Hywelian Sarah Stevens has been shortlisted in the defence category for a "We Are The City’s top 100 Rising Star" award. Sarah, who left Howell’s in 1998, has been an Officer Cadet in the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) for 2½ years and is currently undertaking the final phase of her training at sea before sitting her oral board at the end of the year. In addition to representing the RFA in both the Royal Navy (RN) COMPASS and Naval Servicewomen committees, she regularly writes articles for Nautilus International, the Defence Intranet and the charity Human Rights at Sea. Sarah is passionate about diversity and inclusion and is keen to improve the visibility of the RFA within the MOD and the RN, bringing the specific issues that the LGBT and female RFA personnel face at sea to the forefront. In her spare time Sarah volunteers as a Special Constable in the North West of England.
