Girlguiding Scotland is a Scottish charity supporting 45,000 girls and young women and 11,000 amazing volunteers.
Girlguiding Scotland’s work is overseen by our Scottish Executive, a group of trustees appointed for their skills, expertise and commitment to our vision. Led by the Scottish chief commissioner, our most senior volunteer, Girlguiding Scotland’s Trustees make sure everything we do helps us achieve our mission to inspire and empower girls in every community in Scotland. The Scottish Chief Commissioner is supported by the chief executive and her team of staff.
Moira is our lead volunteer in Scotland, with overall responsibility for making sure we deliver our aim of empowering and inspiring as many girls as possible to find their voice through Girlguiding across the country.
Gail Fox supports the Scottish chief commissioner and, along with the other Deputy Scottish Chief Commissioners Carol Morwood and Lisa Millar, provides individual support to Girlguiding Scotland counties.
Carol supports the Scottish chief commissioner and, along with the other Deputy Scottish Chief Commissioners Gail Fox and Lisa Millar, provides individual support to Girlguiding Scotland counties.
In her role Lisa focuses on youth participation across Scotland, supporting the Scottish chief commissioner and the other deputy Scottish chief commissioners to help girls continue to grow in confidence and realise their potential.
Anne is responsible for heading up our guiding development committee, which coordinates the volunteer team that delivers Girlguiding Scotland activities and events for our members and ensures we have a thriving membership.
Tina is our lead volunteer for communications, supporting our network of PR volunteers to share the excitement of Girlguiding Scotland through the media, events and online.
Sarah is now chair of the membership growth and development working group. The working group will promote Girlguiding Scotland and Girlguiding and support the Scottish growth strategy.
Helen has joined our Scottish Executive as one of two trustees who represent our local volunteers and adult members across Scotland.
Brian is our honorary treasurer on our Scottish Executive. This role involves keeping the trustees informed about financial duties and responsibilities, as well as our performance, and supporting specific activities as required.
Alison has joined our Scottish Executive as one of two trustees who represent our local volunteers and adult members across Scotland.
Linda Holden is the business management and finance chair on our Scottish Executive. She helps the Girlguiding Scotland staff team support members with property, governance and charity matters too.
We also have a team of staff who work in our Scottish Headquarters and shop in Edinburgh. The Chief Executive and staff team supports the work of the Executive Committee.
Denise is responsible for delivering Girlguiding Scotland’s strategy and managing our staff and finances. She works closely with the Scottish Chief Commissioner to ensure Girlguiding Scotland provides the best possible support for our members.
Kirsty leads on money and business matters at Girlguiding Scotland. She also runs our shops and online store, helping to generate income as well as oversee the spending of it! Kirsty supports our members with advice on tricky property, governance and charity matters too.
Laura runs the Girlguiding Delivery team, which works with volunteers to get big events like our Tartan Gig off the ground. The team also builds external partnerships.
Carolyn manages the Communications team, responsible for raising the profile of Girlguiding Scotland, communicating with members, public affairs and last (but definitely not least!) promoting the voices of our young members.
Louise manages a small team who are responsible for attracting and retaining volunteers, and helping Scottish guiding units to grow and thrive.
