Meet the Team at SCLD
Ruth Callander
Programme Lead: EvidenceAs Programme Lead: Evidence, Ruth ensures that SCLD’s work to promote the rights of people with learning disabilities is underpinned by the best available data. This includes utilising existing data, designing in-house research and collaborating with external partners.
Andy Miller
Strategic Lead: Participation & PartnershipAndy is SCLD’s Strategic Lead: Participation & Partnership. This includes much of SCLD’s engagement work, and supporting other organisations with policy and practice development.
Jeannie Clough
Include For Good - Programme LeadJeannie works alongside the Include For Good Rapporteurs to co-design, deliver and report on their engagement with people with influence and power in Scotland and to ensure that these conversations lead to actions that will bring about systemic and sustainable change.
Linda Mitchell
Head of DeliveryLinda is the Head of Delivery supporting the implementation of SCLD’s strategic direction, through leadership and management of the organisation’s operational objectives and delivery plan.
Charlie McMillan
Chief ExecutiveCharlie is the Chief Executive at SCLD, responsible for the overall strategy of the organisation as well as the staff team.
Lorne Berkley
Strategic Lead: Policy and RightsAs Strategic Lead: Policy and Rights, Lorne engages in policy development at a national level with a particular focus on social security and housing.
Lucy Gibbons
Team Support CoordinatorLucy is the Team Support Coordinator at SCLD. She provides day-to-day support to the management team, projects and networks. As well as helping to create accessible information and organise events.
Marion Smith
Project AdvisorMarion is SCLD’s project advisor. She supports the team on a number of projects including Our Future Leaders, Scottish Learning Disability Week and our lived experience boards.
Michelle Mair
Gender Based Violence Project AdviserMichelle is SCLD's Gender Based Violence Project Adviser, within our Human Rights hub. Michelle's post is part of the Scottish Government's Equally Safe fund, which aims to prevent and eradicate violence against women and girls. Michelle is also a registered learning disability nurse, with over 24 years experience in learning disability nursing.
Graeme Wilson
Finance & Resource ManagerGraeme manages SCLD's finance and resources, carrying out duties such as processing invoices, paying suppliers and supporting pay roll. Graeme also prepares the monthly accounts.
Cameron Smith
Development WorkerCameron is SCLD's Development Worker, supporting the SCLD team to deliver events, conferences, workshops and engagement activities, as well as leading on key development programmes, such as employment.
Matthew Muirhead
Development WorkerMatthew is SCLD's Development Worker - he works to support various projects as part of the Evidence & Rights hub, but also provides support across the SCLD team, helping to create accessible information.
Douglas Graham
Development Worker (Accessible Information)Dougie is SCLD’s Development Worker (Accessible Information) – he works closely with Scottish Government to produce accessible versions of documents for the Autism and Learning Disability Team. He also supports the internal SCLD team with their accessible information needs.