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Staff

Steven Marwick

Director

Steven was Evaluation Support Scotland's first member of staff. He has overall responsibility for the strategic and operational management of the organisation. He reports to the Board of Trustees and manages the staff team. He is also ESS’s company secretary. Steven has a wide experience in policy-making, voluntary sector funding and supporting evaluation. His previous jobs include working for the Community Fund, the Government and as a freelance consultant. He is currently the Chair of the Volunteer Centre Edinburgh

Dee Fraser

Policy Officer

Dee joined the team in January 2010. She works with Scottish Government, funders, and other partners to build understanding about evaluation and to communicate the learning from ESS’ direct work supporting voluntary sector organisations.

Dee has a background in mental health. Prior to joining ESS she worked as a social worker; in mental health policy at the Scottish Government; and in community development at Depression Alliance Scotland

Diane Kennedy

Evaluation Support Officer

Diane joined the team in October 2007. Dianeprovides one to one support for organisations around monitoring and evaluation systems. She has a particular responsibility for the Laidlaw Youth Trust ‘evaluation support accounts’. Prior to working for ESS she worked for SCVO for 6.5 years on quality and organisational development projects. She has worked for Edinburgh Cyrenians, Citizens Advice Scotland and Rights Office Fife. Diane has lots of volunteer experience, including a 3.5 year stint in Ghana through Voluntary Services Overseas. Currently she sits on the board of Port of Leith Housing Association.

 

Jacqui McDowell

Evaluation Support Officer

Jacqui's role is to support voluntary organisations to get to grips with evaluation, become better at doing it and using the information to learn about the difference they make. She works 1:1 with organisations or in groups to explore the issues and make evaluation manageable. Jacqui joined the ESS team at the beginning of May 2006. She has approximately 20 years experience in the voluntary sector having filled a range of roles from volunteer to senior manager and Board member. Before joining ESS she worked as an organisational development facilitator in the sector and co-authored 'The Big Picture' (2003 edition).

Graeme Reekie

Training and Support Officer

Graeme joined in October 2008. He delivers our training strategy, including our core programme of evaluation workshops. Organisations that have attended workshops but need more guidance to make evaluation a reality can also benefit from his support. Graeme is a qualified trainer and assessor who has worked at all levels across the public and voluntary sectors since 1990. With experience in community development, health, employability, volunteering, community education, youth work and housing he understands the challenges of making evaluation count for voluntary organisations, funders, and the people they serve.

Jennifer Challinor

Information and Marketing Officer

Jennifer is responsible for day to day management of the information systems of Evaluation Support Scotland. Jennifer also maintains the website and online resources library and provides front line support to voluntary organisation though our phone helpdesk and email support. Jennifer has experience of capacity building and supporting voluntary sector project evaluations in Australia, Southern Africa and South Asia and has an MA in Development studies (Project Management and Evaluation). She spent the last 5 years working in the Scottish voluntary sector supporting projects from Stornoway to Dumfries.

 

Cecilia Corcoran

Finance and Administration Officer

Cecilia joined ESS in March 2009 and is in charge of running the internal systems of Evaluation Support Scotland (ESS).   She manages ESS’s finance and administrative systems and provides support to the Board of Trustees.  She is often the first point of contact for ESS’s clients and partners.  Cecilia has worked for a number of voluntary organisations in Scotland including LGBT Youth, YWCA Scotland and One Parent Families Scotland.  She is a keen swimmer.

 

Priyanka Satapathy

Administration Assistant

Priyanka joined ESS June 2008. She supports the day to day running of ESS. She administers the delivery of ESS’s training programme and helps maintain the database. Priyanka is also responsible for maintaining the finance systems and administration of ESS. She has worked as a journalist with national dailies like The Statesman and The Times of India. She has done her Masters in Journalism from India and has completed her Advanced Certificate in Public Relations from the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) UK.