ASWA Committee & Officers
President
Rt Revd Dominic Walker OGS
Bishop Dominic Walker is the Bishop of Monmouth in the Church in Wales and was previously Vicar of Brighton and Bishop of Reading. Whilst in Brighton he was involved in the protests against live animal exports. He became chairman of ASWA in 1998 and Vice President in 2004. He has been President since 2008. He has also been a Vice President of the RSPCA since 2001.
Vice President
Revd Dr Martin Henig
Vice President since 2010. Fellow of the Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics. Founder Member of VERO (Voice for Ethical Research in Oxford) which opposes experimentation on animals. Ordained Deacon in 2010 and serves at the Benefice of North Hinksey and Wytham and also Oxford St Frideswide with Binsey.
Chairman
Rt Revd Richard Llewellin
Bishop Richard was appointed Chairman in 2004. He is the retired Bishop at Lambeth, where he worked closely with Archbishop George Carey and Archbishop Rowan Williams. Previously while serving as Bishop of Dover in the Canterbury Diocese, he became actively involved in the highly publicised campaign against live exports to the Continent.
He is married and lives in Canterbury where he is still active in the diocese.
Secretary
Samantha Chandler
Samantha has been Secretary since 1996. She has been involved in animal welfare for over twenty five years, supporting many organisations such as Compassion in World Farming, Animal Aid and the Born Free Foundation. Samantha says that working for ASWA gave her the opportunity of combining her Christian faith with her love of animals and concern for their welfare. She is married with three children and lives in Hampshire with a menagerie of animal friends including a small flock of rescued sheep. See Sam on Channel 4's 4Thought.TV
Treasurer
Jenny White
Jenny has been Treasurer since 2006. Jenny works full-time supporting her husband in his specialist engineering consultancy.
She is married with two grown up children and worships at the same church as Secretary, Samantha, She shares her home with a husband and two dogs.
Committee Member
Revd Hugh Broadbent
Hugh has served as an ordained priest in the Church of England since 1979. In 2009 he became Rector of All Saints with Christ Church, Snodland. He is married to Jane, a palliative care physician, and has two grown-up children.
His interest in animal welfare and his concern for the enormous problems of cruelty and abuse that we face in 
this modern world arose whilst he was a curate in Chatham. He became aware of these issues through an encounter with an ASWA member living in the parish. He joined ASWA and a year or so later was invited to join the central committee.
In addition to theological contribution to the Committee, Hugh has written all the orders of service for our annual services over a number of years as well as a number of discussion booklets. In particular, he was directly responsible for the preparation of our Animal Welfare Sunday Order of Service publication and the comprehensive ‘Animal Welfare Patterns of Worship'.
Committee Member
Revd Helen Hall
Works as a parish priest in Newport, South Wales. Also runs an ecumenical animal welfare prayer group which meets at Gloucester Cathedral. Helen is a solicitor by background and is a member of the Association of Lawyers for Animal Welfare. She has a special interest in the emotional and cognitive capacity of animals and believes that society often underestimates animals in this regard and that this needs to be appropriately challenged.
Committee Member
Revd George Ochola
Born and ordained in Kenya and worked in Church Ministry in the Diocese of Maseno South [ACK] for ten years. Moved to England where he works as Team Chaplain of West Hertfordshire hospitals, NHS Trust as well as his role as a priest to the Benefice of St Michael and All Angels Parish within the Diocese of St Albans.
George is married with six children ranging from 11 to adult.
Committee Member
Rita Donovan
Rita has been involved with animal welfare for most of her life. She is also a trained school speaker for Animal Aid. Rita is heavily involved in the ASWA presence at Greenbelt each year and also at the Animal Aid Christmas without Cruelty Fair.
She shares her home with some feline friends.
Committee Member
Sarah Dunning
Sarah is a retired primary school teacher. She is married to another retired teacher and has two grown up children. She shares her home with two cats.
Sarah co-ordinates the regional ASWA groups and runs ASWA Watford from her home. She is ASWA's representative in the Week of Prayer for World Peace. She also runs the ASWA stand at the Animal Aid Christmas without Cruelty Fair.
Committee Member
Simon July
Simon is a keen environmentalist. He worked for 20 years in the Civil Service.
He worships at St Michael and All Angels Church in Watford and is an active member of ASWA Watford. Simon is aware of the need for ASWA to enthuse clergy and congregations with animal welfare and environmental issues.
Committee Member
Barry Miles
Barry is a retired History teacher and has a long association with ASWA dating back to the 1980's. He has a particular interest in the theology of animals and its implications for how humans, and Christians in particular, should relate to them. Barry is one of ASWA's regular speakers and has travelled all over the country in this role. He has also written many of the ASWA publications and has had articles published in the Church press. He is heavily involved in the ASWA presence at Greenbelt each year. He lives in London.
Committee Member
Janet Murphy
Janet has been a member of ASWA for 15 years and has served on the committee since 2008. During that time she has created a fundraise pack and has actively promoted ASWA within the church environment. Janet is a member of many animal welfare charities and is the proud owner of two cats and four ex-battery hens from the British Hen Welfare Trust. She is pictured here with her hen Wilma who is three years old. Janet is also a Garden Historian Tutor.
Committee Member
Philip Petchey
Philip is a barrister specialising in local government, planning and ecclesiastical law. He is Chancellor of the Diocese of Southwark and a member of the congregation at St Mary's, Woodford, Essex. His legal skills are of great value to the ASWA committee.
Membership Secretary
Keith Plumridge
Keith joined CIWF in 1968 and became aware of ASWA through them in 2001. He was appointed Membership Secretary in 2002 and carries out the important task of keeping track of the membership.
Editor of Animalwatch
Revd. Jennifer Brown
Originally from the USA, Jennifer moved to the UK in 1999 and joined ASWA in 2001. Animals have been part of the family all of her life, and she has always been interested in animal welfare and for many years has supported charities relating to the welfare of domestic animals and wildlife. Jennifer was ordained in the Church of England in 2005, and sees care for our fellow creatures as very much a part of the Christian calling. She currently lives in Oxfordshire with her husband and two cats.
Special Advisor
Marcelle Williams
Marcelle was a longstanding ASWA committee member. She is a member of All Saints Church, Wokingham where she has organised an Animal Blessing Service for the last 17 years. She has received a Civic award for her 'many years of dedication to animal welfare'. Marcelle is also a trained Pet Bereavement Counsellor. In recognition of her long service and dedication to ASWA she has recently been appointed as a special advisor.
Former Special Advisor
Reg Frary
Reg was the magazine editor for many years until his retirement in 2007. He continued to work as a proof reader at a Law firm in the City. He was also an author of several books about Church life (see Book Review section). In recognition of his long service and dedication to ASWA he was appointed as a special advisor. Sadly, Reg recently passed away. His funeral was on Monday 21st February 2011.
