Hugo Allan

Hugo is the Chair of the Board of Trustees and is also an adoptive parent having adopted through Scottish Adoption. Hugo is a Commercial Lawyer with an experience of delivering a variety of projects.

Paul Brennan

Paul is a consultant neurosurgeon in Edinburgh, and a founder and director of eoSurgical Ltd. He is an adoptive parent, having adopted through Scottish Adoption.

Anness Brown

Anness is a marketing and brand consultant with 25 years’ experience across a range of products including whisky, tourism and hotels. Anness is an adoptive parent who adopted through Scottish Adoption.

Ariane Critchley

Ariane is a Lecturer in Social Work at the University of Stirling, teaching primarily on the Certificate in Child Welfare and Protection. She has a practice background, including having worked for Scottish Adoption over a number of years. As a researcher, Ariane is particularly interested in the lives of infants and very young children, and in the experiences of birth parents and relatives affected by adoption.

Alastair Graham

Alastair is an adoptive parent who adopted through Scottish Adoption. Alastair is an Edinburgh based Social Researcher with experience in research and evaluation in the public and third sector including with youth organisations and young people with care experience.

Sue Grant

Until retirement in 2020, Sue was a partner and head of the clinical negligence team at the law firm, Digby Brown.  As well as being on our Board Sue is also on the Board of Clan Childlaw, a law centre for children and young people in central Scotland.

Neil Golightly

Neil is an adoptive parent, having adopted his daughter through Scottish Adoption.  Neil is a branding and communications professional with over twenty years of experience working in the Scottish third sector.

Ewan Kerr

Ewan is Treasurer of the Board of Trustees and he is an adoptive parent who adopted through Scottish Adoption. Ewan is an Accountant who works in Financial Planning & Analysis.

Neil Mackay

James O’Brien