Dr. Asia Hoile - Programme and Operations Manager
Asia has recently finished a DPhil / PhD in Interdisciplinary Biosciences at the University of Oxford, where she specialised in bioinformatics and evolutionary developmental genetics. This involved writing computer code to understand how new genes evolve, understand what they do and determine how they impact animal life on earth today! Prior to this, she completed an MSci in Biology and Marine Biology at the University of Southampton, inspired by growing up on the Welsh Coast! Over the past eight years, Asia has participated in a variety of tutoring, outreach and widening participatiation initiatives, earning her Oxford University Doctoral Training Centre Public Engagement Award 2025! As the first in her family to attend University, and having attended a Welsh-medium state school, Asia is committed to ensuring that the projects facilitated by the Fund achieve the best possible outcomes for those involved.
Outside of work Asia enjoys science illustration and spending time with her cat, Herbert!
Email: Asia@themullanyfund.org
Kathy James - Engagement and Growth
Kathy’s role is to build connections and collaborations for our work on Together Making Futures. She worked previously in Welsh-medium education as an Assistant Headteacher, with STEM promotion always included in her school leadership roles. She’s enjoying being part of Mullany’s drive to ensure that young people in Wales get where they want to go, in their lives and work.
Kathy has also worked within education-focused evaluation teams at London Met and Cardiff Universities. At Mullany, feedback and ideas from schools and colleges, learners and mentors are crucial and welcome.
She’s happiest by/in the sea, so the view from The Mullany Fund desk at Swansea University is an unexpected perk!
Get in touch/Cysylltwch! Kathy@themullanyfund.org
