Staff

 


Martyn Evans

Director

MARTYN EVANS, BA(hons) MA(econ)

Martyn is the Director of the Scottish Consumer Council. He took up this post in 1998. Martyn was a visiting Professor of Law at the University of Strathclyde from 1995-2001.

Martyn was Chief Executive Officer of Citizens Advice Scotland for five years prior to taking up his post with the Scottish Consumer Council. Martyn was also the Director of Shelter (Scottish Campaing for Homeless People) from 1987-1992.

He is a member of a number of Scottish Government and UK government advisory groups.

Scottish Consumer Council
mevans@scotconsumer.org.uk

Martyn Evans


Susan Kelly

Senior Administrator

Susan is Senior Administrator at the SCC. She is responsible for the day to day running of the SCC's office, working closely with the Head of Corporate Resources. Susan provides secretarial support to the Director, Martyn Evans. Her key roles include management of the SCC database, maintenance of the website, publication of research reports, organising conferences and events.

Scottish Consumer Council
skelly@scotconsumer.org.uk

Susan Kelly


Liz Macdonald

Policy Manager: Health, Community Care and Disability

Liz Macdonald is responsible for the SCC's policy in the areas of health and social care. She has worked at the SCC since 1993, and has been a Policy Manager since 1997. Liz also manages the Health Rights Information Scotland project, which is based at the SCC.


Scottish Consumer Council
lmacdonald@scotconsumer.org.uk

Liz Macdonald


Trisha McAuley

Head of Corporate Resources

Trisha McAuley M.A. (Hons), M.Phil

Trisha is responsible for the business management of the SCC, including finance, personnel, facilities, legal affairs, publishing, and workplanning. She is also the Secretary to the Council. Trisha also leads the SCC's policy work on utilities (covering water, communications, energy and postal services), and in construction.

Scottish Consumer Council
tmcauley@scotconsumer.org.uk

Trisha McAuley

Gill MacGregor
Consumer Network Coordinator

Our Consumer Network provides a vital link between ordinary members of the public throughout Scotland and the SCC, and Gill was appointed as Consumer Network Co-ordinator in November 2003. Her role is to deal with the day-to-day administration and the continuing development of the Network. Following on from a major external review of the Network, which was carried out in 2002, Gill has continued to recruit as wide a range of individuals and groups as possible to reflect the full range of consumer concerns throughout Scotland. She sees her role as providing the link between the Network and the policy staff here at SCC.

Scottish Consumer Council
gmacgregor@scotconsumer.org.uk

Gill MacGregor


Sarah O'Neill

Legal Officer

Sarah O'Neill is a qualified solicitor, with experience in both private practice and the advice sector. She was previously employed as the in-court adviser at Edinburgh sheriff court. She is also an accredited mediator. Sarah has worked for the Scottish Consumer Council since 1998. She is responsible for the SCC's legal policy, including access to justice, legal services, consumer law and freedom of information.

 


Scottish Consumer Council
soneill@scotconsumer.org.uk

Sarah O'Neill


Jennifer Wallace

Policy Manager: Education, Housing and Local Government

Jennifer Wallace M.A. (Hons), M.Phil


Jennifer joined SCC as a Policy Manager in 2004. She takes the lead on SCC's work on education, local government and housing through research and policy development. Before joining SCC in 2004, Jennifer worked for Children in Scotland and the Scottish Parenting Forum. Jennifer is a graduate of the Universities of Edinburgh and Glasgow


Scottish Consumer Council
jwallace@scotconsumer.org.uk

Jennifer Wallace


Mary Lawton

Policy Manager: Food

Mary is a chartered chemist and is responsible for the SCC's policy on food. Mary joined the SCC in 2004 and works part time. Since joining the SCC, Mary has helped set up the Cross Party Group on Food in the Scottish Parliament and acts as Secretary. Her background is in industry and trade associations in the UK and Europe.  


Scottish Consumer Council
mlawton@scotconsumer.org.uk

Mary Lawton


Liz Stewart

Finance Officer

Elizabeth Stewart, BA


Liz is the Finance Officer, and has been in post since 1998. She is responsible for processing all income & expenditure for the council, while working closely with the Head of Corporate Resources. Her basic role is to liase with suppliers, creditors and with associated councils finance departments, as well as the drafting of financial reports and year end accounts. She is a graduate of Glasgow Caledonian University.



Scottish Consumer Council
lstewart@scotconsumer.org.uk

Liz Stewart

Louis Cowan
IT Officer/Administrator

Louis is responsible for the Scottish Consumer Council's IT systems. He also carries out administrative duties.

