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Dr Mhairi Anne Crawford - Chair
Appointed 3/10/2022; appointed Vice Chair 23/2/2023; Elected Chair 25/5/2023 |
Mhairi has been walking, mountaineering and climbing in Scotland and Europe since an early age and is hugely passionate about anything outdoors be that solo trips or leading a group. When not able to get into the hills, she’s swimming, cycling or running.
Mhairi brings a range of experience to MTS from more than ten years in industry building on her Physics doctorate, combing interests in STEM, business and equalities and eight as a third sector leader focussed on equalities.
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Pamela Lomoro - Vice Chair
Appointed 29/10/20; elected as Director 20/5/2021, elected Vice Chair 25/5/2023 |
Pamela is a keen mountaineer, competitive amateur distance runner, a qualified running coach, and a keen cyclist. She is passionate about making Scotland’s mountains and hills safe, accessible, and inclusive to people from all backgrounds while ensuring environmental sustainability.
Pamela holds a PhD in mechanical engineering and has over 10 years’ experience of managing large projects in the energy industry and the multisectoral technology research & development field.
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Marie Dignam - Treasurer
Appointed Treasurer 23/2/2023; elected Treasurer 25/5/2023 |
Marie is an experienced senior financial reporting manager who has worked across a variety of industries. For the last eight years she has worked in financial services delivering both financial and ESG reporting.
With a passion for hill and coastal walking, she is driven to support MTS’s aim to encourage sustainable and sympathetic use of the outdoors by all users.
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Patrick Baker - Director
Appointed 17/8/21; elected as Director 4/8/2022 |
Patrick is an experienced communications leader, with in-depth specialism in corporate messaging, sustainability, diversity, social-media promotion and content strategy. He has worked in content delivery roles for over twenty years in both the publishing and financial-services industries. He has also been a contributing writer for publications including The Guardian, The Scotsman, The Herald and TGO Magazine.
As a keen mountaineer and paddler, Patrick has been exploring Scotland’s mountains and wild places for over twenty years. He is the author of three outdoor-focused books, which include two narrative non-fiction titles and a hillwalking guidebook to several ranges in Central Scotland.
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Craig McClaren - Director
Appointed Director 24/5/2023 |
Craig has extensive experience in the outdoor sector, spanning over two decades. He began his journey by volunteering with Venture Scotland, where he discovered his passion for mentoring groups in outdoor settings.
This experience inspired him to enroll in the Mountain Leader scheme, and he successfully obtained both his Summer and Winter Mountain Leader qualifications.
Presently, he has been serving as the Assistant Outdoor Education Officer for Falkirk Council for 15 years. In this role, he combines his love for the Scottish hills with his enthusiasm for leading and teaching people in a dynamic environment throughout the year.
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