Our staff

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Name	Title	Team	Get in touch	Bio
Aileen Chilvers-Grierson	Communications and Events Assistant	Communications	0141 444 8582	Bio
Aileen Nicol	Head of Improving Protection and Permanence	Permanence	0141 444 8314	Bio Aileen's role on the CELCIS senior management team sees her leading and managing the organisation's partnership work in child protection, permanence, health and children's hearing improvement programmes . Aileen's focus is on developing systems which offer both practical support on a child's legal journey through or into care, but also incorporate their physical, psychological and emotional needs. Working collaboratively to make change for the better is what makes Aileen happy, as does her eclectic range of interests ranging from punk rock and time with her own two children, to gardening and cats.
Ailsa Sharkey	Learning and Events Coordinator	Communications and Events	0141 444 8528	Bio After graduating in 2009, Ailsa has worked mainly in the Third Sector providing support and coordination to various projects with regards to the Girfec agenda. This ultimately led to an increase in conference and event planning and saw her make the transition to CELCIS as Learning & Events Coordinator in 2017. Working alongside her counterpart, Michelle, the two of them successfully coordinate and manage everything from lectures to workshops to events, and have a track record of delivering a high quality service on behalf of the organisation. In her free time, Ailsa enjoys spending time with family and friends and occasionally indulges in some extreme sports, just for that adrenaline boost!
Alexander McTier	Evidence and Evaluation Specialist	Child Protection and neglect	0141 444 8584	Bio With a background in local economic development consultancy, Alex plays a critical role gathering and analysing evidence for the Child Protection Improvement Programme and Addressing Neglect and Enhancing Wellbeing programme. He's the person devising and implementing user-friendly recording systems to illustrate the scale of neglect and child protection and the effectiveness of approaches to tackle these issues. Alex is an advocate for active living - cycling, running, swimming, football - and his passion for sport stimulated his PhD on community stadia.
Amanda Lawler	Learning and Development Co-ordinator	Training and events	0141 444 8535	Bio Amanda is your first point of contact for any enquiry about professional development, training and consultancy at CELCIS. Give her a call to discuss bespoke training, learning and development opportunities, consultancy services or training in general. She's passionate about people and learning, and always goes that extra mile to find the right kind of professional development for you or your staff. When not being the learning go-to gal, she loves to spend time with her gorgeous young son, grow plants, knit, crochet and create.
Brandi Lee Lough Dennell	Research Associate	Improving Protection and Permanence	0141 444 8549	Bio Social anthropologist Brandi Lee is a research associate in our Evidence and Innovation Hub. With a background in the youth work sector, she is passionate about working alongside public bodies to use research evidence to inform and improve policy and practice. Her work is driven by children and young people's rights, their experiences of services, and sense of identity and belonging. When not working you'll find her outdoors with her wife and child, either walking in the woods or growing food in their garden.
Carolann Anderson	Permanence Data Analyst	Permanence	0141 444 8569	Bio Carolann has a truly analytical mind. She uses her logical, numerical skills to produce easily accessible data and visuals as baseline to improve systems supporting vulnerable children. Every point on one of her graphs represents a real child, on his or her journey towards a permanent home. Carolann applies her analytical mind and sense of order to everything, including the kitchen sink. Every item on her desk and in her wardrobe is lined up in perfect order, and she simply doesn't do crossed lines on her data charts.
Catherine Moody	Project Coordinator	Programme Management Office	0141 444 8500	Bio Cat is a Project Coordinator working across different areas of work in CELCIS. She supports programme governance as well as helps to coordinate projects such as the PACE Collaborative, and the CYC-Net 2021 Conference. In her free time Cat enjoys making all sorts at her pottery club.
Claire Agnew	Administrative Co-ordinator	Admin	0141 444 8523	Bio Working closely with the Admin Team Manager, Claire is responsible for leading the successful delivery of CELCIS' administrative support activities, across the organisation. Managing administrators as part of a dynamic, responsive team, Claire drives forward the continuous improvement of CELCIS' environment and processes in line with the needs of the organisation. Claire is also responsible for the co-ordination of all CELCIS' recruitment activity. When not at CELCIS, Claire enjoys attending gigs, walking her dog and weekends away with friends - especially in the East Neuk.
Claire Burns	Deputy Executive Director	SMT	0141 444 8524	Bio After a long career spent in children and families social work practice, Claire now plays an important leadership role within the CELCIS Directorate. Claire's principle focus is to make sure that we really know and understand what works best when it comes to supporting looked after and vulnerable children, their families and care leavers. Claire is a champion for this knowledge to be included in legislation, policy and guidance and implemented in support services. Free time is spent with her triplet nieces, going running, and singing in the Rock Choir.