Meet our Staff

Heather Donaldson
Company Secretary

Heather has lived in Elphin since 2018, and is originally from the Black Country town of Wednesbury in the West Midlands. Prior to becoming Company Secretary, she worked in Adult Social Care in Ullapool and loves helping out in the community.  Before that, she worked for 28 years in local authority governance, scrutiny and democracy, and is delighted to be able to put her committee, business support, project management and policy advisory skills to good use in her role with TG&DDC. 

Morven MacDonald (she/her)
Activate Garve & District Project Officer

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, currently leads Activate Garve & District Project.

Ewan Bush
Community 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 traditional and modern materials and a broad knowledge 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 challenges of moving toward a low carbon future.

Joe Mulreany
Community Janitor (Volunteer)

Joe has lived in Achnasheen for the past 9 years and is an active member of his community. Experienced in hall management, from 1996-2004 Joe was a Sargent Instructor for the Army Cadets and ran two Territorial Army Halls. His responsibilities included cleaning, DIY repairs and setting up for various meetings. One of the halls also included responsibility for a large kitchen and a number of Billets “Dormitories” - Joe was also in charge of the Mess Hall too. He also worked for the Forres Academy and was responsible for setting up assembly and dinner halls. So, lots of experience in community facilities management.

As an artist, Joe loves to work with stone in terms of sculpture and carving and sells his bespoke pieces from the Torridon Art Gallery and his own business page on Facebook. Alongside his many talents, Joe achieved his Silver Duke of Edinburgh Award and can now train others to achieve Bronze and Silver awards. A Ski Instructor and Mountaineering Guide he is qualified to take up to 15 people on the hills.

Megan Urquhart
Community Recovery and Response Coordinator

Megan has recently moved back to the area and is enjoying rural life with her dogs and the local walks. Megan also works as a Complementary Therapist freelance and at the Highland Hospice so can use this experience in wellbeing to help to support members of the community.  Working with the team and local organisations, this role is community led and will involve helping with practical issues that individuals and groups are faced with as well as supporting social wellbeing.