SDF
Staff
Chief Executive Officer
Kirsten Horsburgh
Kirsten has worked at SDF for over a decade, having previously worked in drug treatment services as a mental h...
Director of Operations
Julie Heslin McCartney
Julie has worked in the drugs field for almost twenty years. Her previous work has included delivering and man...
Workforce Development
Programme Manager Workforce Development
Adelle Still
Adelle Still is Programme Manager for Workforce Development (WFD). The team offer enhanced support to grassroo...
Senior Learning and Development Officer
Graham Mackintosh
As a member of the workforce development team Graham’s current role focuses mainly on the development and deli...
National Learning and Development Officer
Alan McRobbie
Alan is responsible for designing and delivering high quality continuous professional development opportunitie...
Senior Learning and Development Officer
Trish Dunlop
As a member of the workforce development team Trish’s current role focuses mainly on the development and deliv...
National Learning and Development Officer
Michelle Sloan
Michelle’s role is to focus on the development and delivery of national commissions to guide the Scottish drug...
Learning And Development Officer
Charlotte Robb
Charlotte delivers on a wide range of training courses that support the development of the workforce across Sc...
Programme Coordinator - Local Support Team
Louise Bowman
Louise leads the team to support small and medium sized organisations working to reduce drug related harm, to ...
Senior Development Officer - Local Support Team
Joan Walsh
As a member of the Local Support Team, Joan offers enhanced support to small and medium sized organisations wo...
E-Learning Development Officer
Eleanor Martin
Eleanor co-ordinates SDF’s e-Learning programme, working to review existing courses and develop new courses on...
E-Learning Development & Support Worker
Abigail Hinkley
Abigail assists in the creation and design of SDF e-learning courses that raise awareness and increase knowled...
Senior Learning and Development Officer, Drug Death Prevention
Mariebeth Kilbride
Mariebeth work involves liaising with Alcohol and Drug Partnerships regarding the implementation and ongoing d...
Senior Learning and Development officer, Emergency Responses
Lynn Couper
Lynn’s role includes developing and delivering training with the aim of reducing drug related harm related to ...
Research & Peer Engagement
Research and Peer Engagement Programme Manager
Katy MacLeod
Katy MacLeod is the Research and Peer Engagement Programme Manager at the Scottish Drugs Forum where she manag...
Research and Peer Engagement Senior Officer
Samantha Stewart
Samantha graduated in 2015 with a BSc (Honours) in Psychology from the University of Glasgow, completing her f...
Peer Research Development Officer
Louise Aitken
Louise started with SDF in September 2020, her role includes training and supporting peers with lived experien...
Peer Research Development Officer
Hannah Sinclair
Hannah joined SDF in Sept 2022 and project manages various local and national peer research projects on a vari...
Quality Improvement Development Officer
Louise Horn
Louise came to SDF in August 2022 and leads the national quality improvement and evaluation work around the Me...
Training and Development Officer (Peer Naloxone)
Wez Steele
Wez is leading on the Peer Naloxone Supply Project funded by the Scottish Government, building on Scottish Dru...
Training and Development Officer (Peer Naloxone)
Emir Taha
Since joining SDF in August 2023 Emir has become an integral part of the Peer Engagement Team. Emir supports n...
Living Experience Engagement Senior Officer
Jason Wallace
Jason is the Senior Officer who leads the Living Experience Engagement Programme at Scottish Drug Forum. This ...
Living Experience Engagement Officer
Steven McGowan
Steven is part of the newly formed National Engagement Team within SDF. Part of his role as a development offi...
Living Experience Engagement Officer
Kathleen McCallion
Before coming to SDF, she previously worked for Simon Community Scotland starting in 2018 as a volunteer with ...
Development Officer
Nicola Abson
Nicola has worked in frontline health and social care services within the third sector for nearly 20 years spe...
Employability and Qualifications
Programme Manager Employability and Qualifications
Chris Messenger
Chris is responsible for the overall operation, leadership, and management, of SDF’s National Traineeship, SVQ...
Senior Development Officer, Employability
Lewis Boddy
Lewis is responsible for operational management, development, and delivery of our award-winning National Train...
Co-ordination and Development Officer, National Traineeship
Lynne Macdonald
Lynne supports trainees recruited to our award-winning National Traineeship, working to ensure that people wit...
Co-ordination and Development Officer, National Traineeship
Lisa Bradley
Lisa supports trainees recruited to our award-winning National Traineeship, working to ensure that people with...
Co-ordination and Development Officer, National Traineeship
Paula Strachan
Paula supports trainees recruited to our award-winning National Traineeship, working to ensure that people wit...
Co-ordination and Development Officer, National Traineeship
Brendan Dougan
Brendan works to develop the National Traineeship in Highland. Brendan provides essential operational support ...
Assessment and Development Worker, SVQ Centre
Mary Munro
Mary plays an essential role in the development and effective delivery of high-quality SVQ qualifications, pri...
Assessment and Development Worker, SVQ Centre
Linda Malloch
Linda plays an essential role in the development and effective delivery of high-quality SVQ qualifications, pr...
Policy & Communications
Head of Policy, Practice and Communication
Austin Smith
Austin is responsible for the delivery of SDF’s policy activity and also manages SDF’s Communications Team. Au...
Communication and Design Officer
Lisa Maclean
Lisa is an accomplished Designer who supports all SDF Comms activity with a wealth of experience in Branding, ...
Communications Worker
Amanda-Jane Johnstone
Amanda-Jane is a passionate Communications Worker at the Scottish Drugs Forum, providing key support to the or...
Business Finance & Administration
Human Resources Manager
Katharine Ronald
Katharine’s key responsibilities are for the end to end management of the employee lifecycle including recruit...
Administration Supervisor
Tricia McCabe
Tricia supervises a team which provides administrative assistance to SDF staff and stakeholders including supp...
Deputy Administration Supervisor
Michael Griffin
Michael is responsible for creating/updating SDF databases including the Directory of Scottish Drug Services a...
Senior Administrator
Marie Breslin
Marie’s expertise is based in hospitality & event management, with over 20 years experience in the industr...
Senior Administrator
Marie Meechan
Marie joined SDF in January 2016. She supports the Administration supervisor and Workforce Development team wi...
Administration Assistant
Andrew McCourt
Andrew joined SDF in February 2016. His responsibilities include managing room bookings for training or meetin...
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