Miriam Evans, a former GP practice manager, and Hywel Meredydd, an Anglesey church minister, have been appointed the new managers of Uk Relief and Development Agency, Tearfund in Wales. Miriam and Hywel will job-share the post, bringing to Tearfund a strong blend of skills and experience from their varied careers. Miriam will oversee more than 180 Tearfund volunteers throughout the country, including those in Pembrokeshire, who raise funds, pray and campaign on behalf of the poor. Miriam has herself volunteered with Tearfund for more than 20 years and seen firsthand the impact of Tearfund partners work in Kenya, Bangladesh, Thailand and Peru. Hywel, minister of Llangefni Evangelical Church for the last 27 years and former Welsh secretary for the Evangelical Movement of Wales, will manage Tearfund's relationship with a vast network of churches throughout the country, also including Pembrokeshire. Formerly chair of Tearfund in Wales, he trained at Bala Bangor Theological College and the University of Wales. Rev. Elfed Godding, chair of Tearfund Wales and general secretary of Evangelical Alliance in Wales, said: "Hywel and Miriam bring to Tearfund Wales an excellent complementary blend of gifts, expertise and experience of working with and on behalf of the poor. I look forward to working closely with them." Pembrokeshire Tearfund media officer, Sharron Hardwick, said: "I first came into contact with Miriam during the Make Poverty History Campaign, in fact Miriam was instrumental in igniting my interest in media work for Tearfund." Miriam, a mother of three, lives near Porthmadog, Snowdonia, with her husband Wynne. Hywel lives in Llangefni, Anglesey, with his wife Carys. Miriam and Hywel are available for speaking engagements. Please contact Tearfund Wales on 01970 626006 or 07799 076695.
