Local People Leading
27th February 2026, Scottish Parliament
Delegate list (of those who gave consent for details to be shared)
| Delegate Name | Organisation |
| Nick Addington (he/him) | William Grant Foundation |
| John Aitchison (he/him) | Coastal Communities Network Scotland |
| Melanie Allen | SCOTO |
| Juliana Amaral (she/her) | Borders Community Action |
| Laura Anderson (she/her) | Circular Communities Scotland (Board) |
| Betty Andrews (she/her) | Women’s Aid Orkney |
| Eugenie Aroutcheff | Grow 73 |
| Joana Avi-Lorie (she/her) | Scottish Communities Climate Action Network (SCCAN) |
| Finlay Bain Kerr | Strathclyde Institute for Sustainable Communities |
| Nancy Barr | Larkhall Community Growers |
| Lucas Batt (he/him) | Greater Community Media |
| Ellis Beardsmore (they/them) | Proud Futures |
| Nicola Bell (she/her) | Scottish Parliament |
| Chani Bond (she/her) | Givin’ it Laldie |
| Phil Bowen | Midlothian View |
| Evelyn Bowes (she/her) | Scottish Government |
| Sheena Boyd (she/her) | DTAS and New Cumnock Development Trust |
| Lauren Brook (she/her) | Greener Kirkcaldy |
| Dan Brown (he/him) | Creative Lives |
| Malcolm Bruce | Peebles Community Trust |
| David Bryan | Social Enterprise Academy |
| Colin Buchanan | Isle of Luing Community Trust |
| Chloe Bukata (she/her) | Wellbeing Economy Alliance Scotland |
| Steve Byrne (he/him) | TRACS (Traditional Arts and Culture Scotland) |
| Steve Callaghan (he/him) | Dunfermline Men’s Shed |
| Linda Cameron | Glasgow West of Scotland Forum |
| David Cameron (he/him) | Cairngorms NPA / Cairngorms Trust |
| Liz Campbell | Castlemilk Credit Union – Scottish League of Credit Unions |
| Nathaniel Campbell-Scott-Howells (he/him) | St. Fittick’s Park SCIO |
| Jayne Chappell (she/her) | Social Enterprise Scotland |
| Alvina Chibhamu (she/her) | Meaningful Participation Panel (MPP) |
| Ailsa Clark | Inspiralba / RuralSEHub |
| Ruth Cluness (she/her) | Udny Community Trust |
| Joe Cluxton (he/him) | FEL Scotland |
| Kelvin Cochrane | Handicabs Lothian |
| Paul Fisher Cockburn | C&B News |
| Douglas Cook (he/him) | Climate Café® Network |
| Ian Cooke | Acorns2Trees |
| Elspeth Coutts | West Stormont Woodland Group |
| Richard Cross (he/him) | Save Our Green Space |
| Suzanne Cross (she/her) | Save Our Green Space |
| Chris Dalglish (he/him) | South of Scotland Community Housing |
| Rhiannon Davies (she/her) | The Scottish Beacon / Greater Community Media CIC |
| Maria de la Torre | Knocknagael Ltd |
| Charly Dempster | Scottish Communities for Health & Wellbeing |
| Susan Dever | Coalfield Community Transport |
| Florence Dioka | Central and West Integration Network SCIO |
| Josh Doble | Community Land Scotland |
| Elizabeth Docherty (she/her) | Scottish Community Alliance |
| Sarah Doherty (she/her) | Coastal Communities Network |
| Lyn Donnelly (she/her) | VisitScotland |
| Becky Duncan | Open Aye |
| Craig Dunn | SCCAN |
| Amanda Eleftheriades-Sherry (she/her) | Clydesider Creative CIC |
| Monty Erskine (he/him) | Carna Coast & Communities |
| Lou Evans | GrowGreen Scotland |
| Allan Farmer (he/him) | Corra Foundation |
| Fash Fasoro (he/him) | The DataKirk |
| Murray Ferguson | Culduthel Woods Group, Inverness |
| Claire Finlayson | Public Health Scotland |
| Ruby Flatley (she/her) | Climate Cafe |
| Jody Fleck (he/him) | Scottish Government |
| Anna Fowlie (she/her) | SCVO |
| Luke Fraser | Scottish Islands Federation |
| Tamara Fulcher | Planning Democracy |
| David Gardner (he/him) | Scottish Men’s Sheds Association |
| Nicki Georghiou (she/her) | Scottish Parliament |
| Kathleen Glazik | Scottish Government |
| Fiona Gordon | Acorns2Trees |
| Bill Gordon | Acorns2Trees |
| Fiona Grahame | Orkney News Ltd |
| Kate Gray (she/her) | Wasps |
