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Tressa Burke – Chief Executive
One of GDA’s founder members, Tressa has been CEO since 2006, steering GDA from its fledgling vision of supporting disabled people’s voices and tackling social…
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Sandra Stuart – Development Manager
Sandra joined team GDA in 2013, with around 30 years’ experience in the fields of social care, disability and mental health. She feels very much at home at GDA,…
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Ruth Hart – Community Development Coordinator
Ruth joined the GDA team in 2015 as Marianne’s PA and team admin officer. After a 4 month adventure away in Berlin, Ruth is now back with GDA…
Read MoreMarianne Scobie – Senior Development Manager, Depute CEO
As depute CEO, Marianne’s role involves strategic, policy and partnership work as well as direct delivery of programmes. She leads on our work with young disabled people…
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Isla McIntosh – Community Development Manager
Joining the GDA team in July 2015, Isla supports our Drivers for Change network. She organises training and opportunities for GDA members to share their experiences, meet with powerholders…
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Brian Scott – Development Manager
Brian is GDA’s resident expert on employability: he has worked in this area in both the public and third sectors for over 30 years! He is…
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