Edinburgh College’s Board of Management has appointed three new non-executive members who are high-profile figures in Scottish public life and have extensive experience in industry, education, and both public and private sectors.
Judith Sischy has worked in education and charitable work throughout her career. She has been on the appointments committee of the General Teaching Council for Scotland, on the Court of Queen Margaret University, a public interest member of the Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants for Scotland, and is currently a member of the Carnegie Trust for the Universities in Scotland. She is a mentor for voluntary organisations and works for a number of charitable bodies in Scotland and abroad.
Lesley Drummond’s career has included qualification as a chartered accountant and a chartered marketer, She has been brand manager for United Distillers and marketing director for Edinburgh Fund Managers. Currently, she runs an Edinburgh-based retail business and has been a advocate for education in Scotland. She has also lectured in accountancy and marketing at Edinburgh Napier University, and marketing at Edinburgh College.
Jeanette Stevenson is part of the senior management team at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh where she has been head of the Department of Education and Training since 2011. In this role she facilitates training and CPD for specialist doctors around the world. She has more than 15 years’ experience in further, higher and postgraduate education in Scotland and internationally and is a firm believer in education’s ability to enhance lives.
Ian McKay, Chair of Edinburgh College’s Board of Management, said: “Each of them has lifelong links with education and a desire to use their expertise to give others opportunities so their principles and commitment match what we are striving for at Edinburgh College.”
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