Who am I? I'm an architectural historian of sorts. An Edinburgensian, now in the glorious Scottish Borders.

I studied at the University of Edinburgh, where I'd been under the impression that I wanted to be an architect, but changed my mind and switched to architectural history. Heritage, sociology, politics & art: that's architectural history. And it's non-stop fascinating. I'm not particularly interested in the heritage sector bubble: I'm much more comfortable speaking to the wider public about their/our/everyone's heritage. I'm not an 'expert'. I'm a generalist professional who wants to, tries to, enable others.

Now back in the public sector, I spent eight years as a heritage consultant in the private sector. I also had twelve years as a volunteer caseworker for a fantastic charity, the Architectural Heritage Society of Scotland, the last four of which were as the cases panel convenor. I'm still involved in AHSS events - lectures & tours.

I'm a keen amatuer photographer - visit my Flickr, and enjoy!

I’m vice-chair of my home village’s community development trust: it’s where I get the opportunity to put all the above words in to action. From completing a £850K capital project during Covid, we’re currently developing even bigger and more complex projects that I hope will be genuinely transformational; for our community, for our local economy, for our future resilience.

Oh, and I helped my OH open a braw independent bookshop in 2023 - The Wedale Bookshop - which is going from strength to strength!

Politics? I'm a member of the Scottish Green Party, but not particularly actively. I proudly and confidently voted 'yes' in September 2014. I believe in accountable and (genuinely) local government, with sustainability, equality and international co-operation at the heart of all we do. We're not there yet. Not even close.