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Chairperson: Christopher Davies

He has many years of senior industrial and commercial management experience in this country and overseas and experience of voluntary management and board membership within the private and voluntary sector. He succeeded Malcolm Goldsmith as chairman about a year ago.

Company Secretary: Margaret Stevenson

Currently a Trustee of Positive Help and formerly Director of the Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care.

Other Trustee Members

Rt Rev Bruce Cameron

Elected Bishop of Aberdeen & Orkney (1992), and Primus of Scottish Episcopal Church (2000), after retirement in 2006 he was Resident Scholar for a year in the USA. In 2008 he and his wife, Elaine, were Interim Wardens at the ecumenical conference centre – Scottish Churches House. Currently Associate Convenor of Scottish Churches Housing Action, and Convenor of Scottish Friends of Ecumenism, he & Elaine live in Perthshire & enjoy gardening, reading, theatre and music.

Sandra Carter MBE

Formerly Chief Executive of Voluntary Action Fund, she is currently Convenor of Faiths In Scotland Community Action Fund and Board member of Faith in Community Scotland.

Geoff Lachlan MBChB, FRCSEd, MA (Study of Religions)

Geoff worked as a general surgeon in the NHS for 30 years, before resigning his post in Fort William and joining the Scottish Inter Faith Council as Health Development Officer. This new work involved collaborating with NHS Education on several Spiritual Care projects from an inclusive inter faith and belief perspective. He has a particular interest in promoting the evidence base for the positive link between spirituality and health.

Geoffery Lord OBE

Formerly Secretary and Treasurer of the Carnegie United Kingdom Trust.

Helen Mein

Helen has worked in the voluntary sector in Scotland for 30 years.
She has initiated and managed a number of projects, held appointments to various statutory bodies and was Co-ordinator of Positive Help.

She has served on various management committees and was Chair of
The Mental Health Advocacy Project in West Lothian.

Professor Mary Marshall

Mary is professor emeritus at the University of Stirling where she was director of the Dementia Services Development Centre until 2005. She employed our founder, Malcolm, as a researcher and obtained a JRF grant for him to research and then write his important book "Hearing the voice of people with dementia". She is now retired but continues to write and lecture on dementia care especially on design and ethics.

John Starr

Professor of Health and Ageing at University of Edinburgh and a member of the Executive of Alzheimer's Scotland.

 Mrs Helen Thomson BSc, RGN, SCM

Helen worked in the NHS for 27years in varying Nursing and Midwifery roles, making the leap of faith to Social Care 12 years ago. Helen specialises in dementia related issues; currently holding the post of Regional Care manager with Bield Care; supporting and developing services in Fife and the Borders.

Malcolm Goldsmith

We regret to announce the death of Malcolm, our founder, on 28th July 2011. His vision, patience and inspiration helped to establish us and our small team is committed to making sure his vision is made a reality.