Tracey manages her own HR Consultancy based in Glasgow, where her mission is to help people create positive change. Her ethos is to support busy people thrive professionally in their careers or business ownership journeys. Tracey is an established Non-Exec Board Director with 7 years’ experience gained on a Financial Board. Appointed in 2024 as the Board Chair of Scottish Mediation, Tracey’s vision is to ensure the Board supports the organisation to continue to develop and grow mediation across Scotland within appropriate networks, business connections and communities.
Malcolm founded his mediation practice after 11 years as a union negotiator. Engaging with employers in private, public and third sectors, he developed his expertise in negotiation, partnership, resolving disputes and tackling individual cases, using skills grown from 15 years advising and influencing countryside managers over land-management and joint projects. Building on this experience, he is an Independent Member of the Scottish Agricultural Wages Board.
A clear, respectful communicator Malcolm has helped engineering companies, research institutes, heritage bodies, charities and others establish and operate effective workforce consultation, working collaboratively to resolve individual and collective issues.
A CEDR Accredited mediator, he is also a CEDR Associate specialising in Advanced Negotiation Skills, a member of the CEDR Mediator Panel and a member of their training faculty. He also delivers training in Conciliation of Collective Labour Disputes for the International Labour Organisation, most recently in Albania, Bangladesh, Georgia, Greece, Ireland, Malaysia, Mongolia and Serbia.
Originally a commercial planning lawyer, Tamsin Bailey moved to Brussels in the mid 1990s to focus on environmental policy and public affairs. A central part of her work in various roles in Brussels, London, Edinburgh and now Orkney has been developing partnerships with government and non-governmental organisations, charities and other stakeholders.
Tamsin became an independent consultant based in Orkney in 2007, specialising in project development and evaluation, and in July 2020 took up her current role as Service Director at Relationships Scotland Orkney, where she also practices as a registered family mediator and workplace mediator.
Tamsin has a long-standing interest in alternative dispute resolution. In a world where both public and private discourse is increasingly polarised, Tamsin is committed to developing and promoting mediation approaches to resolving conflict across Scottish society.
Fiona is a Partner in Gillespie Macandrew’s Dispute Resolution team. She covers a broad range of civil litigation but has particular expertise in employment and property disputes. Fiona is a strong proponent of alternative dispute resolution methods including specifically mediation. She has been co-chair of the Young Mediators’ Group since November 2013 and regularly delivers CPD on ADR and mediation in her firm. Fiona joined the SM Board in December 2017.
Individuals, organisations, communities and society are just scratching the surface of the potential mediation, and the skills of mediation can deliver in terms of driving down costs, increasing wellbeing and driving innovation. As the Head of Marketing at Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR) and CEDR-Accredited Mediator, I am passionate about actualising these benefits across different sectors and professions.
As a Trustee for Scottish Mediation, I am looking to learn from and contribute to the development of the mediation in Scotland and deliver on a strategy to bring better conflict engagement and resolution to more across the country.
Laura Allison, has a robust background in quality improvement and a deep commitment to mediation. She currently serves as Associate Director for Corporate and Quality Improvement at NHS Education for Scotland. Her extensive experience has included roles at the Scottish Government and NHS Tayside, focusing on embedding improvement methodologies and delivering training.
As a mentor with ACOSVO, she leverages her vast network and expertise to promote mediation within the health and care sectors. She is passionate about conflict resolution, and seeks opportunities to raise awareness, build and integrate mediation as a standard practice to address complex conflicts and foster positive outcomes across public sector.
Ralph completed a course in civil and commercial mediation with CEDR in 2014. Practiced at Calm Mediation delivering neighbourhood, commercial, workplace and community mediations. Became a trustee at Calm and just retired after 6 years’ service. Highlight was supporting their merger with another mediation body.
He has trained in SEN mediations and carried out circa 250 cases for Prime Resolution. He has supported Prime with training and mentoring. Ralph recently completed Foundation level at Restorative Justice and recently completed qualification in Family Mediation.
Ralph plans to bring this experience of mediation across sectors to the Board.
Githa’s early career was in legal practice, with an LLM from University of Cambridge. For the last 20 years she has worked primarily with ethnic minority communities and vulnerable groups in Scotland, delivering services that increase capacity for positive relationships and conflict handling skills.
