Our staff

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Name	Title	Team	Get in touch	Bio
Louise Henry	Improving Care Experiences Consultant	Improving care experiences	0141 444 8503	Bio
Louise Young	Reception/Admin Support	Admin	0141 444 8506	Bio
Lynsey Delaney	Administrative Assistant	Admin	0141 444 8562	Bio Lynsey is admin for Professional Development Services and works to assist with international projects and provide support for the many learning and development opportunities available at CELCIS. She brings her experience from her various administration roles in the education sector which has developed an appreciation of lifelong learning. Away from work, Lynsey is happiest when spending time with her family and friends.
Mairi Watson	Administrative Assistant	Admin	0141 444 8542	Bio Mairi is the Administrative Support for the Protecting Children Team at CELCIS having been with the Permanence and Care Team (PACT) since 2012. Mairi is also the Secretariat Support for Child Protection Committees Scotland so with her sensible, down-to-earth approach, Mairi keeps the busy team organised and working efficiently.
Maria Flores-McGinty	Projects and Systems Adminsitrator	Programme Management Office	0141 444 8539	Bio
Marian Flynn	Health Consultant	Health and wellbeing	0141 444 8509	Bio As a trained social worker who spent many years in children and families services, Marian brings an interdisciplinary approach to her health and wellbeing work for CELCIS. She is especially keen to encourage thinking which recognises the whole child and the interconnectedness of health with a child's other needs. In her partnership work with practitioners and managers, she works towards a collective understanding of how early trauma can affect children, and their ability to learn, grow and thrive through a process of repair and recovery.
Melissa Van Dyke	National Expert Advisor on Implementation	Implementation science	0141 444 8551	Bio With a PhD in applied anthropology and a Masters in Social Work, along with a background in child protection social work and youth justice, Melissa brings her passion for the science and practice of implementation and systems improvement from the USA to Scotland in 2015. She continues to be inspired by Scotland's progressive vision for addressing the unmet needs of children and families and is excited to be building a team of implementation specialists at CELCIS to support local areas to address neglect and enhance wellbeing and to fully and effectively implement GIRFEC.
Michael Bettencourt	Education Consultant	Education		Bio Michael Bettencourt has over 15 years’ experience working with Virtual School Heads and care experienced education services. He is leading on the support and development of Virtual Schools and Care Experienced Teams in Scotland. Michael was previously Research Lead and a Trustee of NAVSH (National Association of Virtual School Heads). He also led on PALAC a knowledge exchange programme at the Institute of Education, UCL. PALAC supported schools and local authorities to implement evidence based interventions in their settings.
Michael Stewart	Protecting Children Consultant	Improving Protection and Permanence		Bio
Michelle McCue	Learning and Development Coordinator	Training and events	0141 444 8529	Bio Michelle is one half of the CELCIS events team. Her main role is to coordinate and manage our events, seminar and conference programme. Michelle helps us deliver informative, relevant and creative events for anything from 40-400 delegates, covering a wide range of specialist themes for all of those people working in the looked after children's sector. Michelle has an extensive shoe collection, loves a good book, a good chat and good times with her family.