The 2014 SURF Annual Conference
7 August: CoSLA Conference Centre, Edinburgh
Delegates List
Name
Position
Organisation
Alan Donnelly
Councillor
Aberdeen City Council
Linda McLean
Member
ARAC
Andy Wightman
Author and Policy Commentator
Cllr Gordon Matheson
Leader of Glasgow City Council
Better Together
Derek Harper
Convener
Brechin Community Council
Jim Rafferty
Chief Executive
Capital City Partnership
Heather MacNaughton
Head of Neighbourhood Regeneration
Castle Rock Edinvar Housing Association
Gloria Murray
Member
Castlemilk Timebank
Scott Davidson
CH2M HILL
Jackie Brock
Chief Executive
Children in Scotland
Alan Ferguson
Director
CIH Scotland
Paul Hambleton
Social Strategy Manager
City of Edinburgh Council
Lesley Porteous
Planner
City of Edinburgh Council
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Name
Position
Organisation
Lesley Baillie
Community Planning Adviser
Clackmannanshire Council
Sean Connor
Business Development Manager
Clydesdale Community Initiatives
Peter Taylor
Policy and Development Consultant
Community Development Alliance Scotland
David Cameron
Chair
Community Land Scotland
Gillian Fyfe
Policy Manager
COSLA
Kirstin MacLeod
Government Relations Officer
Creative Scotland
Caroline Docherty
Portfolio Partnership Manager
Creative Scotland
Philip Deverell
Director of Strategy
Creative Scotland
Ian Cooke
Director
Development Trusts Association Scotland
John Hosie
Community Regeneration and Health
Manager
Dundee City Council
Vanessa Kelly
Communities Officer
Dundee City Council
Elaine Pratt
Communities Officer
Dundee City Council
Gerard McCormack
Team Leader - Strategic Planning and
Place
East Dunbartonshire Council
Justine Bradd
Outreach Worker
Edinburgh Tenants Federation
Brian Cant
Member
Edinburgh Tenants Federation
Dr Oliver Escobar
School of Social and Political Science
& Academy of Government
Edinburgh University
Alice Earley
Research Consultant
Ekosgen
Jeremy Hanks
Regeneration Consultant
Ekosgen
Hugh Kippen
Freelance
Environmental Consultant
Eamonn Connolly
Director
EVH - Supporting Social Employers
Pauline Edmiston
Coordinator
Faith in Community Scotland
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Name
Position
Organisation
Ian McCrory
Lead Officer - Strategic Regeneration
Fife Council
Laura Robertson
Fuel Poverty Support Assistant
Fife Council
Izzy Whyte
Local Development Officer
Fife Council
Kevin Robertson
Kirkcaldy Area Locality Support Team
Fife Council
Eileen Porter
Individual
First step engage, encourage and support
Jim Porter
Individual
First step engage, encourage and support
Karen McGregor
Chief Executive
Firstport
Nick Addington
Head of Philanthropy Services
Foundation Scotland
Naeem Khalid
FRAE Fife Co-ordinator
FRAE Fife ltd
Karen McGregor
Chair
Gallatown East & Sinclairtown Tenants &
Residents Association
Tracey Cunningham
Policy Officer
Glasgow City Council
Nicky Bird
Artist
Glasgow School of Art
Iain McLellan
Management Committee Member
Glen Oaks Housing Association
Paul Renwick
Development Officer
Gorebridge Community Development Trust
Barbara Robertson
Secretary
Granton Improvement Society
Willie Black
Granton Improvement Society
Denis Donghue
Director
Hall Aitken
Paul Buchanan
Managing Director
Hall Aitken
John McCarthy
Reader in Urban Studies
Heriot-Watt University
Diane Gray
Development Manager
Heritage Lottery Fund
Ian Williams James
Findlay
Project Manager
Icecream Architecture
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Name
Position
Organisation
Laura Dobie
Research Officer
Idox Information Service
Robert McDowall
Independent Research Professional
Jilly Giffen
Individual
Dr. Colin Deans
Individual
Pat Scrutton
Coordinator
Intergenerational National Network
Robin McAlpine
Director
Jimmy Reid Foundation
Emilie Devlin
Member
Langside & Linn Community Reference
Group
Margaret Wright
Organisational Development
Consultant
Margaret Wright
Tracie MacMillan
Senior CLD Worker/Centres &
Projects
Menzieshill and Charleston Community
Centres
Stephen Fraser
Community Engagement Specialist
Midlothian Council
