Our People

William worked as Director of Community Services at The Highland Council until June 2019 and now runs his own business. William has personal family experience of Highland Hospice care which he describes as ‘amazing and humbling’ and wants to ensure our support continues across the region for many years to come.

Margaret was Leader of The Highland Council from 2015 until her retirement in 2022. Margaret has a long time interest in health and social care and in supporting local communities to develop services to meet their needs.

Following a legal career as in-house counsel in the oil and gas industry, Helen has worked in the voluntary sector. This includes roles as Pension Fund Trustee and more recently serving an 8-year term as a Trustee Director at the Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice. She looks forward to using the experience gained in the new role of Trustee for Highland Hospice.

Kathryn has a long career in palliative care working as a Macmillan Nurse in Lochaber and until her retirement in 2020, as Head of Clinical Services here at Highland Hospice. Kathryn also volunteers in our retail warehouse and Falcon Square shop.

Shona is a retired clinical psychologist who worked with people with life-limiting illness and brings an appreciation of the physical, psychological, cognitive and financial issues they face.

Jenni is a Chief Nursing Officer currently leading the largest wound healing and lymphoedema team in the UK. She also holds the role of Professor of Wound Healing at Birmingham City University, supporting the delivery of Masters degrees in wound healing and tissue repair. Jenni continues to practice as a Nurse Consultant in Tissue Viability and as the Skin Integrity Nurse Consultant for the UK Sports Institute.

Stephen was a GP partner in Portree for nearly 23 years, subsequently working as a salaried GP in Inverness for four years before taking up the role of Clinical Director of Primary Care with NHS Highland in February 2023. Stephen embarks on his role as Board Trustee at Highland Hospice in tandem with his planned retirement from NHS Highland later this year.

Peter is a Chartered Accountant who retired as Senior Partner in the Inverness office of EY in 2015.

Ken worked for NHS Highland throughout his medical career and was a Consultant in Public Health for more than 20 years until he retired in 2021. He has lived in Inverness since 1987 and has watched the Hospice grow from small beginnings to the extensive community network and service of today.

Having had an extensive career with BBC Scotland, latterly as Senior Head of Communications, Roy brings extensive media experience to support the Hospice as we engage our communities to act as partners in the delivery of new services.

Iain is an experienced Charted Management Accountant who worked for over 20 years in the brewing and hospitality sector. After working in senior finance positions in aviation, farming, civil engineering, fuel distribution and fuel service stations he retired from the commercial world in 2020. More recently, Iain has been working part-time in social care and with a mental health charity.

Maria is a General Practitioner at the Princes Street Surgery in Thurso and brings first-hand experience of working with palliative care patients in the community.