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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
Sports science and innovation
- Malcolm Fairweather, Head of Sports Science and Innovation
- Misha Botting, Sports Psychologist (West)
- Laura Carey, Sports Psychologist
- Rebecca Dent, Performance Nutritionist
- Kristine Dun, Sports Psychologist
- Nikos Jakubiak, Performance Nutritionist
- John Marchant, Senior Sports Psychologist (East)
- Ruth McKean, Area Nutrition Co-ordinator
- Irene Riach, Performance Nutritionist (People development)
Physiology
- Sue Robson, Head of Physiology
- Helen Alfano, Exercise Physiologist
- Sian Allen, Exercise Physiologist
- Marek Anestik, Exercise Physiologist
- Julie Erskine, Exercise Physiologist (West)
- Andrew Murray, Exercise Physiologist
- Gemma Smith, Exercise Physiologist (Central)
- Vanessa Zucco, Exercise Physiologist
Physiotherapy
- Fiona Mather, Head of Physiotherapy
- Mandy Belch, Physio Network Coordinator
- Maggie Bush, Physiotherapist
- Oliver Davies, Physiotherapist
- Linda Hardy, Physiotherapist
- Lisa Hogg, Physiotherapist
- Rebecca Joyce, Physiotherapist
- Craig More, Physiotherapist
- Kirsty Sinclair, Physiotherapist
Coaching
- Cate Brewster, High Performance Curling Coach
- Derek Brown, Head Curling Coach and British Curling Performance Director
- David Hay, Olympic Curling Team Coach (men's)
- Nancy Murdoch, Olympic Curling Team Coach (women's)
- Tom Pendreigh, Head Wheelchair Curling Coach / GB Paralympic Coach
- David Somerville, High Performance Judo Coach
- Billy Cusack, Assistant High Performance Judo Coach
Business team
- Alastair McCall, Business and Operations Manager
- 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 and SIS
- Paula Jarvie, Programme Team Support
- Amber Park, Senior Administrator
- Claire Wylie, Receptionist
Strength and conditioning
- Dave Clark, Head of Strength and Conditioning
- Andrew Boles, Strength and Conditioning Coach (Bowls lead)
- John Coogans, Strength and Conditioning Coach (Highland)
- Paul Coyle, Strength and Conditioning Coach (West)
- Scott Crawford, Strength and Conditioning Coach (Central)
- Neil Crosbie, Strength and Conditioning Coach (East)
- Neil Donald, Strength and Conditioning Coach
- Ryan King, Strength & Conditioning Coach (Tayside and Fife)
- Allan MacDonald, Strength and Conditioning Coach
- Zak Penwell, Strength and Conditioning Co-ordinator
- Bryan Schooling, Strength and Conditioning Coach (Grampian)
- Tim Silvester, Strength and Conditioning Coach (Judo Lead)
- Alan Sinclair, Strength and Conditioning Coach (Tayside & Fife)
- Catriona Walker, Highland Institute of Sport Co-ordinator
Performance lifestyle
- Susan Elms, Head of Performance Lifestyle
- Ruth Coker, Performance Lifestyle Adviser (East)
- Colin Gallagher, Performance Lifestyle Coordinator (North)
- Mary Kean, Performance Lifestyle Adviser (West)
- Fiona McNeilly, Performance Lifestyle Adviser (East)
- Tracy Rea, Performance Lifestyle Coach (Central)
- Lisa Shortridge, Performance Lifestyle Coach (Tayside and Fife)
- Amanda Way, Performance Lifestyle Adviser (Highland)
