Our governance

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Our Board sets the strategic direction for Iriss. It comprises people with breadth and depth of experience in the sector, with skills in innovation, improvement, leadership, strategy and oversight.

Iriss is part funded by the Office of the Chief Social Worker (OCSWA) in the Scottish Government.

Our Board

  • John Burns
    Head of Programme, Social Care and Communities Directorate, Public Services Delivery Scotland
  • Ewan Carmichael
    Policy & External Relations Manager, Quarriers
  • Chal Chute
    Chief Technology Officer, Digital Health Institute
  • Gordon Duff
    Independent social care consultant / Adjunct Lecturer, University of New South Wales, Sydney
  • Catherine Gibson
    Mental Health Therapist, NHS
  • Nigel Henderson (Chairperson)
    Independent Consultant/Adviser
  • Kate Hudson
    Head of People and Community Wellbeing, Stirling Council
  • Martin Kettle
    Senior Lecturer at Glasgow Caledonian University
  • Claire MacRae
    Senior Lecturer in Public Policy at Centre for Public Policy, University of Glasgow
  • Katy Martin
    Head of Development and External Relations, Quarriers
  • John Patterson
    Independent social care consultant
  • Becky Squires
    Principle Social Worker, Senior Manager Governance and Practice, Westmorland and Furness Council

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