| Donald Gray | One Seed Forward |
| Rachel Green (she/her) | The Ripple Project |
| Steph Greer (she/her or they/them) | SHMU – Station House Media Unit |
| Gill Gunn | Scottish Government |
| Donald Hall | Badenoch and Strathspey Community Connections |
| John Halliday | Community Renewal Trust |
| John Hamilton | GWSF |
| Jackie Hamilton | CHAF |
| Matthew Hannon | The Strathclyde Institute for Sustainable Communities |
| Cornell Hanxomphou (he/him) | Environmental Rights Centre for Scotland |
| Angus Hardie (he/him) | |
| Ian Harley (he/him) | Climate Action Strathaven |
| Louisa Harvey (she/her) | Scottish Government |
| Chris Heardman | Linnhe Leisure |
| Lara Henderson (she/her) | Community Transport Association |
| Evelyn Henderson-Child (she/her) | Centre for Local Economic Strategies |
| Lesia Herasymchuk | SEAG |
| Sharon Hill (she/her) | Mayfield and Easthouses Development Trust |
| Zoe Holliday (she/her) | Community Energy Scotland |
| Mandy Holloway | Kilsture Forest Community Group |
| Andy Inch | University of Glasgow |
| Samurath Jabir (he/him) | InspirAlba/RuralSEHub |
| Samar Jamal (she/her) | Greater Govanhill |
| Jan Jasinski (he/him) | Strathclyde Institute for Sustainable Communities |
| Jill Keegan (she/her) | Scottish Community Alliance |
| David Kelly (he/him) | Community Transport Association |
| Becky Kenton-Lake (she/her) | Stop Climate Chaos Scotland |
| Simon Kenton-Lake (he/him) | Nourish Scotland |
| Helen Keron (she/her) | Scottish Rural Action |
| Aaron Kerr (he/him) | Thistle Credit Union |
| Caroline Kingston (she/her) | Scottish Parliament |
| Lynne Laing | Moray Ocean Community – Moray Firth |
| Teri Laing (she/her) | Forgan Arts Centre |
| Matthew Lawson (he/him) | Greener Kirkcaldy |
| Euan Leitch | SURF – Scotland’s Regeneration Forum |
| Matt Lewis | Circular Communities Scotland |
| Greig Liddell | Scottish Parliament Information Centre |
| Suzanne Lofthus | Cutting Edge Theatre |
| Thania M. Flores (she/her) | Trimontium Museum |
| Amanda MacArthur (she/her) | The Highland Weigh |
| Katie MacGregor (she/her) | Royal College of Occupational Therapists |
| David Mackay | HI-Scot |
| Jo MacKichan | Caolas |
| Helen MacKinnon | Barra & Vatersay Area Forum |
| Sarah MacLean (she/her) | Bùth Bharraigh |
| Jemma MacVicar (she/her) | Galson Estate Trust |
| Tia Manavis (she/her) | Third Sector Interface (TSI) Scotland Network |
| Michael Marshall | Kingsmeadows SCIO |
| Janet Marshall | Scottish Island Federation |
| Tina Marshall (she/her) | Tina Marshall Consultancy Ltd. |
| Alice Mathewson | North Yell Development Council |
| John McCafferty | Scottish Communities for Health & Wellbeing |
| Jennifer McCann (she/her) | Cunninghame Housing Association |
| Annie McCormack (she/her) | Broke Not Broken |
| Margaret McCulloch | Climate Cafe Lochgilphead |
| Brian McDougall | Udny Community Trust Company Ltd. |
| Linda McGlynn (she/her) | YoMo Young Movers |
| David McHarg | RETUNE SCIO |
| Paul McIlvenny | Include Me 2 Club |
| Neil McInroy (he/him) | Democracy Collaborative Foundation Inc |
| Catriona McKay | Kingsmeadows SCIO |
| Ewen McLachlan | Assynt Development Trust/ DTAS/Northwest2045 |
| Kirsty McLuckie | Oban Youth Cafe |
| Margaret Mcneill | New College Lanarkshire |
| Mags McSporran | Highlands and Islands Enterprise |
| Cameron Mellowes (he/him) | Scottish Government |
| Angela Mercer (she/her) | Arkaig Community Forest |
| Phyl Meyer (he/him) | Urras Thiriodh (Tiree Community Development Trust) |
| Jill Miller | Creative Lives |
| Helen Moore (she/her) | Scottish Contemporary Art Network |
| Karen Moore | GrowGreen Scotland |
| Olivia Morgan (she/her) | Nourish Scotland |
| Helen Morrison | DTAS |
| Rachel Muir | Community Land Scotland (Natural Capital Community Partnerships) |
