Jessie James is the Fund Manager for Pen y Cymoedd Wind Farm Community Fund, supporting applicants, funded organisations and partners across the Neath, Afan, Rhondda and Cynon valleys.
Jessie brings extensive experience across the voluntary, community and fundraising sectors in Wales. Before joining the Fund, she worked as Individual Giving Manager at UWC Atlantic, where she led fundraising activity, managed donor relationships and supported the development and delivery of grant and scholarship funding.
She also serves as a member of the BBC Children in Need Wales Advisory Committee, contributing to the assessment of funding applications from organisations supporting children and young people across Wales.
A fluent Welsh speaker with family roots in the Rhondda, Jessie has a strong personal connection to the communities supported by the Fund. She is passionate about community-led change, place-based investment and helping local organisations access the support they need to make a lasting difference.