Youth Volunteer Award 2021

Alex Gilchrist

Alex is currently the General Manager with Gateway Highland.

Cath Wright

Cath is the Marketing Manager for a local tour operator in the Cairngorms National Park. She has over 15 years’ experience working within hospitality management, starting at a Receptionist level before reaching Operations. She obtained her MBA specialising in marketing leading her to focus her career in the same direction. Cath has first-hand experience of how well-facilitated, peer support groups can be key to recovery.

Margaret Somerville (Chair)

Margaret was Director of Public Health for NHS Highland. She has a passion for the environment and is on the board of the Highland Green Health Partnership. 

Judie Holliday 

Judie is the Area Education Manager  for the WEA in the Highlands and Islands. 

Elaine Fetherston

Elaine is executive manager at Inverness Women’s Aid.

David Caulfield

I am currently working as an Inspector with Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks. I responsible for completing annual inspections of plant to comply with our licensing agreement with ofgem. I was previously involved in Health and Social Care, and with community link projects.

Outside of work I enjoy camping, wild swimming and motocross 

David Brookfield

David Brookfield is currently Group Chief Executive of Birchwood Highland who are the leading provider of support for people with significant and enduring mental ill health in Highland.  David holds a B.Sc(Hons) from Plymouth University and is a trained Accountant. He is also is a member of the Chartered Institute of Housing.

He has a background of over 30 years work in the social housing sector where he retired from his post as Group CEO of a Housing Association in 2013. During this time he developed an interest in third sector company development and social firms.

Following his retirement he joined the healthcare sector as Head of Finance and Administration with Highland Home Carers  moving to Birchwood Highland in January 2017 as Head of Finance and IT becoming Group CEO in August 2019.

David is an amateur musician playing saxophone, mandolin and guitar and also lists his interests as gardening and governance.