Staff
Drawing on expertise from across the private, voluntary and public sectors, our passionate staff are dedicated to a better Scotland.
Autism
Albany Wallace-Martinez
Albany is passionate about any work that supports people to live out a fulfilled life. Albany was inspired to study Psychology and Sociology at university after her childhood experiences...
Delivering Equally Safe
Allison Crawford
Allison is driven by a determination to improve the lives of those supported by Inspiring Scotland. With more than 20 years’ experience operating at an executive level within FTSE...
Equality and Human Rights Fund
Allison Mathews
Allison leads the Equality and Human Rights team. She brings over 25 years of experience of the community and voluntary sector, and has worked within a variety of settings,...
Communications Officer
Amy Davidson
Amy is passionate about the difference social media can make in the third sector when communicating causes and messages. Amy recently completed a masters course in Strategic Communication and...
Delivering Equally Safe
Amy McLaren
An enthusiastic advocate of social entrepreneurship as a tool for sustainable change, Amy is committed to fostering the development of innovative ideas that have the potential to make a...
Link Up
Andrew Magowan
Andrew is a passionate advocate for the ability of people and communities to do big things and change society for the better. He leads on our Link Up programme...
Survivors of Childhood Abuse Support Fund
Angela Jamieson
Angela joined the Survivors Support fund team following a career in Banking and Insurance. She brings with her over 20 years leadership experience and people skills, a thirst for continuous...
CashBack for Communities
Arran Dewar
Arran is motivated by a desire to tackle the deep social issues faced by disadvantaged and vulnerable people in Scotland. A qualified Chartered Accountant with nearly 20 years’ experience...
SiRD2021
Ashley Drennan
Ashley is passionate about the ability of the voluntary sector to have a real impact and improve people’s lives. She has spent more than 15 years working in the...
Autism
Bee Vellacott
Bee has a strong belief in the power of collaboration and using bold ideas to improve the lives of those supported by Inspiring Scotland. Before joining Inspiring Scotland Bee...
Promoting Equality and Cohesion
Chris Smith
Part of the Promoting Equality and Cohesion team, Chris is passionate about the ability of the sector to change lives for the better and challenge inequality and discrimination. Since...
Autism and Learning Disabilities
Chris Timmins
Chris is passionate about fighting for inclusion, equality and diverse representation for all. Chris was inspired to apply to be an intern for the Autism and Learning Disabilities funds...
Creative Communities
Christy Noble
Joining the Creative Communities team as an intern, Christy hopes to gain valuable experience while contributing to delivering a better Scotland. Born and raised in Aberdeen; Christy grew up with a leaning towards all things arty. Upon...
Business Support
Claire Griffiths
Claire is a Business Studies graduate who has worked within several multinational organisations, with experience in Projects, Resourcing, Team Management and Business Support. After several years progressing her career in...
Creative Communities
Danielle Gordon
Danni recently joined the Creative Communities Fund Team as a Facilitator after working on the Perinatal and Infant Mental Health Fund Team. Danni brings 15 years of experience, vibrancy...
Survivors of Childhood Abuse Support Fund
Debbie McColgan
Debbie built her career in the financial services sector, undertaking large scale people and programme management roles. She moved into the third sector where she ran a Leonard Cheshire...
intandem
Debbie Zima
Debbie has an insatiable curiosity for how finance can be used to help vulnerable people and communities and has spent 20 years in the social investment sector. This journey...
Thrive Outdoors
Deborah Grant
Deborah brings a unique skillset from the charitable and Social Enterprise sectors alongside Early Learning and Childcare (ELC). She has more than 25 years’ experience leading and supporting organisations...
Our Future Now
Duncan MacKechnie
Having started a long and varied career on the fishing boats around Oban and Mallaig, Duncan’s hard-working attitude and strong team spirit make him a great fit for Inspiring...
Communications Manager
Eilidh Watson
Eilidh is an enthusiastic advocate of the third sector in Scotland. As an experienced communications professional, Eilidh strives to broaden the influence of Inspiring Scotland and the organisations we...
Specialist Volunteer Network Executive
Elaine Crichton
Elaine is passionate about collaborating to make things happen and her enthusiasm is reflected through the many successes of our Specialist Volunteer Network programme. With natural warmth and enthusiasm,...
Creative Communities
Erica Judge
Part of the team behind Creative Communities, a new fund launching in 2020, Erica brings with her over 20 years’ experience in change management, financial strategy and commercial delivery...
Thrive Outdoors
Fiona Scott
Fiona brings over 30 years of private, public and third sector business and economic development expertise to her role within Inspiring Scotland. Her experience includes setting up and running...
Promoting Equality and Cohesion
Gemma Craigie-Sharland
Passionate about volunteering and the difference it can make, Gemma began her career as a biochemist, eventually making a career change into community development as a result of her...
Equality and Human Rights
Holly Byron-Staples
Holly has a background in third sector organisational development and is a passionate advocate for the positive outcomes that can be achieved when communities have the resources they need to...
Delivering Equally Safe
Irene Glasgow
Originally from Lancashire, Irene moved to Scotland in the 1980s. With more than three decades of experience within the voluntary sector, she has built a wealth of knowledge in...
