The C3SC Board of Trustees have legal responsibility for its overall management and decision making. Board Members are responsible for the direction and performance of C3SC, delegating duties and responsibilities to deliver C3SC’s work to staff.
C3SC Board Members
Maria Mesa
Trustee
Stuart Cox
Treasurer
I grew up in Swansea and moved with work to Maidenhead for 17 years before settling in Cardiff in 2013. I am a Chartered Accountant having trained in London, later joining a FTSE250 company at their manufacturing site in Swansea before moving to their Head Office and undertaking various roles around the world. In 2015, I became a Trustee of ACE Cardiff and helped stabilise the finances there. With C3SC’s wider role in the third sector, I hope to indirectly help many more local charities.
Chris Kizza
Trustee
Callum Stubbs
Trustee
Abbas Radaideh
Trustee
Since starting volunteering in 2017, I have been following C3SC’s updates. I first became an individual member with C3SC , before volunteering with them in addition to my volunteer work with over 10 organisations across Cardiff. I feel extremely happy when I give my time to support community groups and individuals. My happiness increased when I became a trustee of the C3SC Board. I am looking forward to achieving the aim, vision and goals of C3SC.
Rosemary Matthews
Trustee
I have had a long association with the voluntary sector and served on the former County Voluntary Council called Intervol during the 80’s. I am passionate about the voluntary work that happens in our city and want to be part of the team that provides support to the voluntary organisations, who enrich the lives of people, in all of our communities.
Nirushan Sudarsan
Trustee
I am currently a PhD student at Cardiff University. I hold an undergraduate degree in Law and Politics and a master’s in Politics and Public Policy from Cardiff University. I have worked in Victim Support, Ofgem and Tenovus Cancer Care. I have always been motivated to make change within communities, as I understand from my own lived experience the strength of unity, kindness, and the support people can offer. I want to make a difference, which is why I am interested in joining the Cardiff Third Sector Council as a Trustee.
Christopher Olusola
Trustee
I came to Cardiff in 2022 and have made the city my home, drawn to its strong sense of community and its vibrant, well-connected voluntary sector. I am a Chartered Manager and certified Business Analyst with an MBA and over 20 years’ experience in senior leadership and governance roles. I want to be part of the solution leveraging on my leadership and governance experience to support the organisations that help Cardiff’s communities thrive, and to contribute to shaping C3SC’s strategy at an important moment for the sector.
Linda Newton
Trustee
I am fully committed to the local voluntary sector and all it stands for, having worked in the sector for the past 40 plus years, and I am keen to use my skills and experience to support C3SC, its staff, its members, and to support its future development all I can; – the role of the local voluntary sector in support of local communities and communities of interest, and strengths based action and involvement is more vital than ever in our changing world and we need to ensure that this is supported, continues and grows.
Andy Murphy
Trustee
I spent eight years outside the third sector in the civil service. I really missed the glow you get from working in the third sector, so being back doing what I love has made me realise how much I value the creativity, connection and purpose that comes from community-based work. Being Comms & Engagement Co-ordinator at Splott Community Volunteers has made that feeling grow stronger, and I’m keen to do more.