Sylvia Douglas
Project Manager
MsMissMrs CIC
David Boyter
Musician/Teacher
Marilyn Workman
Regeneration Consultant
NET-Workman
Margaret Layden
Regeneration Coordinator
ng Homes
Pamela Maxwell
Member
North Ayrshire Regeneration Forum
Yvonne McBride
Service to Business Coordinator
(Social Economy)
North Lanarkshire Council
Dr Katherine Trebeck
Policy and Research Advisor
Oxfam
Kathleen McCutcheon
Director
Paisley South Housing Association
John Boswell
Board Member
Paths for All
Peter Riddoch
Principal
Peter Riddoch Architect
Petra Biberbach
Chief Executive
Planning Aid Scotland
4
Name
Position
Organisation
David Wood
Manager of Planning and Policy
Planning Aid Scotland
Maria Herzog
Planning Aid Scotland
Moya Crowley
Project Manager
Plantation Productions
Angela Ross
Development Manager
Plantation Productions
Keith Anderson
Chief Executive
Port of Leith Housing Association
Susan Pettie
Creative Director
Prophet Scotland
Micheal Matovu
Director
Radiant and Brighter CIC
Pheona Matovu
Director
Radiant and Brighter CIC
Bob Gill
Interim Corporate Manager
Raploch URC
Harry Deerin
Chair
Raploch URC
Alistair Grimes
Regeneration Expert
Rachel Peacock
Programme Coordinator
Resilient Scotland Ltd
Chris Holloway
Head
Resilient Scotland Ltd
Caroline Bell
Community Engagement Manager
Resilient Scotland Ltd
Joanne Campbell
Investment Manager
Resilient Scotland Ltd
Lorraine Glass
Partnership Manager
Respectme, Scotland's Anti-Bullying Service
Paul Spicker
Professor of Public Policy
Robert Gordon University
Andrew Reid
Treasurer
SAGS
Ellie Brodie
Policy Researcher
Scotland's Rural College (SRUC)
Judy Wilkinson
Member
Scottish Allotments and Garden Society
Hazel Benzie
Early Years Outreach Manager
Scottish Book Trust
5
Name
Position
Organisation
David Reilly
Development Manager
Scottish Community Development Centre
David Allan
Head of Programmes (Community
Development)
Scottish Community Development Centre
Colin Robertson
Head of Audit Employability
Scottish Government
Doreen Grove
Strategy Unit
Scottish Government
Richard Rollison
External Business Department
Scottish Government
Graham Robinson
Policy Manager
Scottish Government
Ruth Whatling
Head of Housing and Regeneration
Research
Scottish Government
Chris Cunningham
Director
Shettleston Housing Association
Michelle Gibson
Project Manager
Skills Development Scotland
Mike O'Donnell
Head of Partnerships
Skills Development Scotland
Duncan Thorp
Policy and Communications Manager
Social Enterprise Scotland
Gill Gracie
Project Manager
Space Unlimited
Christine MacLean
Programme Manager
Stirling Council
Lesley Gallagher
Programme Manager
Stirling Council
Andy Kennedy
City Centre Initiatives Manager
Stirling Council
Elaine Cooper
Alliance for Action Facilitator
SURF
Brian MacDonald
Chair
SURF
Pippa Coutts
Vice Chair
SURF
Emma Scott
Events and Communications
Assistant
SURF
Andy Milne
Chief Executive
SURF
Derek Rankine
Events and Communications Manager
SURF
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Name
Position
Organisation
Tam McGarvey
Alliance for Action Facilitator
SURF
Emily Watts
Country Manager,Scotland
The BIG Lunch
Martin Cawley
Chief Executive
Turning Point Scotland
Deborah Peel
Chair and Professor of Architecture
and Planning
University of Dundee
Jennifer Williams
PhD Student
University of Dundee
Priya Kay
City Planning and Real Estate
Development Student
University of Glasgow
Ciaran McDonald
PhD Student
University of St Andrews
Emeka Prince Ikemere
PhD Student
University of Stirling
Greg Lloyd
Head, School of the Built Environment
University of Ulster
Cassandra Barron
Development Officer
Voluntary Arts Scotland
Simon Mullen
Sales Manager
Wagstaff Interiors Group
Angela Paton
Welfare Rights Consultant
Tam Munro
Chair
West and Central Voluntary Sector Network
Lorraine Gillies
Community Planning Manager
West Lothian Council
Jonathan McCarthy
Regeneration Officer
West of Scotland Housing Association
Felicity Parsons
Pat Kane
Writer
Musician and Commentator
Yes Scotland
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