Councillor for Llangarron Ward
Elissa was first elected to represent Llangarron Ward in 2015. Prior to that she had been a parish councillor for Welsh Newton and Llanrothal Group Parish Council for about 10 years and had been the principle author of the Neighbourhood Development Plan as well as setting up and running the Community Access Point for two years.
Since being a County Councillor Elissa has served on numerous committees including Planning and Regulatory, Adults Scrutiny Committee, General Overview and Scrutiny Committee, Environment and Sustainability Scrutiny Committee, she has been the chair of the Adult Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee (2019-2023), Cabinet Member for Children's Services (2018-2019) and Member of the Wye AONB Joint Advisory Committee.
Current roles.
Deputy Leader of the Council
Cabinet Member for the Environment
This portfolio includes the local plan (the Core Strategy), Waste, Climate Change, Net Zero and Nature Recovery.
Chair of the River Wye Nutrient Management Board (2019 – present)
River Wye Navigation Board (2019 to present)
River Lugg Internal Drainage Board (2019 to Present) which she has chaired since 2020.
Outside interests.
Fly fishing for trout on the beautiful River Monnow and walking her two dogs, May (crazy Spaniel) and Buzz (crazy Labrador) and watching her sheep (who all have names and are pets).