Volunteering Roles
IET
I've been a volunteer with the IET since I became a Fellow in 2013. Positions:
- Member of the IET Council
- Member of the Membership and Professional Development (MPD) Board
- Member of the Monitoring Governance Working Party
- Representing Scotland on the History Working Party
- Past Chair of IET Scotland
- Vice Chair of Engineering Policy Group Scotland (EPGS)
- Professional Registration Advisor
- Professional Registration Interviewer
- Fellow Advisor
- IET Mentor
- Was Chair of the Scotland South East Local Network twice plus treasure
Committees Memberships
- Hammermen of Edinburgh Deacons
- Edinburgh Napier University Industrial Advisory Board
- Engineering Scotland
- RSE Learned Societies' Group (LSG)
- Royal Scottish Society of Arts (RSSA)
- British Computing Society (BCS) Scottish Computing Education Committee (SCEC)
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
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
Treasurer of the 287 Squardon Air Training Corps (ATC) from 2013 to 2016
Member of theConstruction Equipment Skills Advisory Board
Member of the Program Committee for the Southern Conference on Programmable Logic
A member of the Balgreen Primary School Board and on the interview selection panel for the
Head Teacher and Business ManagerChair and treasurer of the Balgreen After School Club for 4 years
A first aider with the St Andrew First Aid for 6 years