Experience

New Start Highland

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Executive

  • Nov 2000 - Present

  New Start Highland is a charity and social enterprise with a fundamental belief that no one should face crisis alone in Highland. It is working towards a future where people in the Highlands live free from hardship and crisis and are equipped to realise their potential. New Start Highland offers people the right support, at the right time, in the right environment. It achieves its social mission through a range of enterprises, all rooted in the provision of a stable and nurturing environment from which to grow. By retailing vintage furniture, restoring it in-house and offering a commercial removals service, New Start Highland is able to distribute housing starter packs; supports individuals to build their confidence and skills, realise their potential and map out the next steps of their journey. Show less



Social Enterprise Scotland

• United Kingdom
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chair Of The Board Of Directors

  • Jun 2017 - Dec 2018

  • Social Enterprise Scotland exists to support, promote and build our social enterprise community in Scotland. • Social Enterprise Scotland is a campaigning voice, influencing policy and raising the profile of Social Enterprise to audiences across Scotland. • Social Enterprise Scotland exists to support, promote and build our social enterprise community in Scotland. • Social Enterprise Scotland is a campaigning voice, influencing policy and raising the profile of Social Enterprise to audiences across Scotland.


Highland Alcohol & Drug Partnership
• Chairman

  • May 2017 - Dec 2018


Highland's Third Sector Forum

• Director

  • Jan 2014 - Oct 2018

  • Highland Third Sector Forum provides an opportunity for people to come together and talk about areas of common interest and to share ideas and experiences about anything to do with the Third Sector in Highland. • The Forum also provides organisations the opportunity to work in partnership on projects and have a collective voice on important issues affecting the Highland Third Sector. • Sit on the audit sub-committee • Highland Third Sector Forum provides an opportunity for people to come together and talk about areas of common interest and to share ideas and experiences about anything to do with the Third Sector in Highland. • The Forum also provides organisations the opportunity to work in partnership on projects and have a collective voice on important issues affecting the Highland Third Sector. • Sit on the audit sub-committee



Highlands and Islands Business Finance

• Chair

  • Sep 2013 - May 2016

  • Founding Chair of this new social enterprise which lends money to businesses in the Highlands and Moray. • This supports local new and existing businesses with funding, which will enable them to grow their products and services, create employment and in turn, boost the economy of their communities. • Founding Chair of this new social enterprise which lends money to businesses in the Highlands and Moray. • This supports local new and existing businesses with funding, which will enable them to grow their products and services, create employment and in turn, boost the economy of their communities.



Community Resource Network Scotland

• United Kingdom
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Vice Chair

  • Jan 2008 - Oct 2011

  • CRNS is a Third Sector Organisation focussed on supporting members to turn waste into a resource that could add value to Scottish communities. • In this role I supported the organisation through strategic change to review the mission and objectives • CRNS is a Third Sector Organisation focussed on supporting members to turn waste into a resource that could add value to Scottish communities. • In this role I supported the organisation through strategic change to review the mission and objectives



FRN

• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director

  • 2009 - Sep 2011

  • FRN brings social, economic and environmental benefit through the re-use of unwanted household items across the UK. • In this role I monitored financial planning and contributed to governance and strategic planning • FRN brings social, economic and environmental benefit through the re-use of unwanted household items across the UK. • In this role I monitored financial planning and contributed to governance and strategic planning



Homeless Action Inverness

• Chair

  • 2004 - 2009

  • In this role I helped facilitate a third sector organisations umbrella group to improve services to people experiencing homelessness in the Highlands. • This included, leading in the development of action plan for the group, organising annual conferences and contributed to local authority strategic plans • In this role I helped facilitate a third sector organisations umbrella group to improve services to people experiencing homelessness in the Highlands. • This included, leading in the development of action plan for the group, organising annual conferences and contributed to local authority strategic plans