Int. FTTs Steering Committee

Louise leads Scottish Fair Trade – maintaining and promoting Scotland as a Fair Trade Nation, growing the Fair Trade movement across Scotland, and advocating for trade justice.

Prior this role she led policy and communications at Scotland’s International Development Alliance, headed the campaigns, policy and research function at The Vegan Society, co-ordinated the Green Party in Wales and ran an award-winning sustainable event management agency.

Louise has campaigned for Fair Trade for many years at a local level, and also co-founded ‘probably the coolest fair trade outlet ever’ according to Conde Nast Traveller.

Thembi Mnisi is a passionate advocate for fair trade, sustainable development, and inclusive local economies. Based in South Africa, she works within Drakenstein Municipality?s Economic Development and Tourism Division, supporting small businesses, promoting ethical trade, and leading initiatives that drive entrepreneurship, food security, and youth empowerment.

With a background in agricultural research and economic development, Thembi brings a unique perspective to community resilience, sustainable food systems, and fair trading practices. Her experience in building partnerships and managing community projects strengthens her role on the Fair Trade Towns International Steering Committee. She is committed to expanding the movement across Africa and believes in the power of fairness, collaboration, and community-driven change to create a more just and sustainable world.

Jin joined the Fair Trade Towns movement in 2019 by participating in the Fair Trade Coordinator training programme. As the secretary general of a local Fair Trade Council, she supported the Fair Trade Town certification process and coordinated Fair Trade communities through education and campaigns. Jin also contributed to research on the Fair Trade Town movement.
Currently, Jin serves as a member and director of the Korea Fair Trade Towns Committee. In 2025, he was appointed as the National Coordinator for Fair Trade Towns in South Korea and a board member of the Korea Fair Trade Towns Steering Committee, representing the Asia-Pacific and Oceania region.

Tadeusz is a Fair Trade Expert of the Polish Fair Trade Association;  national coordinator of Fair Trade Campaign in Poland; former member of the Board of Directors for WFTO-Europe;  coordinator of the program Have a Heart adoption? of “Maitri” Movement Poland (sponsorship of orphans and children from poverty stricken families in Africa and Asia); Master?s degree in Political Science and used to be an entrepreneur for 20 years.

Billy Linstead Goldsmith came to Fair Trade Campaigns from an eight year career in community organizing in the environmental movement where he recruited, trained and developed hundreds of grassroots organizers and facilitated campaigns at the national, statewide and local levels. As the first full time National Coordinator of Fair Trade Campaigns in the U.S., he has worked closely with the wide range of stakeholders in the U.S. and international Fair Trade movement, and collaborated with them to build an inclusive campaigns movement via the “Big Tent” approach outlined in the International Fair Trade Towns Guidelines. In his 7 years in this role, he has seen the U.S. movement grow to include Fair Trade Colleges & Universities, Fair Trade Schools and Fair Trade Congregations.

Billy lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with his wife, Rachel and their new son, Jack.