Our Trustees
The Trust is governed by Royal Charter through a Board of eighteen Trustees who meet every two months to consider the business of the Trust.
Future Board Meeting dates:
2023
Thursday 26 October 2023 - Board Meeting
Thursday 14 December 2023 - Board Meeting
2024
Thursday 29 February 2024 - Board Meeting
Thursday 25 April 2024 - Board Meeting & AGM
Thursday 27 June 2024 - Board Meeting
Thursday 29 August 2024 - Board Meeting
Thursday 31 October 2024 - Board Meeting
Thursday 12 December 2024 - Board Meeting
Andrew Croxford
Andrew Croxford is a Chartered Accountant and is the Senior Partner at Thomson Cooper Accountants, based in Dunfermline.
He is married to Judith and has two children, David and Hannah who are currently living in Canada and Aberdeen.
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Andrew is involved with many charities, both professionally and personally.
Dr Colin Firth - Hero Fund Convener
Colin became a Trustee of the Carnegie Dunfermline and Hero Fund Trusts in 2017 and is the current convener of the Hero Fund Committee.
He qualified from Edinburgh University as a Doctor of Medicine in 1979 and went on to complete GP training and MRCGP in 1983.
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He then spent a year working in Paediatrics in Newfoundland and Labrador before returning to Dunfermline to practice as a GP in the Rosyth Surgery (latterly known as Primrose Lane Medical Centre) until retirement in 2016.
Colin is married to Lynne and they have two children and two grandchildren. He was a warranted Scout Leader from 1986 until 2012 and awarded the Silver Acorn for distinguished service to Scouting. He is a Munroist, keen alpine skier, fly fisher and keeps fit through golf and walking football.
Danny McArthur
Danny joined the Carnegie Dunfermline and Hero Fund Trust as a Trustee in 2014. Danny is a Partner with Hardies Property & Construction Consultants. He is a chartered Quantity Surveyor and Project Manager.
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Danny loves spending time with his family and enjoys golf, fishing and hill walking when time allows. Danny’s current roles in the Trust include being Sports Convenor and a member of the Andrew Carnegie Birth Place Museum committee where he principally advises on building maintenance matters.
David Walker
David joined the Carnegie Dunfermline and Hero Fund Trust as a trustee in 2000 and was chairman from 2016-2018. He currently chairs the finance committee.
David graduated from Heriot Watt University and qualified as a chartered accountant in 1982 before becoming a partner in Thomson Cooper, a local accountancy practice.
David enjoys golf and all sports and is a keen hillwalker.
Fiona Robertson
Fiona’s varied career in Physiotherapy spans over forty years. She worked clinically in the NHS in Edinburgh, Oxford and also in Australia before moving into Physiotherapy research at the University of Oxford. Her interest has always been in neurological rehabilitation and this led her to studying for a Masters in Rehabilitation Studies. Education of the Physiotherapists of the future has been her passion and she moved to Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh in 1994 to take up a clinical lecturer post.
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She joined the Board of the Carnegie Dunfermline and Hero Fund Trust in 2005 where she has held a number of roles including Hero Fund Convener and then Chair from 2020. In her spare time, she has taken up golf and enjoys gardening and researching family history, and loves spending time with her family and friends.
George Murray
George has been a trustee since 2014 and is currently the Community and Arts Convener and sits on the investment and audit committees. He has been involved in Community Education for over 20 years.
George managed a team of youth workers and young volunteers on various projects that improved the quality of life for young people in their respective communities.
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He has a particular interest in enabling young people to develop a strong voice through youth forums and to be active in the local and national decision-making process.
In his spare time George is actively involved in the Music industry, he plays in various bands, assists in the organisation of an Arts Festival and has been involved in music management looking after a local bands developing their careers.
Gillian Mann
Gillian joined the Carnegie Dunfermline and Hero Fund Trusts as a Trustee in 2017. Gillian is a local headteacher with more than 25 years experience in education. She is passionate about leadership, learning and improving outcomes for young people. Gillian is married with a young son. Beyond work and family.
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Gillian enjoys walking, going to gym and travelling.
Ian Wilson
A BSc. Building and Construction Management graduate of Heriot-Watt University I spent my working life in the Construction Industry both on site and in the supply chain. Latterly I was the Divisional Managing Director of Turner Access Ltd, the steel system Scaffolding Manufacturer and Contractor, until my retirement in 2017.
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Currently, I am the Independent Trustee and Chair of the Board of Trustees for the Employee Benefits Trust of Scott and Fyfe (Tayport) Ltd an employee-owned company.
I have been a Carnegie Dunfermline and Hero Fund Trustee since 2002 and spent 11 years on the Board of Trustees of the Carnegie UK Trust.
I have been married to my wife Margaret since 1979 and we have two sons and four grandchildren. I have lived in Dunfermline since I was 11.
Janet MaCauslin
Janet joined the Carnegie Dunfermline and Hero Fund Trusts as a Trustee in 2008. Janet has spent a lifetime working in education and skills, from Primary teaching through to Further and Higher Education management and finally in the field of R&D in workplace development.
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Over the years has been involved in volunteering in the community and in her church, and enjoys gardening, walking and staying active as well as spending time with family and friends.