Finance
Jacqueline Rice
Jaqueline began her working life as a civil servant in September 1975. During a long and varied career at the Department of Health and Social Security, Jacqueline specialised in...
SiRD2021
Jill Fraser
Jill is inspired by the dedication and determination shown by the charities in the Inspiring Scotland portfolio. After over 20 years in marketing and communications across a variety of...
Thrive Outdoors Administrator
Jo Fitzpatrick
Jo is from Ireland and has worked in the great outdoors for over 20 years. After gaining her BSc in Outdoor Education at GMIT (Ireland) she travelled the world...
Learning Disabilities
Kirsty Gilchrist
Kirsty believes in making bold ideas a reality and tackling serious social issues with innovative and collaborative methods. At Inspiring Scotland, she leads on applying our strategic aims to...
Perinatal & Infant Mental Health
Leanne Anderson
Leanne is passionate about the power of entrepreneurial thought and action to drive social change. After a brief time working in a marketing and business development role, Leanne studied...
Senior Communication Officer
Lisa Dorstek
Lisa is a big believer in the power of great communications to bring about meaningful change. Throughout her career, she has helped third sector organisations amplify their communications, by...
Promoting Equality and Cohesion
Louise Heathcote
With an extensive background in finance and credit control at organisations such as Scottish and Newcastle, Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce, and City of Edinburgh Council, Louise has worked as...
Our Future Now
Louise Stevenson
Louise believes in getting the best from people to help them to have the greatest impact on Scotland’s most vulnerable people. On board since the very beginning, her expertise...
Cashback For Communities
Lynn Henni
Lynn is an enthusiastic activist for equality and social justice and brings decades of experience in the public sector to our team. Her knowledge and experience of policy development...
Thrive Outdoors
Mairi Ferris
Mairi is a passionate advocate of the benefits of playing, running, splashing, climbing and discovering in the outdoors. She brings a wealth of experience in early years, childcare, workforce...
Link Up
Marie-Amélie Viatte
Marie-Amélie strongly believes in harnessing the potential of individuals and communities to make the world a better place. Working in our Link Up fund, she focuses on tackling inequality...
Perinatal & Infant Mental Health
Marsaili Fraser
Marsaili believes passionately in building a fairer and more equal society and increasing wellbeing and opportunities for children and young people. She works with Inspiring Scotland to deliver the...
Delivering Equally Safe
Monika Sharma
Monika is part of the Delivering Equally Safe team and brings extensive experience in the third sector gained over 25 years in a variety of settings both at an...
Creative Communities
Nadia Aslam
Passionate about bringing real change to communities in Scotland, Nadia believes in equal opportunities for all and is a firm believer in the power of collaboration to achieve lasting...
Creative Communities
Nadine Hamlin
Nadine joins the Creative Communities team as an intern, having been inspired to apply after participating in projects funded by the programme in her local community. Coming from a...
Fianance
Nicola Rutherford
Nicola brings a wealth of finance and accounting experience to Inspiring Scotland, including an MA in Accounting from Aberdeen University. After training as an accountant at PricewaterhouseCoopers Nicola progressed...
Delivering Equally Safe
Norma Norris
Norma is part of the Delivering Equally Safe team and brings extensive experience in the third sector gained through a range of development and support roles within local and...
Executive Assistant
Peter Jones
Peter’s role encompasses executive support to the chief executive and senior team, as well as supporting on finance, and as a first point of contact for the organisation. He...
Thrive Outdoors and Islands Green Recovery Programme
Rachel Cowper
Rachel has been at the forefront of putting innovative plans into effective action at Inspiring Scotland since 2009. Rachel leads on the design and implementation of our Thrive Outdoors...
CashBack for Communities
Sam Linton
Sam brings more than 30 years’ business development and organisational acumen to managing Scottish Government’s CashBack for Communities programme. With experience at executive level and across a variety of...
Thrive Outdoors
Sarah Scott
Sarah has recently graduated from the University of Strathclyde where she studied Business Administration and Business Enterprise. Sarah’s studies, combined with her extensive voluntary experience have provided Sarah with...
Communications Officer
Sophie Kirkwood
Sophie joins Inspiring Scotland having recently graduated from the University of Glasgow, where she obtained a Master’s degree in Equality and Human Rights. A passionate advocate for equality, she...
Projects& IT Executive
Steve Falla
After graduating with an Honours degree in Marketing Management Steve spent two years working and travelling overseas. On returning to Edinburgh he took up a position with the Lloyds...
Link Up
Stewart Christie
Having previously worked in both the private and public sector, Stewart brings more than 19 years experience working with disadvantaged communities primarily in Fife. Stewart has spent time working...
intandem
Susie White
Susie believes in the power of bringing people and sectors together to solve problems. Studying social entrepreneurship in America ignited Susie’s interest in the third sector and the benefit...
Tommy Seymour
After graduating from the University of Edinburgh with a degree in Geology and Physical Geography, Tommy enrolled on a Field Engineer graduate programme with an oilfield service company. Following...
Finance
Yvonne Wallace
After starting her career in the private sector, Yvonne developed her passion for working in the third sector after taking up a post with Marie Curie Cancer Care. After...