Denny Ford
Director of Advocacy & Participation
Our Staff
Collectively, Who Cares? Scotland’s people, work to achieve a lifetime of equality, respect and love for Care Experienced children, young people and adults across Scotland.
Departments
Chief Executive Officer & Senior Management Team
Louise Hunter is our Chief Executive and is supported by 5 Directors.
Fiona Donaldson
Director of Finance
Kay McKerrell
Director of Advocacy & Participation
Kenny Murray
Director of Influence & Engagement
Louise Hunter
Chief Executive
Marie-Claire Jones
Director of Fundraising & Communications
Advocacy & Participation
Abigail Pass
Angus Advocacy & Participation Worker
(Maternity Leave)
Aimee Fraser
Youth Worker
Amy Owens
East Lothian Champions Board & Participation Assistant
Beth Simpson
Advocacy & Participation Worker (Senior Practitioner) West Dunbartonshire
Brenda Ann Murphy
North Lanarkshire APW
Callum Holt
South Lanarkshire
Development Coordinator
Carolelynne Cameron
South West Development Officer
Caroline Breen
Renfrewshire Advocacy & Participation Worker
Caroline Ironside
Communities that Care Development Officer
Caroline Richardson
Lanarkshire Advocacy and Participation Manager
Claire Campbell
Lifelong Advocate
Connie Ross
Advocacy & Participation Worker CHS Aberdeen/CHS Aberdeenshire
Corran Russell
South West
Development Officer
Denise McMillan
East Ayrshire Advocacy & Participation Coordinator
Denny Ford
Director of Advocacy & Participation
Dionne McNicol
Promise Development Worker
Donald Walker
Renfrewshire Advocacy & Participation Coordinator
Donna McLeod Bray
Western Isles Advocacy Development & Participation Worker
Elle Scott
North Lanarkshire APW
Ellie Barrow
Edinburgh & Harmeny Advocacy & Participation Worker
Ellie Crozier
Edinburgh Advocacy & Participation Worker
Ewen Kerr
South Lanarkshire Advocacy
Coordinator
Fiona Simpson
Glasgow Advocacy & Participation Worker
Heather Nailard
Argyle & Bute Advocacy & Participation Worker
Jacqueline McLachlan
North Lanarkshire APW
James Cameron
Coordinator
Jamie McAnally
Advocacy & Participation Manager, West Central
Jantine VanLoon
Highland Advocacy & Participation Worker (Maternity Leave)
Jemma Kane
Kibble Advocacy & Participation Coordinator
Jessica Varney
Rossie Advocacy & Participation Worker
Johanna Kaz
Advocacy and Participation Worker Stirling & Seamab
Jordan Croan
Advocacy & Participation Manager, South East
Josh Gilbert
Advocacy & Participation Worker Edinburgh & Scottish Borders
Julie MacTaggart
Advocacy & Participation Manager, West
Karen Kearney
West Lothian Advocacy & Participation Worker
Katie Kennedy
Highland Advocacy & Participation Worker
Kay McKerrell
Director of Advocacy & Participation
Kayleigh Griffin
Community of Schools & Champion Board Advocacy & Participation Development Officer
Keira Kerracher
Edinburgh and Sycamore Advocacy & Participation Worker
Kerry Connor
North Lanarkshire APW
Kieran Platts
Edinburgh Development Officer
Kim Campbell
Glasgow Advocacy & Participation Worker
Kirsteen Wood
Highland Advocacy & Participation Worker
Kymberly Laing
Dundee Participation Assistant
Laura Campbell
North Lanarkshire CB Development Officer
Lauren Hall
Communities that Care Development Officer (Maternity Leave)
Leah Hay
East Lothian Champions Board & Participation Assistant
Leanne Murdoch
Advocacy & Participation Manager, North
Lindsay Cook
East Renfrewshire Advocacy & Participation Worker
Lisa Allan
North Lanarkshire APW (Maternity Leave)
Lisa Fleming
Advocacy & Participation Worker Midlothian
Lynne Morris
North Lanarkshire Advocacy & Participation Worker
Lynne Williamson
Aberdeenshire Advocacy & Participation Worker
Lynsey Emery
Communities that Care Schools Coordinator
Mags Corr
North Lanarkshire APW
Martha Simms
Youth Worker
Mary Bateman
Falkirk and Stirling Advocacy & Participation Worker
Michelle McAtear
South Lanarkshire Advocacy & Participation Worker
Morag Cantwell
Advocacy & Participation Coordinator and Clackmannanshire Advocacy Worker
Natasha Laing
Angus Participation Assistant
Nicki Matthew
North East Advocacy & Participation Manager
Pamela Hynes
Argyll & Bute & Crossreach Advocacy & Participation Worker
