Directors & Staff
The Caithness Partnership constitution demands that its directors are drawn from the business, voluntary and agency sector (Highland Council). In addition, the Partners have the ability to select one director who will provide an independent view.
Chairman : John Green
Mr Green served as a councillor for over twenty years and is currently chairperson of his local community council. He is also a member of the Association of Caithness Community Councils.
Directors
Cllr Bill Fernie
Cllr Fernie is the Chairperson for the Highland Council Education, Culture and Sport Committee. He has a broad experience of staff management, previously as manager of the Wick Inland Revenue Office. He has been actively involved in numerous community initiatives and also manages the award winning community website caithness.org.
Cllr Graeme Smith
Cllr Smith has considerable managerial experience previously as manager of the Employment Service in Wick. He has also broad experience of delivering community projects including Wick Paths and Caithness Heat and Power.
Alistair Swanson
Mr Swanson has been involved in numerous community initiatives and as a farmer, has experience of staff management and also working with contractors.
Sheila Gunn
Mrs Gunn serves on a number of voluntary committees and has had a key input into the delivery of a number of initiatives such as, Caithness Voluntary Group and Staxigoe Village Hall.
Trudy Morris
Trudy Morris is Chief Executive of the Caithness Chamber of Commerce. She has extensive experience at both management and board level in the marine and print industries in international, corporate and owner managed business environments. She has also been a trustee for a woman's aid charity. As CEO of the Chamber she sits on all major stakeholder groups within Caithness.
Caithness Partnership Staff
Development Officer - Koreen MacDougall
Mrs MacDougall is a native of Caithness and has recently graduated from the University of Dundee with a BA in Community Education specialising in Community Studies. She has employment experience in the private, voluntary and statutory sector, most recently having spent four years as a Youth Development Officer with the Highland Council.
Administrator - David Shearer
Mr Shearer manages a small part time business and is currently undertaking a Business and Administration HND with the North Highland College. He has experience working with community projects as Co-ordinator for the Wick Youth Club MLM project and has employment experience in the Music and Media Industry as well as Social Services.