Management Committee – Who we are and what we do
The SOAN Management Committee organises our activities.
It meets monthly and its members are made up of outdoor access and active travel professionals from around the country.
The Management Committee currently consists of:
- 3 Co-Convenors
- Bridget Jones, Recreation and Paths Manager, NatureScot
- Richard Armstrong, Senior Development Officer, Paths for All
- Sue Hilder, Sustainable Transport & Access Manager, Loch Lomond & the Trossachs National Park
- Secretary
- Rowena Colpitts, Head ofTransport Planning & Engineering Ltd
- Treasurer
- David Tidmarsh, Independent
- Other members
- Richard Barron, Independent
- Tony Mason, West Lothian Council
- Hugh McNish, Forestry and Land Scotland
- Kerry Thomson, South Lanarkshire Council
- John Oates, East Dumbartonshire Council
- Simon Ovendean, Scottish Land and Estates
- Bridget Freeman, Aberdeenshire Council
- Bryan Scott, Dumfries and Galloway Council
- Stuart Chalmers, Forestry and Land Scotland
- Gordon McLean, Aberdeen City Council
- Neill Malone, Sustrans Scotland
The Management Committee’s main activities are the planning and organisation of two national conferences a year as well as occasional local networking meetings and to present the views of those involved in active travel and outdoor access on the national stage. The day-to-day running of SOAN and practical conference organisation is done by a part-time administrator (email [email protected]), to whom all enquiries should be sent.
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