Paul Lamont
Dundee Advocacy & Participation Worker
Paula Campbell
Moray Advocacy & Participation Worker
Rachel Outram
Renfrewshire Advocacy & Participation Worker
Ray Maclean
North Lanarkshire Advocacy Coordinator
Russell Stewart
Advocacy and Participation worker (North Lanarkshire)
Sarah Herbert
East Dunbartonshire & Kibble Advocacy & Participation Worker
Sharon Berrie
Advocacy & Participation Manager, South West
Sharon Edwards
West Lothian Advocacy & Participation Worker
Sherril Wright
Falkirk and Clackmannanshire Advocacy & Participation Worker
(Maternity Cover)
Sheryl Kay
South Ayrshire Advocacy & Participation Worker
Sian Wild
Shetland Advocacy Worker and Participation & Project Coordinator
Sophie Edwards
Advocacy and Participation Worker West (Peripatetic)
Sophie Morris
East Lothian Advocacy & Participation Worker
Sorcha Tams
Falkirk and Clacks Advocacy & Participation Worker
(Maternity Leave)
Stephanie Kimmet
Promise Development Worker
Zoey Hillman
Communities that Care Development Officer
Influencing
Chloe Dobson
Education and Engagement Manager
Damien Mack
Internal Communications & Evidence Officer
Dionne Harty
Education and Engagement Officer
Donna Nicholas
Evidence & Impact Manager
Emma Brannigan McQueen
Education and Engagement Officer
Jen Flynn
Digital Education and Engagement Officer
Kenny Murray
Director of Influence & Engagement
Laura Pasternak
Policy & Public Affairs Manager
Lydia McDonald
Evidence & Impact Officer
Megan McClellan
Policy & Public Affairs Officer
Megan Moffat
Policy Officer (Human Rights)
Melissa Craib
Campaigns Coordinator
Ross Thomson
Evidence & Impact
Coordinator
Fundraising & Communications
Carly Telford
Fundraising & Partnerships Support Officer
Damien Mack
Internal Communications & Evidence Officer
Josh Spence
Business Support Officer
Katie MacMillan
Communications and Events Manager
Laura Mullarkey
Fundraising & Partnerships
Coordinator
Laurie Goldie
Corporate Training and Development Coordinator
Lisa Moore
Digital Membership Communications Officer
Lucy Christopher
Fundraising & Partnerships Manager
Marie-Claire Jones
Director of Fundraising & Communications
Susan Robertson
Events & Communications Support Officer
Finance
Doreen Dow
Finance Officer
Fiona Donaldson
Director of Finance
Philip Tompkins
Finance Manager
HR & Workforce Development
Isabel Alexander
HR & Workforce Development Support Officer
Louise Ferguson
HR & Workforce Development Manager
Volunteering & Participation
Geraldine Whitson
Volunteer Development Officer (Mat Leave)
Thomas Breckney
Volunteer Development Officer
Yvonne Atkins
Volunteer Manger
Staff stories
Catch up with Louise
Thomas and Marissa, WC?S members and members of the National Representative Body (NRB), caught up with our Chief Executive, Louise Hunter, in March 2022 to find out what she’d been up to.
Connecting Scotland
The power of connection has never been more imperative to our community. Read how Jemma Kerr and Connecting Scotland teamed up to support Care Experienced people.
Claudia Macdonald Leaves Who Cares? Scotland After 9 Years
Who Cares? Scotland Director of Influencing, Claudia Macdonald, has announced that she will be leaving the charity after nine years.
New Podcast Launched (Press release)
What do this comedian, wrestling champion and Member of Parliament all have in common?
Jamie Kinlochan awarded British Empire Medal in New Year Honours List
Who Cares? Scotland’s Public Affairs Manager, Jamie Kinlochan, will receive a British Empire Medal in the New Year Honours List 2021.
Helping In Any Way That I Can
Jemma writes about her experiences on the Who Cares? Scotland COVID support helpline.
Care Experience & The Poverty Trap: My Story
Kenny Murray writes about his personal experiences of Care Experience and Poverty
From Belfast to Bathgate; Care Experienced young people are the change.
Former WC?S Policy Assistant, Lynzy Hanvidge talks about going to Nothern Ireland to attend a political hustings as part of a Care Experienced panel.
Blog: I’m influencing change where it matters.
Dionne Mcnicol talks about what it is like to be a Care Experienced member of staff at Who Cares? Scotland.
