MEET THE TEAM

Our growing team of directors, staff, associates and volunteers have extensive experience across a range of relevant fields. They are highly skilled, dedicated and hardworking, and above all are passionate about making Pembrokeshire (and Wales) a better place to live and work.

Dilys Burrell – Director

Dilys has been bringing people together to help make good things happen for more than 20 years. Her professional and voluntary experience includes working with small community groups to Welsh Government Ministers. Dilys’ people focussed freelance work in Pembrokeshire led to the development of Pobl Tir Môr, a Community Interest Company based in Pembroke.

Since setting up the Community Interest Company Dilys has led on a wide variety of projects, alongside providing In Work Support to the Director of a co-located community and art focussed CIC. Dilys leads on Pobl Tir Môr’s visual work, using imagery and visual communication to support clear and inclusive communication.

Ben Manning – Director

Ben Manning is an experienced professional with a strong background in the education sector, having worked as a classroom teacher, Head of Science, Deputy Head Teacher and Head of Curriculum. He has a proven track record of successful leadership and management, overseeing staff teams that consistently achieved excellent results.

As one of the Founding Directors of Pobl Tir Môr, Ben has helped shape and deliver a wide range of projects as his work in the community, social and wellbeing sector has grown. His early experience in the care sector sparked a lasting passion for ensuring that everyone has an equal opportunity to benefit from services and opportunities.

Ben is also an experienced and engaging facilitator, drawing on his classroom experience to design collaborative sessions that are both creative and impactful.

Beyond his professional work, Ben is passionate about the outdoors. He loves surfing, sailing, nature, and photography and is a volunteer with Blue Horizons, helping people of all abilities get into the ocean and experience the thrill of surfing.

Louise Rigby Williams – Director

Louise has 20 years of professional experience across a range of sectors including onshore and offshore renewable energy development, blue economy, sustainability and education. She brings significant organisational and project management experience to the team, having served as project manager for Marine Energy Wales and also having managed multiple departments in a local independent secondary school. Louise also supported the Hiraeth Energy/ Magnora ASA partnership with project development and stakeholder engagement for their proposed floating wind project in the Celtic Sea.

Louise is committed to ensuring a just transition to net zero, and feels passionately about the natural world, spending as much time as she possibly can in the ocean. She recently spent time away from the desk working as a surf and paddleboard instructor in the great Pembrokeshire outdoors, although is now enjoying being back in the office, using her experience, skills and passion to deliver meaningful projects professionally, including developing inclusive working practices that support the wellbeing of our small team and those we work with.

Louise has excellent interpersonal and communication skills (verbal and written), is an experienced disseminator of information and enjoys the challenge of project management and event organisation. Lousie is self-reflective with high emotional intelligence and an ability to understand people.

 

Lewis George – In Work Support and Project Coordinator

Lewis George brings over a decade of experience across the private, public, and third sectors, specialising in training, recruitment, and HR. He has designed and delivered projects and resources that strengthen organisational culture and ensure compliance, always keeping people at the heart of the process. 
 
Most recently, Lewis served as Community & Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Partner for Pembrokeshire Pride, a role that sharpened his skills in collaboration, community engagement, and strategic project delivery. This experience helped him refine his own way of working and highlighted the power of inclusive leadership.
 
Lewis is now part of the team at Pobl Tir Mor, where he is committed to driving positive change within local communities and businesses. In this role, he aims to foster inclusive practices, build strong partnerships, and develop initiatives that create meaningful opportunities for growth and connection. His goal is to help organisations and individuals thrive by nurturing environments that value diversity, empower participation, and spark sustainable impact.

Donna Page – Pembrokeshire Regenerative Ocean Farming Development Officer

Donna joins Pobl Tir Môr with wealth of experience across the private and public sector, including at the Port of Milford Haven and Pembrokeshire County Council.

Donna has been supporting aquaculture in Pembrokeshire since 2017, and has developed a wide range of links across Wales and beyond that will help her to deliver a three year work plan for WWF Cymru.

Donna will work closely with Ollie Parker, the WWF Pembrokeshire Regenerative Ocean Farming project manager.