Meet the team

Our National Team is led by Elliot Jackson, National Convener of the Children’s Panel and Chief Executive of Children’s Hearings Scotland. Our role is to recruit, train and support our incredible volunteer community and ensure the best possible outcomes for the infants, children, young people and families who attend children’s hearings nationally.

National Convener and Chief Executive Officer

Elliot Jackson

National Convener and Chief Executive Officer

Senior Leadership Team

Bethany Cunningham

Interim Director of Tribunal Delivery

Carol Wassell

Director of Positive Outcomes

Lynne Harrison

Interim Director of Business and Finance

Joanne O'Leary

Director of People and Culture

Tribunal Delivery Managers

Gordon Reid

Tribunal Delivery Manager - Ayrshire

Hazel Oliver

Tribunal Delivery Manager - Central

Iain MacDonald

Tribunal Delivery Manager - Lanarkshire and Dumfries and Galloway

Jeanne Martin

Tribunal Delivery Manager - Glasgow

Laura Conachan

Tribunal Delivery Manager - South East

Laura Mearns

Tribunal Delivery Manager - Grampian and Northern Isles

Lauren Craig

Tribunal Delivery Manager - Highland, Moray and Eilean Siar

Tracey Sharp

Tribunal Delivery Manager

Tribunal Delivery

Judy Wilson

Resource Allocation Manager

Alan Corbett

Resource Allocation Administrator

Brian Gallagher

Partnership Coordinator - North Strathclyde

Cheryl Nevill

Resource Allocation Administrator

Chloe Turner

Partnership Coordinator - Glasgow

Crystal Roebuck

Partnership Coordinator - South East

Frank McGhee

Partnership Coordinator - Central

Frank Ross

Wellbeing Coordinator - Grampian and Northern Isles

Gail Gordon

Wellbeing Coordinator - Highland, Moray and Eilean Siar

Jeanette Rorison

Resource Allocation Administrator

Jennifer Sherlock

Partnership Coordinator - Lanarkshire and Dumfries and Galloway

Kathleen Currie

Wellbeing Coordinator - Lanarkshire and Dumfries and Galloway

Kayleigh Stockley

Wellbeing Coordinator - North Strathclyde

Laura McDonald

Partnership Coordinator - Ayrshire

Lesley Dunlop

Resource Allocation Administrator

Lindsay Carruthers

Wellbeing Coordinator - South East

Lisa MacDonald

Partnership Coordinator - Highland, Moray and Eilean Siar

Louise Robertson

Partnership Coordinator - Grampian and Northern Isles

Marion Robinson

Resource Allocation Administrator

Melanie McLean

Wellbeing Coordinator - Ayrshire

Michelle Wood

Wellbeing Coordinator - Central

Rachel Linn

Business Support Assistant

Simon Jeffrey

Partnership Coordinator - Tayside and Fife

Tom Gallagher-Mitchell

Wellbeing Coordinator - Lanarkshire and Dumfries and Galloway

Victoria Burns

Wellbeing Coordinator - Glasgow

Wendy MacDonald

Wellbeing Coordinator - Tayside and Fife

Wilma Corbett

Resource Allocation Administrator

Business and Finance

James Allan

Programme Management Office Manager

Karen Ferris

Corporate Governance Manager

Klaus Berchtenbreiter

Finance Manager

Martin O'Brien

Digital Strategy and Delivery Manager

Miranda Banks

Senior Communications Manager

Aaron Short

Digital Support Analyst

Anwen Dobson

Senior Communications and Engagement Officer

Danielle Metcalfe

Information Governance and Data Protection Officer

David Bon

Finance Officer

Douglas MacDonald

Product Owner

Douglas Milne

Digital Support Lead

Elaine Gray

Data and Performance Analyst

Frieda Cadogan

Executive Assistant and Governance Officer

Gareth Overton

Senior Communications and Engagement Officer

Jamie Good

Data and Evidence Officer

John Myles

Digital Support Assistant

Laure Hann

Office and Administration Coordinator

Leahan Thomson

Delivery Manager

Leigh Dishington

Finance Officer

Mario Royeca

Project Coordinator

Paul Laing

Communications and Engagement Assistant

Ross MacKenzie

Accountant (SCRA shared services role)

Sarah Clark

Graphic and Multimedia Designer

Toyin Ware

Digital Planning and Engagement Analyst

Positive Outcomes

Angela Phillips

Participation Coordinator

David MacKay

Practice and Policy Team Manager

Estelle Carmichael

Quality Manager

Stephen Bermingham

Senior Policy and Standards Manager

Alice Wadkin

Lived Experience Advisor

Caroline Rickard

Feedback and Complaints Officer

Christine Blain

Quality Coordinator

Deborah Masson

Feedback and Complaints Officer

Emma O'Hare

Business Support Assistant

Heather Wilkins

Quality Partner

Kirstin Hudson

Practice and Policy Advisor

Jen Downie

Feedback and Complaints Officer

Meggan Jameson

Learning Programme Manager

Mel McDonald

Complaints Management Officer

Nicola Hadden

Practice and Policy Advisor

Sarah Bird

Practice and Policy Advisor

Sarah Weir

Practice and Policy Advisor

Siobhan Hunter

Learning Programme Manager

Change and Innovation

Claire Gibson

Senior Change Delivery Manager

Fiona Perrie

Change Delivery Manager

Lucy Madigan

Change Delivery Manager

People and Culture

Brittany Williamson

National Wellbeing Manager

Catherine Goodfellow

Recruitment and Retention Manager

Elina Takala

People Operations Manager

Chloe Redpath

People and Culture Assistant

Hibba Sayeed

People and Culture Assistant

Maeve Coney

Recruitment and Retention Coordinator

Tina Lawson

People and Culture Coordinator

Umar Malik

People and Culture Partner