Elected Directors are nominated and voted in by Community Energy Scotland’s Members at its Annual General Meeting. Co-opted Directors are then invited by the elected Directors to join the Board to bring in additional skills and experience. Each Director brings to the Board a wide range of experience and expertise, from community development, banking and financial expertise, grid and technical knowledge, international work, social enterprise, academia and many other skills, all directly relevant to the work of Community Energy Scotland.
Ailsa Clark
Ailsa has worked in community economic development, and employability for the past 30 years, founding Inspiralba as a social enterprise and charity in 2009. Inspiralba’s work covers employability and tackling child poverty, rural community led enterprise and collective leadership approaches…
Allan Wilson
Allan lives in Kilbirnie. He was involved in the creation of Radio City Association and currently serves as Secretary. Allan is a former Trade Union official including as Head of Higher education for UNISON. Allan also served as a member…
Angela MacKellar
Angela is the Project Coordinator of Sustainable Selkirk, a community-led project delivered by Selkirk Regeneration. She has a background in climate change, gaining a MSc in Carbon Management from the University of Edinburgh and BSc in Environmental Studies. Angela has…
Antoine Reguis
Antoine has a background in energy and business management. He has worked in the Net-Zero sector since 2017, when he joined Edinburgh Napier University to lead a 15-month project with the City of Edinburgh Council. The project focused on the…
Dr Calum A MacDonald
Dr Calum MacDonald is the founder and Development Director of Point and Sandwick Trust which operates the UK’s largest community-owned wind farm (9MW). As MP for the Western Isles, Calum piloted the Crofter Forestry Act through Parliament and he initiated…
Kaz Lyon
In 2015 Kaz qualified as an ACA (ICAEW) chartered accountant with KPMG, and has since worked in external and internal audit, risk management, and automated systems including at financial services company Aegon. Kaz moved into the community sector in 2024 working…
Laura Finlay
Laura has over twenty years of experience working in the renewable energy sector with a focus throughout her career on offshore renewables. She has been co-opted onto the board for her skills and expertise. Laura has a background in oceanography,…
Nigel Burgess
Nigel qualified as a civil engineer and moved to Mull in1976 where he established a boatyard serving the fishing industry and leisure craft. He was then involved in an offshore mussel farming enterprise and pioneered submersible mussel rafts with a…
Rosie McGlynn
Rosie McGlynn is the Founder and Director of Mentone Energy Consultancy Ltd and has twenty five years’ of experience in the energy sector. Rosie worked for three of the major UK Utilities, E.ON Energy, EDF Energy and Centrica in roles…