Joe Rossiter – Co-Director
Joe is responsible for delivering the IWA’s broad portfolio of policy and research. He is focused on delivering an impact which helps to create a better Wales for all.
Prior to joining the IWA in November 2022, Joe worked at Sustrans Cymru and Stonewall Cymru, where he helped to develop equality and sustainable transport policy solutions.
Maria Drave – Co-Director
Maria is responsible for the marketing strategy, digital integration and events portfolio of the IWA.
Originally from Bulgaria, Maria moved to Wales in 2009. She completed her undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in Aberystwyth University, focusing on sustainable tourism and marketing, and spent a year studying in France.
Prior to joining the IWA in April 2021, Maria held an integral role at the Welsh Government’s business support service, helping build and improve the Business Wales brand through successful marketing and communications campaigns.
Lucy Biggs – Finance Officer
Lucy is responsible for the IWA’s Financial Management.
Starting out in the law sector then working in retail finance for the last 8 and a half years, Lucy brings with her a finance background spanning 15 years. She is looking forward to working in a different finance sector within a charity and applying her skills and knowledge.
She moved to Cardiff from Brecon at 18 for university where she now lives with her husband and two young children.
Marine Furet – Media, Communications and Engagement Officer
Marine is responsible for editing the welsh agenda online, keeping our members engaged with our work and ensuring the maximum reach and influence of the IWA on social and traditional media.
Marine has just finished her doctoral dissertation at Cardiff University. She has also worked at the Senedd and the Centre for Scottish Public Policy, and has lived in Paris and Glasgow before moving to Wales. She has volunteered in various public engagement and academic projects in Scotland and Wales, and her writing has been published by The Conversation, the Wales Arts Review, and Plays to See.