Elan Closs Stephens
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Elan Closs Stephens CBE
is a Welsh
educator and civil servant, the Wales
representative on the BBC Trust
.
Born in Talysarn
in the Nantlle Valley
, Gwynedd
, she was educated at Ysgol Dyffryn Nantlle and Somerville College, Oxford
.
Closs Stephens is Professor of Communications and Creative Industries at Aberystwyth University’s Department of Theatre Film and Television. She also acts as Director of Enterprise and Knowledge Transfer to enable research projects with industry partners.
In 1998, the Department for Culture Media and Sport appointed Closs Stephens chair of the S4C Authority, which was renewed for s second term until 2006. She was a Governor of the British Film Institute
until 2007, and Chair of its Audit and Governance during the refurbishment of the Southbank Centre National Film Theatre. She chairs the Wales Advisory Committee of the British Council
, is a Board member of the Film Agency for Wales, and a Trustee/Board member of Arts & Business
.
After chairing Chwarae Teg
, a body that promotes the economic development of women in Wales, in 2009 she was appointed by the Welsh Assembly Government
's Minister for Social Justice and Local Government to chair the Recovery Board for Isle of Anglesey County Council
. In 2006, she chaired the Stephens Report on the financing and structure of the arts in Wales for the Welsh Assembly Government. A member of the Welsh Assembly Government's Strategic Delivery Performance Board, in October 2010 she was appointed a member for Wales of the BBC Trust.
Closs Stephens was appointed Commander of the British Empire in the Queen's Birthday Honours
2001, for services to broadcasting and the Welsh Language
.
Closs Stephens has two grown-up children.
CBE
CBE and C.B.E. are abbreviations for "Commander of the Order of the British Empire", a grade in the Order of the British Empire.Other uses include:* Chemical and Biochemical Engineering...
is a Welsh
Welsh people
The Welsh people are an ethnic group and nation associated with Wales and the Welsh language.John Davies argues that the origin of the "Welsh nation" can be traced to the late 4th and early 5th centuries, following the Roman departure from Britain, although Brythonic Celtic languages seem to have...
educator and civil servant, the Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
representative on the BBC Trust
BBC Trust
The BBC Trust is the governing body of the British Broadcasting Corporation. It is operationally independent of BBC management and external bodies, and aims to act in the best interests of licence fee payers....
.
Born in Talysarn
Talysarn
Talysarn is a village in the slate quarrying Nantlle Valley in Gwynedd, Wales.The Welsh language poet Robert Williams Parry was born in 37, Station Road, Talysarn, where a plaque designed by R.L. Gapper commemorates the connection. Other persons connected with the village were Annant, quarryman,...
in the Nantlle Valley
Nantlle Valley
The Nantlle Valley is an area in Gwynedd, north Wales, characterised by its large number of small settlements.Around 80% of the population of the Nantlle Valley speak Welsh as their first language. Some of the communities came into being as a result of slate quarrying in the late eighteenth or...
, Gwynedd
Gwynedd
Gwynedd is a county in north-west Wales, named after the old Kingdom of Gwynedd. Although the second biggest in terms of geographical area, it is also one of the most sparsely populated...
, she was educated at Ysgol Dyffryn Nantlle and Somerville College, Oxford
Somerville College, Oxford
Somerville College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England, and was one of the first women's colleges to be founded there...
.
Closs Stephens is Professor of Communications and Creative Industries at Aberystwyth University’s Department of Theatre Film and Television. She also acts as Director of Enterprise and Knowledge Transfer to enable research projects with industry partners.
In 1998, the Department for Culture Media and Sport appointed Closs Stephens chair of the S4C Authority, which was renewed for s second term until 2006. She was a Governor of the British Film Institute
British Film Institute
The British Film Institute is a charitable organisation established by Royal Charter to:-Cinemas:The BFI runs the BFI Southbank and IMAX theatre, both located on the south bank of the River Thames in London...
until 2007, and Chair of its Audit and Governance during the refurbishment of the Southbank Centre National Film Theatre. She chairs the Wales Advisory Committee of the British Council
British Council
The British Council is a United Kingdom-based organisation specialising in international educational and cultural opportunities. It is registered as a charity both in England and Wales, and in Scotland...
, is a Board member of the Film Agency for Wales, and a Trustee/Board member of Arts & Business
Arts & Business
Arts & Business is a charitable organisation whose role is to develop partnerships between the cultural and private sectors in the United Kingdom. Their aim is to increase investment for the arts from businesses and individuals, while encouraging the exchange of business and creative skills in both...
.
After chairing Chwarae Teg
Chwarae Teg
Chwarae Teg - is a United Kingdom based charity working in Wales to support the economic development of women as well as working with businesses and organisations to develop and improve working practices.- History :...
, a body that promotes the economic development of women in Wales, in 2009 she was appointed by the Welsh Assembly Government
Welsh Assembly Government
The Welsh Government is the devolved government of Wales. It is accountable to the National Assembly for Wales, the legislature which represents the interests of the people of Wales and makes laws for Wales...
's Minister for Social Justice and Local Government to chair the Recovery Board for Isle of Anglesey County Council
Isle of Anglesey County Council
The Isle of Anglesey County Council is the governing body for the county of Anglesey, one of the unitary authority areas of Wales. The council consists of 40 councillors, representing 40 electoral wards.-Political makeup:...
. In 2006, she chaired the Stephens Report on the financing and structure of the arts in Wales for the Welsh Assembly Government. A member of the Welsh Assembly Government's Strategic Delivery Performance Board, in October 2010 she was appointed a member for Wales of the BBC Trust.
Closs Stephens was appointed Commander of the British Empire in the Queen's Birthday Honours
Queen's Birthday Honours
The Queen's Birthday Honours is a part of the British honours system, being a civic occasion on the celebration of the Queen's Official Birthday in which new members of most Commonwealth Realms honours are named. The awards are presented by the reigning monarch or head of state, currently Queen...
2001, for services to broadcasting and the Welsh Language
Welsh language
Welsh is a member of the Brythonic branch of the Celtic languages spoken natively in Wales, by some along the Welsh border in England, and in Y Wladfa...
.
Closs Stephens has two grown-up children.
External links
- Bio at Aberystwyth University
- Bio at the Welsh Assembly Government