Kirsty is one of our Family Support Service officers and our TeenZ Space Co-ordinator she is based in Dundee and provides Scotland-wide support for TeenZ.
You can email her at Kirsty@dsscotland.org.uk or call her on 0791 856 6503.Lauren is one of our Family Support Service officers she covers East Dunbartonshire, West Dunbartonshire, Glasgow, East Renfrewshire, Renfrewshire, North Lanarkshire, South Lanarkshire, Argyle and Bute, Dumfries and Galloway, East Ayrshire, South Ayrshire, North Ayrshire and Inverclyde local authority areas.
You can email her at lauren.lockhart@dsscotland.org.uk or call her on 07392 464 000.Laura is one of our Family Support Service officers she covers East Dunbartonshire, West Dunbartonshire, Glasgow, East Renfrewshire, Renfrewshire, North Lanarkshire, South Lanarkshire, Argyle and Bute, Dumfries and Galloway, East Ayrshire, South Ayrshire, North Ayrshire and Inverclyde local authority areas.
You can email her at laura.traynor@dsscotland.org.uk or call her on 0780 803 7561.Debbie is one of our Family Support Service Officer she covers Perth & Kinross, Stirling, Angus, Tayside and Fife, Oban and some islands, Aberdeen City and Shire and Clackmannanshire local authority areas.
You can email her at debbie@dsscotland.org.uk or call her on 0782 503 3803.Karen is one of our Family Support Service officers she covers Clackmannanshire, Falkirk, West Lothian, East Lothian, Midlothian, Edinburgh, Borders and Fife local authority areas.
You can email her at karen.philip@dsscotland.org.uk or call her on 0758 471 6438.
Shona is our Family Support Service Lead and covers Highland, Moray, Eilean-Siar and Shetland local authority areas.
You can email her at shona@dsscotland.org.uk or call her on 07918 568 975.Katrina has spent the last 23 years in various finance and treasury roles, having qualified as a Chartered Accountant with KPMG in 2000. Currently, Head of Treasury at Stagecoach Group, Katrina’s key responsibilities include managing Stagecoach’s banking relationships, liquidity and funding, and other risk management activities.
She has been an active member of Down’s Syndrome Scotland since her youngest son, Matthew, was born in 2009, having set up the Ups and Down’s group for the Tayside & Fife branch of the charity, and holding the role of branch chair for a number of years, as well organising various successful local fundraising events.
Katrina enjoys being able to use her insights as both a parent and a professional to support the Board going forward.Amy has been working for 24 years in public policy in Scotland, mostly in the third sector. She has a wide-ranging background in equalities, employability and economic development, and for the last 10 years her focus has been on health and social care policy, and in changing mindsets as well as systems.
Amy has longstanding professional interests in the role and provision of social care, and on participation and community engagement and development. She is currently Marie Curie’s Associate Director for Policy and Public Affairs in Scotland. Amy also has Director positions with the Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust and the Centre for Scottish Public Policy.Rob had a long career working for the UK Government with over 20 years with HM Treasury and the Department of Work and Pensions. He has also served as a non-executive member of the Scottish Prison Service Advisory Board.
He has experience in the charitable/not for profit sector, being a Trustee and previous Chair of Partners in Advocacy. Prior to that Rob served as a Trustee of the housing charity, Borderline, and was a board member of two housing associations.Aidan is a financial services professional with over 13 years’ experience and is currently a Manager in the Financial Conduct Authority’s Asset Management Department. He joined the regulator in January 2012 and over the past seven plus years, Aidan has overseen the supervision of some of the UK’s largest asset management firms as well as managing several cross-firm projects.
Until recently, he has also been helping devise the FCA’s proactive supervisory strategy for the asset management sector with a particular focus on effective governance and oversight. Aidan has an MSc in Finance and Economic Development from Glasgow and an MA in Economics from Dundee.
Prior to joining the regulator, he spent over 5 years working for a US multinational investment bank. Aidan is father to two young children and his 28 year-old brother, Michael, has Down’s Syndrome.