COMMITTEE STRUCTURE
Committees that guide SOLAS
SOLAS committees help shape governance, education, branch activity, and member engagement across the Society.
Browse the four key groups below to see who serves, how responsibilities are structured, and how committee activity is organised across Scotland.
Committee structure
Office Bearers
The Society’s leadership roles, bringing together the principal office holders who guide governance and day-to-day direction.
David Hamilton
President
Glasgow
Monica Scott
Vice-President
Dundee
Lindsay Murray
General Secretary
Edinburgh
Gillian Gray
General Treasurer
Glasgow
Committee structure
General Council
The main representative body of the Society, with members drawn from across branches to support national governance and decision-making.
Monica Scott
Council Member
Dundee
Blair Chalmers
Member
Aberdeen
Deborah Jaconelli
Member
Glasgow
Euan Robertson
Member
Glasgow
Gillian Forsyth
Member
Edinburgh
Heather Davidson
Member
Dundee
Jennifer Hiscox
Member
Aberdeen
Lynne Alexander
Member
Dundee
Natalie Cooke
Member
Edinburgh
Paul McRobb
Member
Edinburgh
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Committee structure
SOLAS Education Board
The committee responsible for the quality, oversight, and development of the Society’s education and examination activity.
Shirley Sargent
Administrator
Aberdeen
Heather Davidson
Dundee Branch
Dundee
Gillian Forsyth
Edinburgh Branch
Edinburgh
David Hamilton
Glasgow Branch
Glasgow
Committee structure
Local Branch Committee
Branch-level committees supporting members locally, with appointments shown underneath each branch so it is easier to see who serves where.
Aberdeen
2 appointments
Barbara Duckworth
Secretary
Laura Sim
Aberdeen Branch
Dundee
2 appointments
Monica Scott
President
Jessica McCardle
Secretary
Edinburgh
4 appointments
Natalie Cooke
President
Melissa Blackwood
Secretary
Paul McRobb
Secretary
Head of Sales & Marketing, YourCashier
Lindsay Murray
Edinburgh Branch
Glasgow
3 appointments
Jade Blair
President
John Clark
Glasgow Branch
Euan Robertson
Glasgow Branch