| John Munro | Gorbals Writing Group |
| Graeme Murray | Cowal Community Energy |
| Wendy Murray | East Haven Together |
| Grace Murray (she/her) | Stow Community Trust |
| Liz Murray (she/her) | Community Energy Scotland |
| Kate Musgrave | South of Scotland Enterprise |
| Eloise Nutbrown (she/her) | Scottish Government |
| Brendan O’Hanrahan | SRA |
| Dermot O’Neill | Scottish League of Credit Unions |
| Kimberley Palmer (she/her) | Scottish League of Credit Unions |
| Artemis Pana | Scottish Rural Action |
| Delphi Parker (she/her) | New College Lanarkshire Student’s Association |
| Andrew Paterson (he/him) | Scottish Community Development Centre |
| Andy Paterson (he/him) | Social Enterprise Scotland |
| Vanessa Paynton (she/her) | Art in Healthcare |
| Jess Pepper (she/her) | Climate Café® Network |
| Rebecca Plant (she/her) | Coastal Communities Network |
| Carolyn Powell (she/her) | Huntly Development Trust |
| Zahida Purves (she/her) | Nourish Scotland |
| Pete Rawcliffe (he/him) | NatureScot |
| Wendy Reid | A Heart for Duns |
| David Reilly (he/him) | Poverty Alliance |
| Lyza Riddell (she/her) | Marr Area Partnership |
| Neil Ritch (he/him) | National Lottery Community Fund |
| Brian Robertson-Fern | BRAG Enterprises |
| Andy Rockall | Community Woodlands Association |
| Gavin Ross (he/him) | Scottish Government |
| Graham Ross (he/him) | THRE – Third Sector Human Rights and Equalities |
| Colleen Rowan | Glasgow & West of Scotland Forum of Housing Associations |
| Anand Sajeevan | Community Energy Scotland |
| Pasna Sallis | Weekday Wow Factor |
| Jenny Salmean (she/they) | Deveron Projects |
| Bobby Sandeman (he/him) | KLTR |
| Chris Sanderson (she/her) | Development Trusts Association Scotland (DTAS) |
| Toby Sandison | Crown Estate Scotland |
| Michaela Scott (she/her) | Forth Valley & Lomond YLAG – SRA |
| Duncan Shaw | Safe Harbour Inverclyde |
| Drew Smart (he/him) | Glenfarg Community Transport Group |
| Hazel Smith (she/her) | All Roads Lead to Whithorn |
| Diane A Smith | SCOTO – Scottish Community Tourism Network |
| Pauline Smith | Development Trusts Association Scotland |
| Mhairi Snowden (she/her) | The National Lottery Community Fund |
| Netty Sopata (she/her) | Fios Newspaper |
| Lizzy Spence (she/her) | Jock Tamson’s Gairden |
| Phyllis Stephen (she/her) | The Edinburgh Reporter |
| Sheena Stewart | Uist Council of Voluntary Organisations (UCVO) |
| Jaci Stewart | Dundee Climate Cafe |
| Alexis Stroemer | Traditional Arts and Culture Scotland (TRACS) |
| Clare Symonds | Planning Democracy |
| Claire Taylor | GWSF (Glasgow and West of Scotland Forum) |
| Max Taylor | Crail Matters |
| Andrew Thin (he/him) | Crofting Commission |
| Carron Tobin (she/her) | SCOTO – Scottish Community Tourism Network |
| Mary Troup (she/her) | Climate Cafe Network |
| Augustijn van Gaalen (he/him) | SURF – Scotland’s Regeneration Forum |
| Fabio Villani | SCCAN (Scottish Communities Climate Action Network) |
| Catriona Waddington (she/her) | Wild Skies Shetland/SCOTO |
| Karen Wallace | Right Way Credit Union |
| Kim Wallace (she/her) | Social Enterprise Scotland |
| Douglas Westwater | Community Enterprise |
| Richard Whitcomb (he/him) | Bute Community Land Company |
| Sam Whitmore | Public Health Scotland |
| John Williams | Cassiltoun Housing Association |
| Angela Williams | Langholm Initiative |
| Ross Wilson | Community Land Scotland |
| Valerie Wilson | Maryhill Housing Association and West of Scotland Housing Association |
| Kate Wimpress | North Edinburgh Arts |
| Donna Wood (she/her) | Good Green Futures |
| Douglas Worrall | Community Woodlands Association |
| Siobhan Wright | Caledonian Credit Union |
| Anna Wylie | Longloch Farming Limited |
| Julie Young | Argyll Countryside Trust |