Erica joined Inspiring Scotland in 2020 and was instrumental in launching Creative Communities and Rural Communities Ideas Into Action, two community-led development programmes. She brings with her over 20 years’ experience in change management, financial strategy and commercial delivery roles.
A US native from New York City, Erica holds an MBA from the Wharton business school, and began her career as a diplomat with the US Foreign Service. She has subsequently worked with a variety of FTSE 50 companies, most recently in the banking and retail sectors.
With an interest in children’s issues, education, and improving access to opportunity for all, Erica is motivated by a desire to make the world better by helping people and organisations achieve their objectives.
Having lived in the UK for two decades, Scotland has been Erica’s home for more than ten years. She is a Trustee of the Curiosity Collective, which works to give children the freedom to explore the world of learning beyond the classroom. She enjoys reading and exploring the outdoors with her two sons and adopted greyhound.
We are pleased to share that Equalities Minister, Kaukab Stewart has announced a £2.4 million funding uplift for over 100 organisations supported by our Delivering Equally Safe fund. The funding boost will bring the total Scottish Government investment in Delivering Equally Safe (DES) up to £21.6 million for 2025/26. The announcement was made during Ms.
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The Scottish Government’s recent public consultation on Developing a Universal Definition of ‘Care Experience’ presents a critical opportunity to address the imbalance of support available to those experiencing the ‘care system.’ intandem, managed by Inspiring Scotland is a national mentoring programme for young people in, or at risk of experiencing the ‘care system’, is well
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If Elaine Crichton has a specialist topic, it would be diversifying Scotland’s Boards through recruitment and bespoke training of Trustees. It’s an area she is not just enthusiastic about but also well placed to offer guidance and training, having provided 46 organisations in-depth governance and board development support in the last year. She also walks
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