Scottish Consumer Council
lcowan@scotconsumer.org.uk

Louis Cowan

Anne-Marie Sandison

Administrator

 

 

 

Scottish Consumer Council

asandison@scotconsumer.org.uk

Anne-Marie Sandison
   



Community Food and Health (Scotland)



Community food and health logo


Bill Gray

National Project Officer
Community Food and Health (Scotland)
bgray@scotconsumer.org.uk

Bill Gray

Claire Street
Development Officer

Community Food and Health (Scotland)
cstreet@scotconsumer.org.uk

Claire Street
Kim Newstead
Development Officer (Practice Development)
Community Food and Health (Scotland)
knewstead@scotconsumer.org.uk
Kim Newstead

Geraldine O'Riordan
Development Officer

Community Food and Health (Scotland)
goriordan@scotconsumer.org.uk

Geraldine O'Riordan

Alice Baird
Project Administrator

Community Food and Health (Scotland)
abaird@scotconsumer.org.uk


 


Rita Campbell

Project Administrator

Community Food and Health (Scotland)
rcampbell@scotconsumer.org.uk

Rita Campbell

Anne Gibson
Development Officer

Community Food and Health (Scotland)
agibson@scotconsumer.org.uk

 



Scottish Accessible Information Forum (SAIF)



SAIF logo


Steve Harvey

Project Officer (job share)

Along with job share colleague Susan Burn, Steve works with the SAIF Advisory Board. He and Susan are responsible for planning, developing and organising the work of SAIF in order to achieve the objectives in their 3 year development plan and the annual work plans. Steve has worked with SAIF since 1998.


Scottish Accessible Information Forum
sharvey@scotconsumer.org.uk

Steve Harvey

Susan Burn

Project Officer (job share)


(Currently on maternity leave)

 

Scottish Accessible Information Forum
sburn@scotconsumer.org.uk

Susan Burn

Joanne Martin

Project Officer (job share)

 

Scottish Accessible Information Forum
jmartin@scotconsumer.org.uk

Joanne Martin



Healthyliving Award


Healthy Living Award


Claire Brown

Project Manager

Claire is Project Manager of the new Healthyliving Award, which was launched in August 2006. Funded by the Scottish Government and managed by the SCC, this new award builds on the experience of the Scottish Healthy Choices Award, rewarding caterers who support healthier eating and who make it easier for their customers to eat healthily when out and about.

Healthy Living Award
cbrown@scotconsumer.org.uk

Claire Brown


Yvonne Traynor

Development Co-ordinator

 

Yvonne is the Development Co-ordinator for the Healthyliving Award. Yvonne is responsible for the promotion and marketing activities related to the project. Yvonne manages the work of the Development Officer and manages and co-ordinates external contracts related to the marketing and promotion of the project.

Healthy Living Award
ytraynor@scotconsumer.org.uk

Yvonne Traynor


Barbara McDougall

Development Officer

Barbara is a Development Officer for the Healthyliving Award, sharing the role with Moira Stalker. Barbara has the same responsibilities as Moira, i.e. assisting the Development Co-ordinator to ensure that the project is promoted effectively to help maximise brand-awareness amongst both the trade and consumers. Barbara is also responsible for providing a range of communication and networking support to all aspects of the project’s development activity.

 

Healthy Living Award
bmcdougall@scotconsumer.org.uk

Barbara McDougall

Lesley Bass
Project Administrator/Information Officer

Lesley is the Project Administrator and Information Officer for the Healthyliving Award. Lesley is responsible for providing an all round administrative function to support the implementation and delivery of the award. Lesley's key roles include the management and development of the project database, processing applicant documentation and corresponding with caterers and external agencies.

Healthy Living Award
lbass@scotconsumer.org.uk

Lesley Bass

Moira Stalker
Development Officer

Moira is a Development Officer for the Healthyliving Award. Moira is responsible for assisting the Development Co-ordinator to ensure that the project is promoted effectively to help maximise brand-awareness amongst both the trade and consumers. Moira is also responsible for a range of communication and networking activity to support all aspects of the project's development activity.

Healthy Living Award
mstalker@scotconsumer.org.uk

Moira Stalker

Joanne Burns
Assessment Coordinator

(currently on maternity leave)

 

 

Healthy Living Award
jburns@scotconsumer.org.uk

Joanne Burns

Angela Tod
Assessment Coordinator

Angela is Assessment Co-ordinator for the Healthyliving Award. Angela is responsible for the effective delivery of the project by leading the co-ordination of the assessment process and activities, thus ensuring the credibility of the award. Angela manages the work of the project administrator and co-ordinates and manages a network of sessional assessors. 

Healthy Living Award
atod@scotconsumer.org.uk

Angela Tod



Health Rights Information Scotland (HRIS)





Matt Johnston

Project Development Officer



Health Rights Information Scotland
mjohnston@scotconsumer.org.uk

 

Matt Johnston

Brigitte Cosford
Project Support Officer


Health Rights Information Scotland
bcosford@scotconsumer.org.uk

Brigitte Cosford

Alana Corrigan
Project Administrator



Health Rights Information Scotland
acorrigan@scotconsumer.org.uk

Alana Corrigan

 

 

Updated 13/02/08


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