Volunteering Roles

IET  
I've been a volunteer with the IET since I became a Fellow in 2013. Positions:

• Vice President of the IET
• Chair of the Volunteer Engagment Board (VEB)
• Chair of Engineering Policy Group Scotland (EPGS)
• Member of the Nominations and Succession Committee
  
• Past Chair of the IET Council
• Past member of the Membership and Professional Development (MPD) Board
  
• Past member of the Monitoring Governance Working Party
• Representing Scotland on the History Working Party
  
• Past Chair of IET Scotland
• Professional Registration Advisor
  
• Professional Registration Interviewer
  
• Fellow Advisor
• IET Mentor
  
• Past Chair of the Scotland South East Local Network
  

Boards

• Member of the Hammermen of Edinburgh Deacons Committee
  
• Chair of the Edinburgh Napier University Industrial Advisory Board
• Member of National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS)
• Member of the BME Engineers (AFBE) Advisory Board
• Member of the Instition of Engineers in Scotland Board
  
• Member of the Engineering Scotland Board
  
• Member of the Royal Scottish Society of Arts (RSSA) Board
  

STEM Ambassador

I've been a STEM Ambassador since 2007.  I have been a judge at the F1 in Schools challenge and GO4SET events, volunteered on the Lab in a Lorry, helped at Science Festivals,  STEM fairs, career events and Rampaging Chariots

Past Volunteering Roles

WES
I was a Director and Trustee of WES from 2006 to 2015, serving on the WES council. Positions held:

• President from October 2013 to November 2014
• Raised funds to digitise the WES Journals
• Chair of the WES Female Engineering Student Conference from 2012 to 2015 with the responsibility for the program and sourcing speakers
• Manager of the "Doris Gray Awards" and "Lady Finniston Awards"
• Organiser of the Girls into STEM event and the Doris Gray Student Conference in 2009
• Organised "Primary Girls Introduction to STEM " events for Primary 7 girls for schools local to Leonardo
  on the National / International Women in Engineering Days 2014 to 2018
  

Judge

2023   RAEng Amazon Future Engineering Scholarships
2023   IET Volunteer Core Value Award
2023   AFBE Young BME of the Year
2023   Primary Engineer
2023   IoP Technician Awards
2023   FLL West Lothian Final
2022   TechWork Awards
2022   IET PresentIn 10
2022   IET Hackerthon
2022   RAEng Amazon Future Engineering Scholarships
2022   IET Teamwork Volunteer Core Value Award
2022   FLL Scottish Final
2022   IoP Technical Skills Award
2021   RAEng Amazon Future Engineering Scholarships
2019   IET Present Around the World
2019   WES 100 Essays
2017   Plantworx Innovation Awards
2016   WICE awards in 2016
2015   UKESF Summer School Project
2015   Present Around the World
2014   Present Around the World

Others

Head Teacher and Business Manager
Chair and treasurer of the Balgreen After School Club for 4 years
A first aider with the St Andrew First Aid for 6 years