy Taylor: Bristol Women’s Voice

  • Kay Howick: West of England Combined Authority

  • Kelly Gillett: South Gloucestershire and Stroud (SGS) College. Colleges lead on HE/FE Task Group

  • Lorett Spierenburg: Avon and Somerset Police

  • Pam Turton: West of England Combined Authority

  • Paula Lyons: Avon Fire & Rescue Service

  • Penny Gane: Current Chair of West of England Women’s Commission

  • Rebecca Mear: Voscur, current Vice Chair WEWC

  • Sadie Fulton: TUC South West

  • Sandra Gordon: Bristol Women in Business Charter

  • Sarah O’Leary: Missing Link, Next Link, and Safe Link

  • Sue Cohen: Co-lead Women and Economy Task Group

  • Zara Nanu MBE: University of Bristol Business School, Commission Gender expert