Meet the team
Our National Team is led by Elliot Jackson, National Convener of the Children’s Panel and Chief Executive of Children’s Hearings Scotland. Our role is to recruit, train and support our incredible volunteer community and ensure the best possible outcomes for the infants, children, young people and families who attend children’s hearings nationally.
National Convener and Chief Executive Officer
Senior Leadership Team
Tribunal Delivery
Iain MacDonald
Tribunal Delivery Manager - Lanarkshire and Dumfries and Galloway
Vicky Strange
Tribunal Delivery Manager - Highland, Moray and Eilean Siar
Jennifer Sherlock
Partnership Coordinator - Lanarkshire and Dumfries and Galloway
jennifer.sherlock@chs.gov.scot
Lisa MacDonald
Partnership Coordinator - Highland, Moray and Eilean Siar
Louise Robertson
Partnership Coordinator - Grampian and Northern Isles
Business and Finance
Rachel Kavish Wheatley
Business Operations and Governance Manager
rachel.kavishwheatley@chs.gov.scot
Positive Outcomes
Change and Innovation
People and Culture
Communications and Engagement
Salary Information
As a public body we are required to publish information about salaries over £58,200 (per annum) paid to Senior Leadership.
Name: Carol Wassell
Title: Director of Positive Outcomes
Salary: £72,739
Name: Elliot Jackson
Title: National Convener and Chief Executive Officer
Salary: £82,571
Name: Lynne Harrison
Title: Director of Tribunal Delivery
Salary: £76,397
Name: Jessica MacDonald
Title: Director of Business and Finance
Salary: £76,397
Name: Joanne O’Leary
Title: Director of People and Culture
Salary: £69,561