Meet the Team at SCLD

Marion Smith

Marion Smith

Project Advisor

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Marion 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.


Lorne Berkley

Lorne Berkley

Strategic Lead: Policy and Rights

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As Strategic Lead: Policy and Rights, Lorne engages in policy development at a national level with a particular focus on social security and housing.


Oliver Kennedy

Oliver Kennedy

Admin Assistant

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Oliver answers phone calls and manages the admin mailbox. Oliver also supports the project team with their admin needs.


Michelle Mair

Michelle Mair

Gender Based Violence Project Adviser

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Michelle 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.


Matthew Muirhead

Matthew Muirhead

Development Worker

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Matthew 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.


Jeannie Clough

Jeannie Clough

Include For Good - Programme Lead

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Jeannie 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.


Iain Gillon

Iain Gillon

Marketing and Communications Assistant

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Iain creates online content and schedules SCLD’s social media. He also compiles our monthly eFocus newsletter.


Cameron Smith

Cameron Smith

Development Worker

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Cameron 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.


Ruth Callander

Ruth Callander

Evidence Programme Lead

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As Evidence Programme Lead, Ruth drives SCLD’s Digital Transformation Project and other research projects with external partners. She also makes sure that SCLD’s work is underpinned by the best available data.


Lewis Sherlock

Lewis Sherlock

Project Advisor

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Lewis is a Project Advisor who works across a number of SCLD’s projects. He works closely with Programme Leads and supports the work of upcoming projects.


Lucy Gibbons

Lucy Gibbons

Executive Support Coordinator

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Lucy provides day-to-day administrative support to the executive team and networks. She also creates accessible information and organises events.


Linda Mitchell

Linda Mitchell

Interim CE

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Linda supports the implementation of SCLD’s strategic direction, through leadership and management of the organisation’s operational objectives, delivery plan and staff team.


Andy Miller

Andy Miller

Strategic Lead: Participation & Partnership

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Andy is SCLD’s Strategic Lead: Participation & Partnership. This includes much of SCLD’s engagement work, and supporting other organisations with policy and practice development.


Kelly Kolatowicz

Kelly Kolatowicz

Head of Business Development

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Kelly is our Head of Business Development.


James Innes

James Innes

Project Advisor

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James is a Project Advisor who works across a number of SCLD’s projects. He works closely with Programme Leads and supports the work of projects such as Include For Good, the Expert Group and Scottish Learning Disability Week.