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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

Carol Wassell

Director of Positive Outcomes


Jessica MacDonald

Director of Business and Finance


Joanne O'Leary

Director of People and Culture


Lynne Harrison

Director of Tribunal Delivery


Tribunal Delivery Managers

Bethany Cunningham

Tribunal Delivery Manager - Tayside and Fife


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


Maureen Quinn

Tribunal Delivery Manager - North Strathclyde


Michael Stewart

Tribunal Delivery Manager - Ayrshire


Tracey Sharp

Tribunal Delivery Manager


Vicky Strange

Tribunal Delivery Manager - Highland, Moray and Eilean Siar


Tribunal Delivery

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

crystal.roebuck@chs.gov.scot


Frank McGhee

Partnership Coordinator - Central


Frank Ross

Wellbeing Coordinator - Grampian and the Northern Isles


Judy Wilson

Resource Allocation Manager


Jennifer Sherlock

Partnership 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


Sharon Balmforth

Resource Allocation Administrator


Simon Jeffrey

Partnership Coordinator - Tayside and Fife


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


Klaus Berchtenbreiter

Finance Manager


Martin O'Brien

Digital Strategy and Delivery Manager


Rachel Kavish Wheatley

Business Operations and Governance Manager


Aaron Short

Digital Support Analyst


Danielle Metcalfe

Information Governance and Data Protection Officer


Douglas MacDonald

Digital Operations Officer


Douglas Milne

Digital Support Lead


Elaine Gray

Data and Performance Analyst


Jamie Good

Data and Evidence Officer


John Myles

Digital Support Assistant


Laure Hann

Office and Administration Coordinator


Leigh Dishington

Finance Officer


Louise Hall

Executive Assistant and Governance Officer


Ross MacKenzie

Accountant (SCRA shared services role)


Mario Royeca

Project Coordinator


Sophie McKenzie

Finance Officer


Toyin Ware

Digital Planning and Engagement Analyst


Positive Outcomes

Abbie Montgomery-Fox

Practice and Policy Team Manager


Stephen Bermingham

Practice and Standards Manager


Alice Wadkin

Lived Experience Advisor


Angela Phillips

Participation Coordinator


Charlotte James Robertson

Learning Assistant


Emma O'Hare

Business Support Assistant


Estelle Carmichael

Quality Manager


Fiona Geddes

National Learning Manager


Janis Campbell

Feedback and Complaints Officer


Jen Downie

Feedback and Complaints Officer


Kirsty Nelson

Practice and Policy Advisor


Meggan Jameson

Learning Programme Manager


Mel McDonald

Complaints Management Officer


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


Chloe Renwick

People and Culture Assistant


Elina Takala

People and Culture Partner


Maeve Coney

Recruitment and Retention Coordinator


Tina Lawson

People and Culture Coordinator


Umar Malik

People and Culture Partner


Communications and Engagement

Gemma Conley-Smith

Communications and Engagement Lead


Anwen Dobson

Senior Communications and Engagement Officer


Gareth Overton

Senior Communications and Engagement Officer


Paul Laing

Communications and Engagement Assistant


Sarah Mair

Graphic and Multimedia Designer