Lorraine Gillies
Lorraine's role
Lorraine Gillies is an independent freelance consultant with a portfolio that currently includes delivery of Planet Youth in Scotland – a preventative upstream approach focused around school communities, development of Crofthead Farm Community Development Trust and supporting the West Lothian Community Race Forum.
She was previously the Chief Executive Officer of the Scottish Community Safety Network – a professional membership network for community safety practitioners and agencies across Scotland.
Her background includes executive level roles in West Lothian Council, where she led the development of an outcomes approach to council services; Audit Scotland, and included responsibility for the National Audit on Self Directed Support and creation of the Community Empowerment and Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Boards and extensive work with charities including Cyrenians, Scottish Drugs Forum, and Foursquare Scotland
She is a pioneer of flexible working, has successfully implemented a four-day week and promotes trauma-informed practising workplaces.
She is the co-chair of the Independent Working Group on Anti-social Behaviour, a Director of the Donaldson Trust – the National Centre for Neurodiversity, the Chair of the Scheme – a West Lothian recovery charity and is a founder member of The Wedge – a web resource for neurominority women in work.
Background
Lorraine is a mum, sister, aunt and granny to a family who mean the world to her. She loves to walk her dog, volunteers for Riding for the Disabled and is a recently diagnosed autistic woman with ADHD. She values people before process; compassionate approaches; creativity and likes to break down barriers.