Ron Waddell
Currently Departmental Adviser to the Convener of Education in the City of Edinburgh. Has been on the board of CCI for 6 years and has served on numerous committees on on the board of such organisations as Young People Speak Out and the Glasgow Steiner School holding every office from secretary to chair. Formerly Chief Exec of the Scottish Liberal Democrats and initially trained as a Transport Planner and Engineer. Has live in Lanark for the past 15 years and is enormously supportive of the aims and ethos of CCI.
Richard Paterson
Richard has been a lecturer in the construction department at South Lanarkshire College since January 1983. Prior to that he worked as an instructor in a List D school in Glasgow.
Richard has been actively involved with working with young people in Lanark for many years firstly through the YMCA Ski Club and more recently with the Duke of Edinburgh Open Award group which operated in Lanark for 20 years. Richard is well known within the community and is an ex-Lord Cornet.
Richard became involved in CCI when his son, Alan, joined as a volunteer. CCI has made a huge difference to Alan’s life, giving him a sense of purpose and helping to increase his self-esteem.
Yvonne Walkinshaw
I have been involved with CCI for about two years. I became interested in their good work through attempting to source out projects in South Lanarkshire that the service users from my workplace (Scottish Society for Autism) could become involved in. I am passionate that those with disabilities should be ‘enabled’ rather than ‘disabled’. I am also passionate about the outdoors, our environment and all things ‘Equine’. To this end, I am trained as a group instructor with the ‘Riding for the Disabled’ organisation, I also have an interest in ‘Equine facilitated learning and education’. When I have any spare time, I can usually be found outdoors, on a horse, or walking the dog, usually accompanied by my long-suffering husband, Alick.
Lisa Greer
Lisa is an occupational therapist with Clydesdale Resource Network, the Community Mental Health Team for Clydesdale. Her work focuses on supporting individuals who experience mental health difficulties to return to work or engage in other vocational roles. Lisa is also working with the Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health as a trainer, facilitating mental health awareness training to business managers to decrease the incidence of depression in the workplace.
Lisa is passionate about breaking down the barriers to employment for people with mental health problems and, as such, is glad to have the opportunity to support and work alongside CCI as a board member. Lisa is married with 3 children and lives in Carluke.
Christine MacPhail
I’m the new kid on the block I attended my first meeting of the board in August 2010 I have to say I was mightily impressed by the enthusiasm around the table
I have been involved in many organisations within the town of Lanark over the years
and hope I have contributed to my community This is a new venture and I think it will be challenging and very rewarding I look forward to the next few years and the expansion of this very worthwhile project they are a great bunch!
Russell Hunter
Russell Hunter is a solicitor who has worked both in private practice and the public sector. He is the principal legal advisor to the President of the Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland, conducting and instructing litigation on the Tribunal’s behalf and advising on matters such as policy, data protection, freedom of information, amendment to the Tribunal’s rules of procedure and the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003.