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• Maureen became involved with the Society in 1967 when she adopted the first of her 5 children from us. She has worked tirelessly in a voluntary capacity for the Society ever since becoming Chairperson in 1992. Her enthusiasm and commitment to the needs of vulnerable children in our community is a great example to all who come in to contact with her.
  
  Her commitment to the work of the Society and her enormous contribution to the adoption scene in Scotland generally was rewarded in 2007 when she received an MBE from the Queen.
  

• Stephen has been a social worker since 1986. He worked in a local authority children and family team and family placement services before joining the Society in 1993.

• Charlie has been a social worker since 1987. He worked in local authorities children and family teams until he joined the Society in 1997.

• Marie has been a social worker since 1979. She has worked in fostering and adoption in local authorities and the voluntary and independent sectors.

• Denise is the longest serving member of staff having joined the Society in 1987. She has been a qualified social worker since 1974. She worked in local authority children and families settings as well as in a voluntary adoption agency in the Republic of Ireland.
  

• Sue has been qualified as a social worker since 1988 and worked with local authorities and other voluntary agencies before coming to the Society in 1993.
  

• Constance joined the Society in 2000 having worked in children and families teams since qualifying as a social worker in 1991.
  

• Christine qualified as a Social Worker in 1980. She worked in a local authority Children and Family teams and Family Placement team in England before joining the Society in 1998.

• Having qualified as a social worker in 1999 Sylvia worked in various local authority Children and Families settings before becoming part of our Team in 2007.
  

• Maggie became a social worker in 1977 having previously worked as a teacher. She has a wealth of experience in children and families work both in Scotland and England but also had over 20 years experience of family placement work before joining us in 2006.
  

• Rita qualified as a Social Worker in 1993 and worked in a Children and Families team and Adoption and Fostering with a local authority. She joined the Society in February 2008. Prior to training, Rita worked in Ireland with Homeless and Older people and has also worked in the U.S.
  

• Angie has been a social worker since 2000 after working in scientific research. She has worked in a local authority Children and Family Team before joining the St. Andrew’s team in February 2008.
  

• Katie first came to the Society in 2007 as a student on practice placement. She returned in 2008 after having qualified as a Social Worker.
  

• After working in various settings with under 5’s, Gill qualified as a Social Worker in 1986. Since then she has worked in local authority Children and Families teams and Family Placement teams prior to joining the Society in 2010.
  

• Ruth qualified as a Social Worker in 1980. She has worked for CAMHS in an early years setting, in a community setting and in local authority adoption and fostering prior to joining the Society in 2010.
  

• Laura qualified as a Social Worker in 1994 and has worked in Children and Families teams – both in Edinburgh and West Lothian as a Senior Practitioner.
  

• Claire worked in many office and administrative settings before joining the Society in 1997. She became the Office Manager in 1998.
  

• Hilary started working alongside Claire in 2001. She has worked in a number of diverse administrative settings before getting to grips with the world of family placement.
  

• Sandra joined the Society in August 2007. She returned to work following a break to look after her young family and prior to that she worked in HR administration.

• Anne joined the Society in June 2010. She trained as a Nurse prior to starting a family and had worked in healthcare for a number of years. Anne was adopted.
  

• Dan joined the Society in July 2009 as part-time fundraiser. For ten years he has been a successful freelance fundraiser for a wide variety of charities. Prior to this second career his background was aviation, in Air Traffic Control and then British Airports Authority (BAA) at Edinburgh Airport for 21 years