Meet The Staff

Alan McMillan Chief Executive Officer

Responsible for supporting both staff and Board in the delivery of the 4 year strategy, linking with external partners and to overview the daily delivery of the organisation.

Sarah Pryde-Smith Business Operations Manager

Responsible for providing the strategic direction for Development and leads and manages the Development team. In addition, Sarah oversees the day to day operations of the organisation and is responsible for leading and managing the Administration team.

As a member of the Senior Management Team, Sarah has shared responsibility of delivering Bowls Scotland’s Strategy.

Adam Martin Coach & Volunteer Manager

Responsible for the strategic coach and volunteer development within Bowls clubs, in areas such as Coach Education, Volunteer Support and Development across our development team and increasing the quality, quantity and diversity of the volunteers across Scotland.

Stuart Bell National Development Officer

Part of the development team supporting clubs in Districts 1-10 on areas such as membership recruitment and retention, partnership building with local authorities, funding applications, business planning and more.

Lawra Cox National Development Officer

Part of the development team supporting clubs in Districts 25-32 on areas such as membership recruitment and retention, partnership building with local authorities, funding applications, business planning and more.

Bob Christie Para Bowls Co-Ordinator

Responsible for ensuring visually impaired and physically disabled para players are prepared to compete on the world stage.

Claire Johnston Competitions & Events Manager

Responsible for planning, organising and delivering Bowls Scotland’s competitions and events, working closely with the Competition & Events Group.

As a member of the Senior Management Team, Claire has shared responsibility of delivering Bowls Scotland’s Strategy.

Eve Wallace Competitions and Events Officer

To assist the Competition and Events Manager in the planning and delivery of all Bowls Scotland's Competitions and Events. 

Tom Weir Competition & Events Co-Ordinator

Responsible for providing high quality and efficient administrative and general support to clubs, volunteers and the Competition & Events team.

Kelly Anderson Membership and Business Officer

Responsible for delivering membership services and business intelligence support across Bowls Scotland.

Laura Anderson Administrative Officer

Provides administrative support to the organisation, with a focus on safeguarding, club development and coach education.

Ellison Nwaejike Finance Manager

Ellison has overall responsibility for carrying out and/or monitoring all financial activities and processes within the organisation.

Ashleen Cousins Marketing Officer

Responsible for working across the organisation to promote the sport of lawn bowls to new and current audiences through online platforms and the Bowls Scotland website.   

Darren Weir Communications Officer

Responsible for communicating with players, supporters, staff and directors via online platforms. In charge of the general running of our Website and Social Media sites, making sure everyone is kept up-to-date with everything that goes on at Bowls Scotland.