Maddy provides day to day administrative support to the CEO and management team of Community Energy Scotland.

Originally from the States, I first moved to Scotland in 2014 for my undergraduate degree at the University of St Andrews where I stayed to complete a Research Masters in Ecology studying the behaviour of Rufous Hummingbirds. From there, I wanted to take a break from Higher Education and give back to my community, so I did a yearlong internship with my local church where I ran their kids and youth ministries.

After the internship, I returned to the University of St Andrews, this time in their skill development department. I started there as the administrator supporting their Laidlaw Scholars programme – a leadership development programme for undergrad students. While there, I was able to cover running the programme as the Laidlaw Coordinator for a 6-month maternity cover. Later, I was promoted to Deputy Operations Coordinator for the department where I was able to manage a team of administrators and help support the range of student development programmes the department had to offer.

Now, I was able to return to my environmental roots with my current role here at Community Energy Scotland!

Outside of work, I enjoy filling my life with various hobbies including reading, crafting (mainly crochet), and spending time in nature. On Friday evenings, you can find me at the sports centre practicing with my Roller Derby team.