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

  • Sandra Gordon

    Women in Business Charter

Full list of Commissioners

  • Ali Chodkiewicz: VCSE Representative, Wesport

  • Alison Evans: South Gloucestershire Councillor (Labour) representing Woodstock ward. Member of Tackling Misogyny Task Group

  • Ben Pykett: Partner at PwC and Regional Leader for Consulting in the West and Wales.

  • Charlotte Stone: Senior Policy and Commissioning Manager OPCC

  • Diane Bunyan: Co-founder of BWC and Co-lead of the Women and Economy Task Group

  • Dine Romero: Councillor for Bath & North East Somerset since 2003. Member of Economy Task Group

  • Jane White: Professor of Mathematics at the University of Bath. Universities lead on FEHE Taskforce

  • Jennifer Tragner: Director and Head of Policy at S&W.

  • Jenny Ablett: Acting Bristol Initiative Director, Business West,

  • Joanne Medhurst: Chief Population Improvement Officer NHS Glos, NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Glos ICBs cluster

  • Katy Taylor: Director of Bristol Women’s Voice. Member of Tackling Misogyny Task group

  • Kay Howick: Head of HR and OD at the West of England Combined Authority.

  • Kelly Gillett: Head of People & Culture at South Gloucestershire and Stroud (SGS) College. Colleges lead on FEHE Taskforce

  • Lorett Spierenburg: Head of Strategic Communications at Avon and Somerset Police. Member of Tackling misogyny Task group

  • Lucy Baker: Executive Lead on Women's, Children's and Young People's Services and Place Director BANES, BSW, Dorset and Wiltshire ICB cluster

  • Pam Turton: Director of Bus Operations at the West of England Mayoral Combined Authority. Chair of Transport Task Group

  • Paula Lyons: Assistant Chief Fire Officer at Avon Fire & Rescue Service.

  • Penny Gane: Co Chair of West of England Women’s Commission, Co-Chair Women’s Health Task Group

  • Sadie Fulton: Policy and Campaigns Support Officer for the TUC South West. Member of Economy Task Group

  • Sandra Gordon: Director of the Bristol Women in Business Charter

  • Sarah O’Leary: CEO of Missing Link, Next Link, and Safe Link. Chair of Tackling Misogyny Task Group

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

  • Zara Nanu MBE: Co Chair of West of England Women’s Commission, Professor in Practice Bristol Business School, UoB, WEWC Gender expert