The Rev MaryAnn Rennie
MaryAnn has been a parish minister for over 20 years, and became minister of the Abbey Church of Dunfermline in 2012. Her role at the Abbey allows her the opportunity to meet not just with the congregation, but local people and visitors to the town. She has the opportunity of working with young people and families through chaplaincy to two local schools.
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MaryAnn is married with two young people, one at university and the other completing their time at school.
In her spare time she likes walking, and has decided to further her education by studying part time for a Doctorate in Ministry through Pittsburgh Seminary.
Mike Reid
Mike's career spans thirty-four years and has focused on the opportunities created by the convergence of technology, marketing and the transformative capabilities of digital.
Mike now has his own advisory business, Nine Patriots Consulting, which helps businesses grow and scale to the next level.
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Mike is a Trustee of the Carnegie Dunfermline and Hero Fund Trust as well as the Carnegie UK Trust. He also serves as a Justice of the Peace. He lives in Dunfermline with his wife, Louise, has two adult children and will often be found on the golf course when not doing something useful.
Rachel Doyle
Rachel joined the Carnegie Dunfermline and Hero Fund Trusts as a Trustee in 2021. To date, Rachel has held senior roles in private industry, the public sector and in a regulatory context. She has many years’ experience of strategically leading health & safety, wellbeing, risk management, emergency response and business continuity functions to deliver operational excellence, continual improvement, and commercial advantage.
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Her most recent role was as the Head of Safety, Health and Wellbeing at the University of Strathclyde, which she left in February of 2021 to set up a care at home company. She has a desire to support elderly people in her local community to live happy, healthy, fulfilled lives independently at home for longer.
Outside work, her interests include spending time with family and friends, participating at the ParkRun event and supporting the athletic interests of her two sons.
Dr Ruth Strain
Ruth joined the Carnegie Dunfermline and Hero Fund Trusts as a Trustee in 2021. She is a fundraising professional with over a decade of experience securing gifts at University of Oxford colleges, the University of Edinburgh and, most recently, the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh.
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Originally from southern California, Ruth has now lived in Dunfermline for five years.
Cllr Brian Goodall
Cllr Brian Goodall was put forward as a Trustee by Fife Council's South and West Fife Area Committee. Brian is one of the Councillors for the Rosyth Ward, covering Rosyth, Pattiesmuir, Limekilns, Charlestown and Crombie. He was previously a Councillor for the Dunfermline South Ward for ten years from 2007.
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Brian is Fife Council's rep on Nuclear Free Local Authorities (NFLA) and has been a peace campaigner all his adult life. He's also a keen birdwatcher and wildlife gardener. He took up jogging at age 50 and describes himself as a slow runner.
Thomas Docherty
Thomas joined the Carnegie Dunfermline and Hero Fund Trusts as a Trustee in 2021. He is Head of Public Affairs for Which?, the Consumer Association, championing the interests of all UK consumers, but particularly those from the nations and regions.
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He is a former Chairman of Dunfermline Round Table and a member of the Dunfermline Beer Festival Committee, that has raised over a third of million pounds for local charities and good causes over the past two decades.
He is on the Board of Directors of Fife Law Centre and a member of the Scottish Civil Justice Council, the body that prepares draft rules of procedure for the civil courts and advises the Lord President on the development of the civil justice system in Scotland.
He was the member of Parliament for Dunfermline & West Fife from 2010 to 2015.
Cllr James Calder
James is has been a councillor representing the Dunfermline South Ward since 2017 and more recently has been elected as the Convener of the City of Dunfermline Area Committee. He is keen to ensure that Dunfermline grasps the opportunities that it now has in becoming Scotland’s newest city.
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Before his current roles in the Council, he previously worked for a business in Dunfermline whose work was international in nature, and he has extensive experience in the delivery of projects across the world.
James was brought up in the Dunfermline area and he lives locally with his wife and young daughter.
Victoria Simpson
Victoria joined the Carnegie Dunfermline and Hero Fund Trusts as a Trustee in 2021. Victoria is a solicitor specialising in charity law and private client work. She is a director at Anderson Strathern and Head of the Charities Practise.
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She is accredited by the Law Society of Scotland as a specialist in charity law.
She sits on the Law Society Charity Committee and the ICAS Charities Panel.
In her free time Victoria is a keen hill walker and outdoor enthusiast, completing her Munros in 2009. She is passionate about protecting wildlife and local heritage. Victoria also plays the oboe and is a member of the Really Terrible Orchestra.
Cllr Gordon Pryde
Gordon was elected to the Dunfermline North ward at the election in 2022. The ward area encompasses much of Dunfermline North, including the villages of Kingseat, Townhill and Wellwood. Amongst other positions he is also Depute Convenor of the City of Dunfermline Area Committee and Convenor of the West Fife Area Common Good sub-committee. Gordon is excited to be able to play his part in promoting the opportunities for the economic and cultural development of Dunfermline following its recent status as Scotland’s newest city.
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Prior to being elected as a Councillor he worked for Fife Council within Financial Services. Gordon, lives within Dunfermline North with his wife Pam and their 10-year-old Jack Russell Terrier.
Away from Council duties Gordon has always been drawn to the outdoors. He is a mountaineer and keen hill runner. Despite slowing down he regularly still completes in hill races around Scotland. He is also a committee member and ex-convenor of Scottish Hill Runners.