Githa also completed a PhD in the field of conflict resolution, at the Richardson Institute, Lancaster University. She is passionate about improving access to mediation and mediation skills to hard-to-reach and vulnerable community groups.
Hanna Dushkova is a lawyer and accredited mediator in Ukraine and Scotland with an extensive background in workplace, commercial, school and family mediation.
She is certified as a mediator by DeutscheAnwaltAkademie (DAA), Mediator Gmbh (Germany) and as a family mediator by the League of Mediators of Ukraine and Mediation School (Ukraine, Kyiv).
Hanna has led a mediation hub in a Ukrainian school in Odesa.
From 2018 she has had successful experience in helping people, communities, workplaces and organisations resolve different types of conflicts peacefully. Now she works all over the world online and offline.
Since 2020 she has excelled as a trainer in conflict resolution, mediation skills, and emotional intelligence, and works within the public and private sectors, charities and voluntary organisations. Hanna provides training, seminars, and workshops for individuals, workplaces, communities and youth.
Since July 2022 she has volunteered and participated in the 1-year Program “Family Mediation in the Time of War”.
In 2022 Hanna co-founded the Ukrainians Together project and social enterprise Bring Together.
Hanna has been a Board member of the Scottish Mediation since 2023.
Patrick Scott has a legal background, having practised as an advocate for 30 years. He trained as a mediator in South Africa with Mediation in Motion in 2016 and graduated with the degree of Master of Laws in Mediation and Conflict Resolution, with distinction, from the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow in June 2019. He is a mediator with the University of Strathclyde Mediation Clinic and on the mediation panel of the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission. He also serves on the Board of Mediation in Motion Mediators in South Africa.
Patrick believes that mediation is a very effective process for dispute resolution and would like to see the practice of referrals to mediation in the Simple Procedure Court extended to higher courts in Scotland.
Erin works in the construction industry, managing projects across both public and private sectors. Erin joined the board of Scottish Mediation in 2025, bring with her board level and committee experience. As an RICS qualified Evaluative Mediator Erin has assisted on several small claims mediations since gaining the qualification in 2024.
With a keen interest in dispute resolution and as someone new to mediation, Erin is interested in developing the links between Scottish Mediation and the construction industry as well as providing a visible platform for those new to mediation.
Andrew is a practising solicitor at DWF Law LLP, working within the firm’s busy Property Damage litigation team. He regularly handles complex civil matters in the Sheriff Courts across Scotland, with experience spanning liability, causation, quantum disputes, and recovery actions. Before specialising in litigation, Andrew worked extensively within a commercial contracts environment, developing strong analytical and negotiation skills.
Prior to entering legal practice, Andrew served as Group Data Protection Officer at John Menzies plc, where he held responsibility for groupwide data protection compliance across more than 30 international jurisdictions. This role gave him significant experience in governance, risk management, and regulatory compliance at a global scale.
Andrew is also a keen academic researcher. He recently completed his Master of Laws dissertation, which examined the use of artificial intelligence in judicial decision making. Combining his practical legal experience with his academic interests in technology and the law, Andrew has served as a part time lecturer and continues to provide ad hoc tutoring at Robert Gordon University.
With a strong interest in data, technology, and dispute resolution, Andrew brings to the Scottish Mediation Board a passion for advancing the use of technology within alternative dispute resolution. Having first hand insight into the complexity, cost, and procedural burdens of litigation, he recognises the importance of accessible, effective alternatives for individuals and organisations seeking resolution. Andrew is therefore committed to supporting Scottish Mediation in its efforts to promote greater awareness of mediation and to explore how emerging technologies can enhance mediation practice.
Federico’s career began in 2000 and has focused on data and database technologies. In 2018 he moved to the UK, where he founded Vettabase Ltd to provide consulting and data services to companies of various sizes across multiple sectors. He is based in Musselburgh, East Lothian, and joined the board in February 2026.
Euan joined the SM Board in 2025. A solicitor by profession Euan currently works as an Associate in the Dispute Resolution team at Aberdein Considine LLP. There he acts for clients in a full range of commercial and civil disputes but has a particular interest in contentious succession and property disputes.
Euan is a strong proponent of alternative dispute resolution and regularly contributes articles on mediation and ADR in the press. Euan trained and qualified as a mediator in 2023.
Euan’s experience is not limited to his legal and mediation background having served previously as a trustee and latterly vice chair of a national children’s health rights charity, Euan also brings a wealth of prior board experience to SM.