Board and Advisory Forum

Young Scot is fortunate enough to have a wide range of representatives from partner organisations and supporters. Both our board and advisory forum provide their expertise, support and guidance to help with the day to day running's of Young Scot, and their input is invaluable to the success of all our ventures.

Below will give you brief description of our board and advisory forum members.   

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Sue Bruce (Chair)
Chief Executive, Edinburgh City Council

Jim Sweeney (Vice Chair)
Chief Executive, YouthLink Scotland 

David Anderson (Vice Chair)
Chief Executive, South Ayrshire Council 

Brenda Scott (Company Secretary)
Partner, Brodies Solicitors

Alan Blackie
Retired (Previously Chief Executive, East Lothian Council and Chair of Young Scot)

Carol Downie
Chief Executive, Youth Scotland

Colin Sneddon
Retail Markets Small Firms & Contact Division, FSA 

Derek Couper
Independent

Martin Coppack
Head Of Consumer Affairs Manager, FSA 

Bob Payne
European Consultant, Blue Sky Edinburgh

Mary Cuthbert
Independent

Peter Humpherson
Government Market Manager,  BT Local & Regional Government

Philip Strange
Director, Philip Strange Consultancy

Simon Wall
Director, Storm ID

Hilary Kidd,
Development Officer, Learning Link Scotland

Grant Costello,
Chair, Scottish Youth Parliament

Steve Langmead, Director, Progress Business Solutions

Jackie Halawi, Service Manager - Communities, Perth & Kinross Council (representing Community Learning and Development Managers Scotland)

ADVISORY FORUM

David Jones, Director, DSJ Solutions

Joan Parr, Portfolio Manager, Creative Scotland

Emma Hogg, NHS Health Scotland
Programme Manager - Young People, NHS Health Scotland

Stewart Harris
Chairman & Chief Executive, Sportscotland

Taylor Stewart
Customer Relations Directorate, Skills Development Scotland 

Alan Armstrong, Strategic Director, Lifelong Learning, Education Scotland

Sergeant Caroline Muirhead, GIRFEC, Supervisor, Police Scotland 

NON-EXCUTIVE DIRECTORS

Marc Liddle
Retired (Previously Chief Executive, Young Scot)

Martin Raymond
Director, Cloudline Public Relations

Sandy Watson
Chair, NHS Tayside