Brian McMillan (he/him) – Business Advisor
Brian provides start-up support and advice to social entrepreneurs through Just Enterprise, our business support programme.
read moreBrian McNally (he/him) – Relationship Manager for the East of Scotland
Brian supports applicants and awardees of the Social Entrepreneurs Fund.
read moreCarmen Paputa-Dutu (she/her) – User Experience and Impact Manager
Carmen works to map the experience of our clients, as well as co-ordinating and standardising monitoring and evaluation processes.
read moreCharles Morgan (he/him) – Business Advisor
Charles provides start-up support and advice to social entrepreneurs through Just Enterprise, our business support programme.
read moreChristine Fairbairn (she/her) – Relationship Manager for the North of Scotland
Christine supports applicants and awardees of the Social Entrepreneurs Fund.
read moreCraig Allan – Digital Communication and CRM Lead
Craig oversees the social media strategy and digital communications activities.
read moreDavid Brewis (he/him) – Boost Fund Relationship Manager
David supports applicants and awardees of the Boost Fund.
read moreEileen Inglis – Associate
Eileen provides start-up support and advice to social entrepreneurs through Just Enterprise, our business support programme.
read moreElaine Ogg (she/her) – Executive Administrator
Elaine works across the organisation overseeing the administration of each programme.
read moreEmily Macdonald (she/her) – Head of Group Investment Programmes
Emily leads the Investment Team at Firstport Group, overseeing repayable funding from Step Up and the Catalyst Fund as well as our investment readiness programmes.
read moreDr Emma Ives (she/her) – Associate
Since 2021, Emma has worked with Firstport, delivering business support through Just Enterprise, and on partnership programmes Ready to Rise and Enterprise in Place.
read moreGael Drummond (she/her) – Group CEO
Gael is responsible for governance and strategy work across Firstport, FirstImpact, and Impact Investment Partnership Scotland.
read moreJacky Tjivikua (she/her) – Relationship Manager for the West of Scotland
Jacky supports applicants and awardees of the Social Entrepreneurs Fund.
read moreJeremy Miles (he/him) – Deputy CEO
Jeremy works across all operations at Firstport, where he supports the team, programme delivery and wider Firstport community.
read moreKaren Fitzsimmons (she/her) – Relationship Manager for the South of Scotland
Karen supports applicants and awardees of the Social Entrepreneurs Fund.
read moreKerrien Grant (she/her) – Growth Advisor
Kerrie is a Growth Advisor for Firstport, working with Catalyst Fund Social Enterprises.
read moreKirstie Penman (she/her) – Head of Programmes
Kirstie is responsible for overseeing the delivery of Firstport’s awards programmes.
read moreLauren Scott (she/her) – Investment Manager
Lauren assesses applications for repayable finance including for The Catalyst Fund.
read moreMaria Ashley (she/her) – Head of Communications and Digital
Maria oversees all marketing, digital and communications activities within Firstport.
read moreMelissa Molina (she/her) – Associate
Melissa provides start-up support and advice to social entrepreneurs through Just Enterprise, our business support programme.
read moreMorag Kelly (she/her) – Investment Manager
Morag works as part of the Investment Team at Firstport to empower entrepreneurs to launch and scale their organisations.
read moreRay Banks (he/him) – Social Entrepreneurs Fund Programme Manager
Ray works closely with the relationship management team to support both prospective applicants and successful awardees across Scotland.
read moreRenae Bell (she/her) – Social Investment Relationship Manager
Renae supports social enterprises to become investment-ready through the LaunchMe programme.
read moreSinéad Reynolds (she/her) – Data and Impact Coordinator
Sinéad supports the collection, management, analysis and publication of impact data across the organisation
read moreZeme Waldheim-Ross (she/her) – Communications and Engagement Officer
Zeme works across the Communications and Enquiries teams ensuring Firstport is reaching as many people as possible.
read more