Board members

Fiona joined Waverley Care’s Board in August 2019 and was appointed Chair in December 2020.

After her studies at Edinburgh University (where she studied Chemical Engineering, followed by an MBA), she pursued a career with BP, subsequently qualifying as a chartered engineer.

A temporary secondment in 1993 resulted in a seismic shift in her career path, and she has been in communications roles across business, education and the third sector ever since.

In her spare time, Fiona is involved in musical theatre. She is a longstanding member of Southern Light Opera, Edinburgh’s oldest musical theatre company, and was a member of Showcase, which raised over a third of a million pounds for Macmillan Cancer Support, during the thirty years she took part.

It was this love of musical theatre that brought her to Waverley Care back in the early ’90s – when she participated in a fundraising performance of The Pirates of Penzance, under the musical eye of Christopher Bell.

Over the years her path continued to cross with Waverley Care. She found that her voluntary work brought her into contact with so many inspirational people, who went on to become some of her best friends. She saw first hand the selflessness of members of the team and thinks that is one of the main reasons that she was drawn to Waverley Care.

Alongside her roles at Morham Solutions and Waverley Care, Fiona is a Member of the Merchant Company and is involved with My Edinburgh – a charitable project being launched in 2024. She is also a Burgess of the City of Edinburgh.

Ben joined Waverley Care’s board in August 2022.

Following his graduation from university, Ben settled on a career in financial services. Much of Ben’s time in finance has been spent in risk, control, governance and oversight roles – making sure that operational processes and controls are carried out in a manner that protects clients’ interests. Ben enjoys the variety involved in his job, as well as getting to grips with the detail of rules, policies and regulations.

Waverley Care first came to Ben’s attention through the media, upon moving to Edinburgh in 2019; on learning about the opportunity to join the board, he decided to get involved.

As well as a board member, Ben acts as the organisation’s treasurer. He is excited to bring his financial services experience to bear in the role, to help the management team and the board maintain a sound understanding of the organisation’s finances.

Allister joined Waverley Care’s Board in July 2021.

Harry joined Waverley Care’s Board in April 2021.

His background is in Communications and he brings extensive experience in delivering effective engagement around issues of equality and diversity in both the public and volunteer sectors to his role on the Board.

Health and health education are issues that are dear to Harry’s heart, and he first became aware of Waverley Care through his own experiences of family and friends living with HIV.

He wanted to get involved in our work because he believes our work is invaluable to the health and wellbeing of LGBTI+ and wider communities in Scotland.

Kenny joined Waverley Care’s board in April 2021.

He has worked in a variety of HR and people roles and has over 20 years of senior experience within complex financial services organisations in the UK and internationally. He prides himself on designing and delivering people solutions that are values based and commercially sound.

Kenny first got to know Waverley Care a few years ago, when he supported our management team as we looked to set out our values as a charity. Our focus on helping people to enjoy good health and wellbeing resonated with his personal and professional experience, inspiring him to get more involved.

Lesley joined Waverley Care’s board in October 2022.

He has worked in Higher Education since 2016, with particular interest in community and complex care nursing for people with learning disabilities. His research interests lie within the fields of education and health inequalities.

Sam’s first encounter with Waverley Care was through fundraising as a member of the Caledonian Thebans rugby team. He was inspired to get involved to contribute to making a difference to communities who experience stigma and marginalisation. Now that he’s a member of the Board, he’s keen to continue to be actively involved in Waverley Care fundraising.

After her studies at Cardiff University (where she studied Biology followed by a Masters of Research), Faye stayed in the higher education sector and began her career in Public Engagement and Communications at the UCL Wellcome Centre for Human Neuroimaging. In 2020, she moved to Scotland to pursue a new role at the MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research, where she founded a project called Unseen Hands. This project aims to bring together people who study blood-borne viruses such as HIV and Hepatitis C with the people who live with those viruses to open communication, improve research and reduce stigma and discrimination.

In 2022 Faye moved to the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine at the University of Edinburgh where she expanded this project and met the team at Waverley Care. Waverley Care’s mission and vision aligned so closely with Unseen Hands that they were brought on as a key project partner and have supported the project ever since.

In 2023, Faye was awarded a Churchill Fellowship to understand what good sexual reproductive health services and community engagement looks like in an African context. From Feb-April 2024, Faye completed her travels in Botswana and South Africa and applied to join the Board of Trustees for Waverley Care to share the knowledge gained from her Fellowship, and support African communities living in Scotland.

Paul has fifteen years’ experience in policy, communications, public affairs and politics. He currently leads public affairs for Suntory Global Spirits in the UK & Scotland.

Paul has been a vocal advocate for people living with HIV since his own diagnosis as HIV+ in 2019. His activism has included fundraising volunteering with Waverley Care at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, chairing panel discussions on the Scottish Government’s ambition to end HIV transmission by 2030, and representing the views and experiences of people living with HIV in the media.

Pete is a consultant and executive leader with 15 years’ experience across start-ups and multinational companies and a passion for leadership, learning and strategic, responsible growth.

Pete brings his own lived experience of HIV in a corporate world, where the basics of inclusion in general are still being explored. He is an advocate for inclusion in all its forms and continues to work hard to break down the barriers which prevent topics like HIV being discussed.

Lisa is a marketing professional with over 20 years’ financial services experience, covering communications strategy, campaign development, supporting tactical and strategic sales and proposition activity, to driving customer acquisition initiatives through a variety of marketing channels.

Waverley Care has been a central and important part of Lisa’s role at Criterion since Waverley Care became its charity partner in 2019. During that time, Criterion has raised nearly £50,000 for Waverley Care and her involvement has allowed her to witness firsthand the transformative impact dedicated individuals and organisations have on communities in need. Lisa is deeply committed to leveraging her skills and experiences to support Waverley Care’s mission of getting to zero HIV transmissions by 2030 and is enthusiastic about the opportunity to play a meaningful role in helping reach this target.