Meet our Staff

Community Engagement and Development – TLC Partnership

TLC+ Associates is a dynamic duo of ladies hailing from west of the dhirrie. Tina Hartley and Lucy Beattie have a strong background in community development and rural enterprise having worked for a number of organisations including community trusts, development companies and rural businesses. Tina, originally from Lancashire moved to Ullapool 16 years ago and has a background in business development, community facilitation and project management. Lucy is from Leckmelm, Loch Broom and has a background in agriculture, rural development and community education. As a team they have worked together since 2011 and are both looking enjoying their role with the company.

Sheila Mitchell - Company Secretary

Morven MacDonald - Acivate Garve & District Project Co-ordinator

Morven was born and brought up in Ullapool and after working in various locations all over the UK, she returned to her home in 2010. She has over 20 years experience in HR, training & development and is someone that is passionate about the communities, landscape and services in the Highlands. Morven believes in every person having ability and deserving the opportunity to learn and grow at their pace, in their way.  Morven, having previously run our SCVO DigiHub Project, joins us again to take forward our Activite Garve & District Project so you will be seeing and hearing a lot more from her.

Ewan Bush - Energy Officer

Ewan was born in Dingwall but educated in Sweden and currently lives, full-time on his croft in Scoraig.  He has first hand knowledge working for many years as a builder and joiner in the Edinburgh and Lothians area upgrading homes with both tradtional and modern materials and a broad owledge of renewable heating systems, solar panels, pellet stoves and heat pumps.

Living off-grid on Scoraig, he realises the importance of working closely with his local community and neighbours to improve and develop homes and transport systems. Relying on wind and solar for our energy production and timber harvested from locally grown trees for heating, he understands the challanges of moving toward a low carbon future.

Yvonne Boa - Community Engagement & Development Officer

Yvonne has lived in Ullapool for 29 years and is originally from Edinburgh. She has been a Youth Worker in Ullapool for over 20 years and continues to coordinate and develop youth services across the Ullapool High School catchment area. Having previously run the local community centre and theatre she is pleased to say that community Learning and development are at the heart of all projects which include adult learning and intergenerational activities too.  Yvonne is pleased to join the team and brings with her a wealth of community development experience.