Qualified as a social worker in Aberdeen in 1979. Now retired and living in rural Stirling.
A successful career in Social Services working in Scotland and England. For the past 20 years worked at Assistant Director/Chief Officer/Director level including period in a joint appointment as a Director (Health and Social Policy Modernisation). Extensive experience in the design and delivery of National Policy on Early Intervention and Prevention and the transformation of Adult Social Care.
Member of the Integration Joint Board as the Chair of the Stirling Rural Locality Planning Network.