Staff

Allison leads the Equality and Human Rights team. She brings over 25 years of experience of the community and voluntary sector, and has worked within a variety of settings, both at a strategic and operational level. She joins Inspiring Scotland after thirteen years with the National Lottery Community Fund, where she managed funding programmes, led on the development of new initiatives, and more recently, led the Knowledge and Learning work. Allison brings a breadth of public policy knowledge, and a strong commitment to learning and influencing.

Allison started her career in international development, working on range of issues in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Zimbabwe. She is motivated by power of community-led social action to challenge inequality and to bring about sustainable change.

Allison tries to spend much of her spare time outdoors, and particularly enjoys running and open water swimming. She is also a board member of Cerebral Palsy Scotland.