Pwyllgor Members

Emrys Elias

Chair

Emrys has lots of experience in mental health. He trained as a mental health nurse, before moving into mental health policy, commissioning and service provision. He was also the director of the NHS Delivery Unit. Emrys has directed performance reviews of adult and children's mental health services in Wales.

Valerie Harrison

Pwyllgor member

Valerie has had a long career in the NHS. She worked as chief executive of an NHS community and mental health trust and an acute trust. She also worked as a consultant in an international consultancy firm. And, she was director of investigations at the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman Office. For the last 8 years of her career, she was chief executive of a large advocacy charity. She has held several non-executive roles in the NHS, including at a mental health trust and in 2 Clinical Commissioning Groups. She is a trustee of her local Citizens Advice, and was chair of her local Mind and vice chair of national Mind.

Tracey Price

Pwyllgor member

Tracey has been chief executive of Mind Pembrokeshire since 2000 and Mind Carmarthen since 2007. She began her career as a trainee psychiatric nurse. This sparked a drive to find other ways to promote recovery for people with mental health problems. Tracey has since worked in social work in statutory and private residential schools. She's also worked in the voluntary sector with the Red Cross and Age Concern Pembrokeshire.

Mary Griffiths

Pwyllgor member

Mary Griffiths has been co-CEO of Mid & North Powys Mind for nine years. She has worked in front line mental health service delivery for many years, held managerial roles in a learning disability charity and also worked for Welsh Government and the local CVC. Mary is passionate about mental health, the local Mind network, trauma informed service delivery and in her spare time, loves spending time with family and being outdoors.

Elin Roberts

Pwyllgor member

Elin has a background in politics and strategic communications. Having worked in the House of Commons for several years, she is currently the Clerk to the Executive Board in the Senedd (Welsh Parliament). She is a first-language Welsh speaker who is passionate about ensuring that everyone can access quality mental health support in the language of their choice. Elin is a keen musician and in her spare time enjoys playing the flute and piano, reading and baking.

Sara Moseley

Pwyllgor member

Sara is a passionate advocate for more compassionate, better informed and fairer support for mental health and for understanding how life circumstances can affect health and wellbeing. An Independent Member of Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, she is past Executive Director of Mind Cymru and CEO of the Moondance Cancer Initiative. Her professional background is in communications and engagement, including at Director level for the Welsh Government and the NHS in London. Sara grew up in Aberystwyth and was brought up and educated in Welsh. She has a daughter and a son, who is profoundly deaf and studying medicine. Her deep regard for Mind Cymru, the network of local Minds in Wales and all the people they support and work with mean she is delighted to be able to be a part of Pwyllgor Cymru.

Phill Chick

Pwyllgor member

Phill trained as a social worker specialising in childcare and mental health. He has 40 years experience of working in public service in local authorities the NHS and Welsh Government. He was appointed as the first National Director of Mental Health for Wales. He has experience of planning, commissioning managing and delivering mental health services. He also has considerable experience as a Trustee having served the Board of the Saint David’s Children’s Society for nine years which he continues to do as its Chair.

Dr Stephen Barrattshaw

Pwyllgor member

Dr Stephen Barrattshaw is a compassionate consultant psychiatrist with experience spanning both inpatient and community settings and brings a rare blend of frontline clinical insight, academic leadership, and lived experience to his work in mental health. He is the Training Programme Director for Core Psychiatry in North and West Wales with Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW). His leadership background includes past roles as Clinical Director for acute mental health for a Welsh Health Board and Director of Postgraduate Medical Education for one of England’s largest mental health NHS Trusts. He has inspired and trained future healthcare professionals across South Wales, as a clinical lecturer at Cardiff University Medical School and as psychiatry lead for the Physician Associate course at Swansea University. Dr Barrattshaw is a passionate advocate for equity, dignity, and system-wide change, ensuring that even the most marginalised voices are heard. He is proud to join Mind Cymru and support its central role in shaping the future of mental health care in Wales.

Salah Rasool

Pwyllgor member

Fleeing conflict and civil war in Kurdistan, Salah was granted asylum in the UK in 2002. Fluent in Kurdish Sorani and Kurdish Kurmanji, Farsi, Arabic, and Turkish, Salah started volunteering at the Welsh Refugee Council in Swansea to help others in the Kurdish and refugee communities. His desire to learn about immigration law, welfare and housing combined with his passion to help and empower those in need saw his progression from receptionist to case worker, from service manager to his current role of Head of Service. Here he champions service improvement and development – particularly around employment and community cohesion, advocating for systematic change, and partnership development. He served as chair of the Welsh Refugee Coalition for two consecutive years, in 2022 and 2023. Outside of work, he is equally active – running the Kurdish All Wales Association (KAWA), a Kurdish school, sports, and social activities. He is a member of the Clore Social Leaders Cymru steering group - to develop futures courses and community leaders in Wales. He is also a Member of the Independent Advisory Group (IAG) for South Wales Police.

Dr Asma Khan

Pwyllgor member

Dr Asma Shahin Khan is a social sciences researcher who focuses on ethnic and religious inequalities in health, and in the labour market. Her previous work includes leading the development of the RCPsych accredited ‘Understanding Mental Health in Muslim Communities’ course at Cardiff University’s Centre for the Study of Islam in the UK. Currently, Asma works at Health Data Research UK, evaluating initiatives that aim to improve public involvement in ‘big data’ research. Asma enjoys working with communities and third-sector organisations to conduct co-produced research that helps people to live healthy, happy and productive lives.

Dr Mohammad Alhadj Ali

Pwyllgor member

Dr Mohammad Alhadj Ali is a Consultant Physician at the University Hospital of Wales and a Senior Lecturer at Cardiff University School of Medicine. He completed his PhD in immunotherapy for Type 1 Diabetes at the University of Bristol and has since led and contributed to numerous clinical trials, ranging from Phase 1 to Phase 3, focusing on innovative therapies for diabetes. His academic excellence has been recognised through several prestigious awards including the prestigious training award from Association of British Clinical Diabetologists 2018. He is a committed medical educator and speaker, having delivered CPD teaching nationally and internationally. He co-founded and chaired the Young Diabetologists and Endocrinologists Forum in Wales and serves on the editorial board of the European Journal of Diabetes. Beyond his clinical and academic roles, Dr Alhadj Ali is deeply engaged in public and charitable work. He founded the Syrian Welsh Society to support Syrian refugees in Wales, is a trustee of Hand in Hand for Aid and Development (HIHFAD) and is also Chair of the Welsh Refugee Council and the Syrian Charities and Associations Network in the UK (SCAN UK). His work continues to focus on promoting physical and mental health among refugees and underrepresented communities, fostering inclusive community projects, and advancing social mobility across Wales.