The SOAN Management Committee organises our activities. It meets regularly, and its members consist of outdoor access and active travel professionals from around the country. Members include:
Co-Convenors
Bridget Jones, Recreation and Paths Manager, NatureScot
Richard Armstrong, Senior Development Officer, Paths for All
Secretary
Rowena Colpitts, Head of Transport Planning & Engineering Ltd
Treasurer
David Tidmarsh, Independent
Vice Treasurer
Tony Mason, West Lothian Council
Other members
Sue Hilder, Sustainable Transport & Access Manager, Loch Lomond & the Trossachs National Park
Richard Barron, Independent
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
Gavin Corbett, Scottish Ramblers
The Management Committee’s main activities are the planning and organisation of national conferences, 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.
Our constitution.