In this section...
Our progress and journey towards success is all about people. They are fundamental to our success.
We've formed something that people want to buy into, and through our robust recruitment processes we are attracting some of the very best Scottish, British and international experts to the Institute.
As well as recruiting the best, we constantly invest in the next generation of coaches, scientists and key support personnel.
Institute staff are listed below. Click on their names to read full biographies:
(There are currently no biographies for staff whose names are not linked below)
High performance director
High performance managers
Area Institute Staff
- Michael Cavanagh, East of Scotland Area Institute Manager
- Craig Faill, Central Scotland Area Institute Manager
- Chris Hildrey, Highlands and Islands Area Institute Manager
- Mark Ritchie, Grampian Area Institute Manager
- Colin Robertson, Tayside and Fife Area Institute Manager
- Catriona Semple, West of Scotland Area Institute Manager
- Graeme Hutcheon, West of Scotland Area Institute Programmes and Services Manager
Sports science and innovation
- Malcolm Fairweather, Head of Sports Science and Innovation
- Danielle Adams, Sports Psychologist
- Alison Alcock, Special Projects and Skill Acquisition Scientist
- Misha Botting, Sports Psychologist
- Laura Carey, Sports Psychologist
- Kristine Dun, Sports Psychologist
- Nikos Jakubiak, Performance Nutritionist
- John Marchant, Senior Sports Psychologist
- Ruth McKean, Area Nutrition Co-ordinator
- Irene Riach, Senior Performance Nutritionist
Physiology
- Sue Robson, Head of Physiology
- Helen Alfano, Exercise Physiologist
- Marek Anestik, Senior Exercise Physiologist
- Julie Erskine, Exercise Physiologist (West)
- Laura Forrest, Exercise P{hysiologist
- Michael McKenna, Junior Exercise Physiologist
- Andrew Murray, Senior Exercise Physiologist
- Gemma Smith, Exercise Physiologist (Central)
- Andrew Sommerville, Exercise Physiologist
Physiotherapy
- Fiona Mather, Head of Physiotherapy
- Mandy Belch, Physio Network Coordinator
- David Brandie, Physiotherapist
- Maggie Bush, Physiotherapist
- Oliver Davies, Physiotherapist
- Linda Hardy, Physiotherapist
- Rebecca Joyce, Physiotherapist
- Craig More, Physiotherapist
- Kirsty Sinclair, Physiotherapist
- Louise Wright, Physiotherapist
Coaching
- Rhona Martin, Head Coach for Scottish and British Womens Curling
- Soren Gran, Head Coach for Scottish and British Mens Curling
- Tony Zummack, Head Coach for Wheelchair Curling
- Cate Brewster, High Performance Curling Coach
- David Somerville, High Performance Judo Coach
- Billy Cusack, Assistant High Performance Judo Coach
Business team
- Phil Campbell, ICT Systems Administrator
- Karen Collier, Programme Team Support
- Tracy Austin, Acting Business Administration Officer
- Wendy Cochrane, PA to the director of High Performance
- Paula Jarvie, Programme Team Support
- Amber Thomson, Senior Administrator
- Joanne Holmes, Receptionist
Strength and conditioning
- Dave Clark, Head of Strength and Conditioning
- John Coogans, Strength and Conditioning Coach
- Paul Coyle, Strength and Conditioning Coach
- Scott Crawford, Strength and Conditioning Coach
- Neil Crosbie, Strength and Conditioning Coach
- Neil Donald, Strength and Conditioning Coach
- Darren Hide, Strength and Conditioning Coach
- Barry Jones, Strength and Conditioning Coach
- Ryan King, Senior Strength & Conditioning Coach
- Dave Leith, Strength and Conditioning Coach
- Allan MacDonald, Strength and Conditioning Coach
- Ewan Murray, Strength and Conditioning Coach
- Tim Silvester, Strength and Conditioning Coach
- Alan Sinclair, Senior Strength and Conditioning Coach
- Catriona Walker, Highland Institute of Sport Co-ordinator
Performance lifestyle
- Susan Elms, Head of Performance Lifestyle
- Ruth Coker, Performance Lifestyle Adviser
- Colin Gallagher, Performance Lifestyle Coordinator
- Mary McClung, Performance Lifestyle Adviser
- Fiona McNeilly, Performance Lifestyle Adviser
- Julie Paulding, Performance Lifestyle Adviser
- Lisa Shortridge, Performance Lifestyle Adviser
- Shirley Addison, Performance Lifestle Adviser
