Our Team

Becky works closely with members to plan and implement the coalition’s campaigns and advocacy work, and carries out the essential tasks needed to manage a small charity, including finance, HR and reporting.

Becky works closely with other relevant networks in Scotland and is on the council of the Climate Justice Coalition and is a member of The Climate Coalition steering group.

Before living in Edinburgh and working at Stop Climate Chaos Scotland Becky spent several years working on waste and recycling campaigns at local authorities in Oxfordshire and lived on a narrowboat.

Fiona works with our members to deliver SCCS’s new public engagement strategy, ensuring that our campaigns are impactful, engaging and collaborative.

Fiona has worked for over 15 years on climate and gender justice in a variety of advocacy and campaigns roles (most recently with WWF and Christian Aid), and particularly loves working with national and international coalitions and campaigners to design campaigns that create meaningful change.

Mike was founding Chair of SCCS in 2006 (until 2010) and has been on the Board of SCCS for most of the past 18 years.  He has been Chief Executive of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society since 2008. Through this role – and over the course of the last 30 years – Mike has been among the most active environmentalists in Scotland, and has been involved in many of the major climate campaigns and initiatives of the past 20+ years.

Mike has held around 40 board roles with different organisations, and is currently an advisor to Scottish Government, universities and a number of NGO boards, mostly in the spheres of sustainability, education, agriculture and transport.

Simon previously worked at the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), an independent policy research institute, on monitoring and evaluation for learning, gender equality and issues of sustainable development universality, and is now a Fellow. Through his work, Simon explored how to use realist approaches to learning at the interfaces of gender equality and universality. In addition, Simon has worked as a researcher and as a research manager for DFID, Wye College London University and the Autonomous University of Yucatan, Mexico.

Simon is the board lead for monitoring and evaluation.

Claire Daly joined WWF Scotland as Head of Policy and Advocacy in 2024.   She was previously Head of Policy & Communications with Sustrans Scotland and has over 8 years’ experience in policy development, public affairs and communications in sustainability, environment, and net zero.

Claire has been on the Board of Scotland’s Towns Partnership and Eco-Drama.

Gill has worked on many different aspects of climate change. Starting with academic studies into the international legal frameworks, followed by the Energy Saving Trust where she managed the roll out of community and domestic renewables and then, demonstration retrofit projects across Scotland. Recognising the connection between the economy, the environment and social justice. She has worked with community groups on opportunities for sustainable, community led development; led a grass roots campaigning group, and undertaken policy research on funding the transition to a low carbon society, as well as on the impact of fiduciary duties on sustainable choices.

As a volunteer, she served on a Friends of the Earth Scotland think-tank on economic alternatives and was a founder member of a civil society campaigning coalition for trade, climate, and worker justice.

Gill has also worked with the Scottish Communities Climate Action Network, creating and managing a team which worked with community groups across Scotland to create the Climate Action Hubs.

Jim is currently Policy Manager for Cycling UK and was previously Campaigns and Policy Manager for Cycling UK’s work in Scotland.  He has over 20 years of experience in policy and campaigning within the charity sector including for RSPB Scotland where he led on climate policy.  Jim has worked closely with SCCS since 2010 being part of the Political Group and previously Chaired the Policy and Advocacy Group.

Sally has worked for Christian Aid since 2016, as Head of Christian Aid Scotland, Head of Nations and Church Relations, and currently as UK and Global Churches Ambassador.  She convened the Church of Scotland’s Church and Society Council from 2012 – 2016, which led on climate change issues, and the Kirk’s participation at COP in Paris.

Sally was also the ACT Climate ambassador for Scotland. In 2023, Sally was the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. Sally has a passion for climate justice and has worked to highlight global climate justice and challenge systems that add to our decline in ambition and sustainable solutions.

Helen Greene is a seasoned finance expert with a robust background in the charity sector. Helen excels in problem-solving, leadership, and teamwork, consistently delivering results in both intellectual and practical challenges.

Currently, Helen serves as the Business Manager at Water Witness International, where she oversees comprehensive financial operations, from daily accounting tasks to developing long-term financial strategies.

Her dedication to community service is evident as her role as Secretary and Treasurer of The Fisherrow Harbour and Seafront Association and as a Trustee on the Fisherrow Waterfront Group.

Jamie has been Head of Oxfam Scotland since 2013 having joined as Campaigns & Communications Manager in 2011. He was previously a print and broadcast journalist, including Political Correspondent on STV News. He currently oversees Oxfam’s policy, campaigns and communications in Scotland.

Jamie is a member of the Disasters Emergency Committee in Scotland and a Fellow of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Based in Edinburgh, he became a board member of Stop Climate Chaos Scotland in 2014.

Jamie is the board lead for media and communications.

Liz has been head of Scottish campaigns for social justice campaign organisation Global Justice Now since 2008. She previously worked for Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth Scotland and for the Green group of MSPs in the Scottish Parliament. Liz has been part of the Stop Climate Chaos Scotland coalition since 2005, playing a part in the campaign around both of Scotland’s climate change acts.

Liz currently leads Global Justice Now’s campaign for a fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty, to ensure a global exit plan from fossil fuels, working in collaboration with climate justice campaigners around the world and particularly the Global South.

Kirstie has worked on environmental justice and international development issues for over 20 years. With Friends of the Earth Scotland, she campaigned for the introduction of a strong Freedom of Information Act and and pushed for greater action on energy efficiency. As head of Global Justice Now in Scotland, she focussed on Scotland’s first Climate Change Act as well as activities around Make Poverty History.

Since 2009, Kirstie has been freelance, aiding a number of organisations and networks including WWF Scotland, Scotland’s International Development Alliance (formerly NIDOS), the Sheila McKechnie Foundation and BAFTA albert with campaign strategy, delivery and facilitation.

Kirstie is the board lead for membership development.

Rochana joined the board of SCCS  in 2025, bringing over 20 years of leadership experience in the charitable sector. Currently the Director of Friends of the Earth Scotland, they returned to Edinburgh in September 2024, the city where they grew up. Passionate about tackling the climate crisis, they bring expertise in governance, systems change, and community-led initiatives.

Throughout their career, Rochana has held governance roles across multiple charities and social enterprises, including Chair, Deputy Chair, Treasurer, and Board Member. They were a founding trustee of the Fair Food Charitable Trust, an organisation that diverts surplus food from landfill to communities in need, now a leading food diversion initiative in Auckland, New Zealand.

Their environmental experience spans both strategic leadership and grassroots action, including working with marginalised communities, addressing recurring environmental challenges such as flooding, and leading Auckland Council’s first product diversion project.

Ben Wilson is Director of Public Engagement at the Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund (SCIAF), the official aid and development organisation of the Catholic Church in Scotland, and a member of Caritas Internationalis. Ben has been involved with SCCS since 2017, working closely on Scotland’s 2019 Climate Change Act and on preparations for COP26 in Glasgow.

Ben has a particular interest in international climate finance, especially Loss & Damage, and has been following UN climate negotiations since COP23. He is also a board member of Scotland’s International Development Alliance.

Ben is the board lead for international policy.