Linda McAvan
Chair
Linda McAvan
Linda McAvan has been the Chair of the Coalfields Regeneration Trust since November 2022.
In the 1990s, Linda worked for the Coalfield Communities Campaign before joining Barnsley Council’s regeneration team. She then was elected as a member of the European Parliament before latterly working in a senior role at the European Climate Foundation.
Linda was awarded an OBE for her charitable and political services in 2020 and is also currently a director of the humanitarian charity Mercy Corps.