Our Team

Tim Frew

Chief Executive

Tim is YouthLink Scotland's Chief Executive, he manages the workforce development team, communications, events, policy and research.

Gillian Lithgow

National Programmes Director & Depute CEO

Gillian manages the National Programmes team, including CashBack for Communities and No Knives, Better Lives.

Lorena Little

Business Director

Lorena is a member of the Senior Management Team and is responsible for Finance, Governance and HR.

Susan Dow

PA to Chief Executive and Senior Management Team

Susan is responsible for administration and supporting our governance. Get in touch with her if you'd like to join our membership.

Lorna Saunders

Finance Assistant

Lorna assists our Business Manager Lorena with finance and HR activities. You'll find her in the office on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.

Emily Beever

Senior Development Officer

Emily manages the youth participation element of the NKBL programme. She also leads on integrating a rights-based restorative approach to the programme. Emily also supports Action on Prejudice with training design and delivery.

Nadine Daly

NKBL Development Officer

Nadine is responsible for the development and delivery of NKBL's peer education capacity building training for practitioners. She also develops the peer educator's resources to ensure the programme is sustainable and replicable.

Vicki Ridley

NKBL Senior Development Officer

Vicki manages the capacity building element of the NKBL programme through resource development, practitioner training, and peer education training. She is also responsible for the schools and youth work programme.

Orielle Taylor

NKBL Senior Development Officer

Orielle manages the overall social and digital marketing strategy for No Knives Better Lives. She is responsible for developing the NKBL Network and partnership and membership information.

Marielle Bruce

Youth Work and Schools Manager

Marielle is responsible for facilitating the development of strengthened partnerships between youth work and schools to close the poverty-related attainment gap.

Gill Gracie

Youth Work and Schools Partnerships Programme Development Officer

Gill supports the development of collaborative practice and is responsible for generating evidence of youth work’s impact on the Scottish Attainment Challenge.

Jane Dailly

National Grants Manager

Jane manages the youth work funds administered by YouthLink Scotland including CashBack for Communities.

Donna Tobin

National Grants Administrator

Donna supports the administration of the YouthLink Scotland’s grant programmes including Cashback for Communties and provides grant applicants with appropriate support at all stages of the process.

Sarah Robinson Galloway

Senior Action on Prejudice Officer

Sarah manages the development and delivery of our Action on Prejudice programme, inspiring action on prejudice across Scotland.

Liz Green

Workforce and Practice Manager

Liz leads on workforce development for the youth work sector, digital youth work, international youth work and learning for sustainability.

Emma Kyles

Senior Development Officer (Youth Social Action and Volunteering)

Emma leads on the #IWill Movement in Scotland working alongside partners across the UK and the #Will Scotland Ambassadors to champion and grow youth social action. Emma also works in partnership with Young Scot and Project Scotland on the YouthVIP programme.

Jen Murray

Development Officer (Youth Volunteering)

Jen supports the delivery of the Youth VIP project in partnership with Young Scot and Project Scotland, with focus on the implementation of the Volunteering for All Action Plan in relation to young people and the youth work sector.

Naomi Dixon

Development Officer (Learning for Sustainability)

Naomi is responsible for YouthLink Scotland’s Learning for Sustainability projects, with a particular focus on the Our Bright Future programme, Scotland’s Young People’s Forest Project and the continuation of the Climate Youth Work Network.

Hilary Phillips

Senior Development Officer

Kevin Kane

Policy and Research Manager

Leads the development of youth work policy impacting on young people’s lives, investigating and responding to current and emerging policy and legislative issues affecting young people and the youth work sector, ensuring that YouthLink Scotland’s policy agenda is reflective and responsive to the needs of those we represent.

Amy Calder

Senior Policy & Research Officer

Amy leads on youth work research including, helping to build an evidence base on the impact of youth work, supporting the sector to develop research skills and leading youth-led research to support young people to conduct research on issues that matter to them.

Sarah Paterson

Comms & Public Affairs Manager

Sarah leads on public affairs and communications at YouthLink Scotland. She edits The Link and chairs our Communications and PR Network.

Eddie Nisbet

Senior Digital and Communications Officer

Eddie works to develop YouthLink Scotland’s digital strategy and is also responsible for maintaining website content and social media channels.

Alice Pelan

Digital Content Officer

Sarah Robertson

Network & Events Manager

Sarah is the health and wellbeing lead, she co-ordinates the Health & Wellbeing in Youth Work Network and links with national partnerships around mental health. Sarah oversees the SCQF Participative Democracy Certificate and delivers national training on Youth Work Approaches for partners and Recognising & Realising Children’s Rights. She supports the Events & Networks team to deliver the National Youth Work Conference and National Youth Work Awards. Sarah sits on the Equalities and Training Networks.

Susan Symington

Information and Events Officer

Susan is responsible for our fortnightly Youth Work Briefing, website content and enquiry answering, as well as organising national events including the National Youth Work Awards and the National Youth Work Conference.

Stuart Winton

Development Officer (Youth Participation)

Stuart works to promote youth participation through promoting and supporting national programmes such as the Participative Democracy Certificate, IWill, Participatory Budgeting and YouthBank. Stuart also works to increase youth engagement through YouthLink Scotland structures.

John Wilkinson

Information Officer

John manages our extensive Funding and Arts Directories, in addition to supporting YouthLink Scotland events.