The Team
Driven by a small and skilled team, we are passionate about learning through sport and committed to positive thinking.
Susan Jackson – Senior Director
A qualified Chartered Accountant, Susan joined the Foundation in May 2007 as a Programme Manager after 12 years with Deloitte including eight years with the Corporate Finance team. She was promoted to the post of Senior Director in September 2009. Susan is a former member of the Scotland smallbore rifle team. She represented Scotland at the Commonwealth Games in 1998, 2002 and 2006, winning a medal at each one, including gold in Melbourne. Susan has also represented Great Britain on a number of occasions including the World Championships and European Championships.
susan.jackson@winningscotlandfoundation.org
Morag Arnot- Director of Strategy and Communications
Morag joined the Foundation in January 2011 bringing over 20 years experience of working in education and culture at both a strategic and operational level. For the last 12 years she has operated at Director level initially as Director of Corporate Services at Napier University and most recently as Director of Planning and Communication and Deputy CEO of the Scottish Arts Council. In her spare time she is a keen runner recently completing the Paris Marathon and raising funds for Maggies Centre in Edinburgh. Morag is also a trustee of Edinburgh Cyrenians.
morag.arnot@winningscotlandfoundation.org
Judy Anderson - Head of Operations & Programme Manager, Work Out For Sport
Judy joined the Foundation in 2010 after seven years at Cairn Energy PLC where she worked in the Finance department and laterally in the Commercial team with a focus on company and asset valuations. She is a qualified Accountant and prior to joining Cairn worked in a variety of financial roles in Australia and New Zealand. Prior to this she worked for KPMG in Dublin within the Financial Services department. Judy has played Touch for a number of years and has represented Scotland at two World Cups, the most recent in Edinburgh in June 2011. She is also an active member of the national squad committee. In her spare time she supports a volunteering programme for older people run by Edinbugh City Council.
judy.anderson@winningscotlandfoundation.org
Tommy Boyle – Programme Director
Tommy joined the Foundation in 2007, and was responsible for the successful implementation of Positive Coaching Scotland from 2008-2010. A renowned athletics coach, Tommy has 38 years experience of coaching at club, district, national and international level. He coached GB internationals Tom McKean, Yvonne Murray and Susan Scott, and in total his athletes achieved 27 medals at European, World, Commonwealth and Olympic level. In addition to ten years experience of coach education and mentoring of Scottish coaches, Tommy has a proven track record in managing blue chip companies most recently as Site Manager of Packard Bell Scotland.
tommy.boyle@winningscotlandfoundation.org
Richard Orr – Programme Manager and Web Editor
Richard is the Programme Manager of Champions in Schools, Editor of www.inthewinningzone.com and author of the ‘Be a Winner’ book. He also helps out with several other Foundation initiatives. He has a BA Hons in English & Politics from Queen’s University and an MSc with Distinction in Journalism from Napier University. He is a former winner of the BBC Young Sports Reporter of the Year award. Richard is a keen and competitive sportsman, playing football, rugby, tennis and squash. Richard has been with the Foundation since 2006.
richard.orr@winningscotlandfoundation.org
Elaine Walls - Programme Manager, Champions In Schools
Elaine joined the Foundation in August 2011 as Programme Manager of Champions in Schools. She brings with her 15 years teaching experience gained both in state and independent schools as well as having taught abroad. She has a deeply enthusiastic belief in developing children’s confidence through sport and sees learning as an active life skill to be engaged with positively, rather than rejected after formal education ends. Elaine believes in active commitment to the local community. She is a swimming coach and secretary of her local civic trust. Her sporting passions include skiing and cycling.
elaine.walls@winningscotlandfoundation.org
Stuart Grieve - Football Programme Manager
Stuart Grieve joined the Foundation in November 2010 as the Football Programme Manager for Positive Coaching Scotland. He has worked in a number of sports development roles in Scotland and abroad and has a real passion for developing young people through sport. Stuart is a licence qualified football coach and over the last 12 years Stuart has coached football in club and community programmes, most recently leaving his role as U17’s coach at Partick Thistle Football Club. Stuart is a father of two and spends any spare time he has playing golf.
stuart.grieve@winningscotlandfoundation.org
Grant Small - Programme Manager
Grant joined the Foundation in 2008 and again in 2011 as a Programme Manager. Previous to joining the Foundation Grant spent 5 years lecturing in sports sciences at the University of Abertay Dundee. During this time Grant was responsible for the Scottish Football Association’s research into small sided game development. Grant also has extensive coaching experience having completed his UEFA coaching award and worked with Hibernian Football club over the last five years latterly as a performance analyst.
grant.small@winningscotlandfoundation.org
Charlene Smith - Executive Assistant/Office Manager
Charlene joined the Foundation in June 2011 after two and a half years as the Project Co-ordinator of a community based social enterprise. She has held a number of roles centred around project management, office management, finance and administration in national and community based charities. Charlene is passionate about personal development and is currently working towards an undergraduate degree in Criminology & Psychology. In her spare time Charlene is a mother and a keen reader of true crime novels.
charlene.smith@winningscotlandfoundation.org