The Team

Driven by a small and skilled team, we are passionate about learning through sport and committed to positive thinking.

Alistair Gray - Executive Chairman

Alistair Gray is one of Europe's leading management consultants with a wealth of international sports and business experience.  He co-founded Winning Scotland Foundation with Sir Bill Gammell and was the first Chairman of the Scottish Institute of Sport.  He is also Managing Director and founder of Glasgow-based strategic management consultancy Renaissance & Company and Chairman of British Swimming.

After giving 20 years of service to the European Hockey Federation Board and Euro Hockey League, he has recently retired from this organisation.  His commitment to sport has also included the Chair of British Basketball.  Alistair's passion for sport makes him determined to see young people in Scotland adopt sport as a tool for life. Alistair.Gray@winningscotlandfoundation.org

Susan Jackson – Senior Director

Susan joined the Foundation in May 2007 following 12 years with Deloitte.  A qualified Chartered Accountant, during her time at Deloitte Susan combined progressing her professional career and her sporting ambitions.  She represented Scotland in smallbore rifle shooting 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 recognises the life skills that she learnt through participation in sport from an early age – the importance of hard work, effort and resilience - have helped to shape her professional life.  Susan is now a volunteer coach supporting young shooters to develop themselves through sport. susan.jackson@winningscotlandfoundation.org

Morag Arnot - Senior Director

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 Edinburgh Napier University and most recently as Director of Planning and Communication and Deputy CEO at the Scottish Arts Council now Creative Scotland.  Morag has always enjoyed keeping active, is a keen runner and practices Pilates. She can also be seen on the open waters sailing around Scotland.  Morag strongly believes in sport as a power for good and is committed to ensuring that all can have access to its many and varied lifelong benefits. morag.arnot@winningscotlandfoundation.org

Catriona Regan- Communication Manager 

Catriona joined the Foundation in November 2011 in a freelance capacity before becoming a part-time member of staff in June 2012. She brings with her over 10 years’ experience of working in education and communication agencies - here in Scotland and overseas.  Prior to the Foundation her most recent role was Head of Communications and Marketing at a private university in the Middle East. Catriona has always enjoyed keeping active, but these days it’s usually running around the park with her young son.  Catriona believes passionately that all young people should have access to positive sporting experiences in safe and affordable environments.  catriona.regan@winningscotlandfoundation.org

Judy Anderson -  Programme Director, Work Out For Sport

Judy is a qualified Chartered Accountant with over 15 years financial and commercial experience here in Scotland and overseas and has previously worked for KPMG and Cairn Energy PLC. Passionate about keeping active she has played Touch (rugby) for a number of years, representing Scotland at two World Cups and winning a bronze medal at the European Champs in 2008. She has experienced first-hand the life skills learnt through sport such as developing confidence, learning from mistakes and the value of teamwork and believes all young people in Scotland should have the opportunity to experience this too. Judy is also committed to volunteering, and gives her time and expertise to club sport and a programme for older people.judy.anderson@winningscotlandfoundation.org

Dricus van Jaarsveld - Programme Manager, Work Out For Sport

Dricus joined the Foundation in August 2012. For the last 2 and a half years he has worked for Fonterra, New Zealand’s largest company and the biggest dairy exporter in the world. He started within their graduate programme and then progressed to the position of technologist where 90% of his workload was focussed on project management. He has a degree in Mechanical Engineering, a Masters in Dairy Science and Technology and a certificate in personal training. He has been involved as a volunteer in many capacities through sport and his local church and also is very keen on all sports particularly squash, personal training and body building. dricus.vanjaarsveld@winningscotlandfoundation.org  

Tommy Boyle – Programme Director, Positive Coaching Scotland

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 –  Senior Programme Manager, Champions in Schools

As well as being Senior Programme Manager of Champions in Schools, Richard is also Editor of www.inthewinningzone.com and author of the ‘Be a Winner’ book.  He has a BA Hons in English & Politics from Queen’s University and an MSc with Distinction in Journalism from Edinburgh Napier University.  He has a background in sports journalism and is a former winner of the BBC Young Sports Reporter of the Year award.  Richard has played football and rugby for most of his life, and places great value in being part of a team.  In recent years he has taken up squash, playing 4 times a week because he has learned through his time at the Foundation that the only way to win is through sustained effort! richard.orr@winningscotlandfoundation.org

Catriona Morrison - Programme Manager, Champions in Schools

 Catriona is a professional long distance triathlete with numerous international titles to her name. She is also a two-time European and four-time world champion in the sport of duathlon. As a triathlete she is driven by desire to reach her own athletic potential. She has worked as an Active Schools Coordinator and has a passion for motivating and inspiring young people to set and achieve their goals. She is also one of the Foundation’s longest serving “Champion” role models and regularly delivers the Champions in Schools programme in West Lothian. When she is not training and racing she likes to bake!

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. Before joining the Foundation, Grant spent five 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 has worked with Hibernian Football club as a performance manager.  Through his time in Higher Education, in the professional game and at the Foundation, Grant has seen time and time again that sustained effort is the key to success in both football and in life. 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 with the Open University and a degree in Psychology & Sociology with Queen Margaret University. She is also very active in her local community and volunteers at her local miners club. In her spare time Charlene is a mother,  a keen reader of true crime novels and has recently taken up running. Charlene.Smith@winningscotlandfoundation.org