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Local People Leading

Scottish Community Alliance landmark parliamentary event

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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

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