Staff and advisers

Staff  / Strategy

Cathy Begley

Participation Officer

Cathy is our Participation Officer, who works to make sure we're involving children and young people in everything we do.

Adviser  / Youth

Eilidh

Young Adviser

Adviser  / Youth

Jaymie

Young Adviser

Adviser  / Youth

Coll

Young Adviser

Staff  / Corporate Services

Nicola Vallance-Ross

Head of Corporate Services

Nicola is in charge of Corporate Services, who manage the Commissioner's finances and keep their office running smoothly.

Staff  / Corporate Services

Heather Belmonte

Executive Assistant

Heather is responsible for managing the Commissioner's diary and their meetings, as well as minuting meetings of our leadership group.

Adviser  / Youth

Adam

Young Adviser

Adviser  / Youth

Andrew

Young Adviser

Staff  / Corporate Services

Anne Gribbon

Finance Officer

Anne is our Finance Officer, who makes sure we're paying for things on time and buying things in a sensible way.

Staff  / Advice and Investigations

Maria Galli

Legal Officer (Investigation and Strategic Litigation)

Maria is our Legal Officer for investigations, and also works to see how we can get involved in legal cases to improve the rights of children and young people.

Adviser  / Youth

Violet

Young Adviser

Staff  / Corporate Services

Nicola Harris

Finance and Administration Assistant

Nicola works to keep our office running smoothly by helping us all with our day to day tasks when these become too enormous.

Adviser  / Youth

Ailidh

Young Adviser

Adviser  / Youth

Beccie

Young Adviser

Adviser  / Youth

Jonathan

Young Adviser

Staff  / Advice and Investigations

Nick Hobbs

Head of Advice and Investigations

Nick is our Head of Advice of Investigations, so he works to help make sure people know their rights and to help the Commissioner take action when rights are not respected.

Staff  / Communications

Ezmie McCutcheon

Head of Communications

Ezmie manages all the Commissioner's communications so people of all ages can know about the work they do and about children's human rights.

Adviser  / Youth

Abigail

Young Adviser

Staff  / Advice and Investigations

Linda Ellis Macdonald

Advice Officer

Linda is our Advice Officer. She's in charge of our advice line and of our services giving human rights advice to children, young people and adults.

Staff  / Communications

Robert Shepherd

Digital Media Officer

Robert is responsible for this website and other digital communications, including our office's social media accounts.

Adviser  / Youth

Kaydence

Young Adviser

Adviser  / Youth

Jodi

Young Adviser

Adviser  / Youth

Hope

Young Adviser

Staff  / Strategy

Gillian Munro

Information Officer

Gillian is our Information Officer. She's responsible for the Commissioner's archives and for making sure we're keeping to our duties around freedom of information.

Bruce Adamson

Children and Young People's Commissioner

Adviser  / Youth

Maria

Young Adviser

Staff  / Strategy

Megan Farr

Policy Officer

Megan is our Policy Officer, who influences the Scottish Government to make sure our laws respect the human rights of children and young people.

Adviser  / Youth

Ella

Young Adviser

Adviser  / Youth

Zara

Young Adviser