{"id":9063,"date":"2025-01-20T18:09:48","date_gmt":"2025-01-20T18:09:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/afonyddcymru.cambrianweb.dev\/karen-whitfield\/"},"modified":"2026-10-17T22:44:06","modified_gmt":"2026-10-17T21:44:06","slug":"karen-whitfield","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/afonyddcymru.cambrianweb.dev\/cy\/karen-whitfield\/","title":{"rendered":"Karen Whitfield"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_2_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_0 et_pb_has_overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/afonyddcymru.cambrianweb.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Karen-Whitfield.jpg\" class=\"et_pb_lightbox_image\" title=\"\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"239\" height=\"244\" src=\"https:\/\/afonyddcymru.cambrianweb.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Karen-Whitfield.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Karen Whitfield\" class=\"wp-image-7291\" \/><span class=\"et_overlay\"><\/span><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_3_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_0  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Karen Whitfield is Director of Wales Environment Link, which supports a network of environmental NGOs to work collaboratively on environmental policy issues, building consensus and trust amongst partners.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>As WEL Director, Karen provides strategic oversight of the organisation and organisational development, as well as representing the network at stakeholder meetings and advocating WEL policies to key decision makers. 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