Director
About me - I graduated from Napier University in 1984 with a BA in Accounting, before commencing training with Whitelaw Wells in Edinburgh. After qualifying as a CA in 1988, I returned home to Orkney to manage Scholes, the accountancy business started by my late father, and was sole practitioner in the firm until it was incorporated in 2008.
What I do at Scholes - I’m now a director and shareholder of Scholes Ltd, though I retain a hands-on approach to management within the firm, working closely with colleagues to ensure we’re delivering the highest standards of professional support to our growing numbers of clients.
More about me – As Chair of the ICAS Members in Practice Advisory Board (MiPAB) and a member of the ICAS Council, I’m keen to increase and enhance the engagement ICAS has with its members and generally raise the profile of the accounting profession.
A finalist in the 2005 Association of Scottish Businesswomen Awards, I’m particularly passionate about supporting the next generation of entrepreneurs and enjoy nurturing young people in business through my work with Young Enterprise Orkney and the Prince’s Scottish Youth Business Trust. I’m also a Stewart Ivory Financial Education Officer, delivering the SI Finance for Sixth Formers programme to senior school pupils in the islands.
Outside of accountancy, and when time allows, I enjoy the arts – amateur dramatics are a particular favourite, running, walking and travelling.
