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Our People

Health Creation Scotland is made up of a team of passionate and tenacious people who share a determination to address health inequalities in Scotland. We have an Edinburgh based staff team and are governed by our Board of Directors and Trustees. 

Our Board

Christine Carlin

Chair

Paul Mooney

Vice Chair

Bushra Riaz

Board Member

Richard Meade

Board Member

Alan Eagleson

Board Member

Jennifer Forsyth

Board Member

Pasna Sallis

Board Member

Paul Okroj

Board Member

Sarah Van Putten

Board Member

Billy McClean

Board Member

Maree Aldam

Board Member

OUR PEOPLE

Staff team

Tejesh Mistry

Chief Executive

Bio

Tejesh joined as Chief Executive in March 2024. Tejesh has a wealth of experience, working as Director of External Affairs at Venture Trust for 4 years until August 2023; and was Interim Director for Voluntary Action South Lanarkshire (VASLan), a Third Sector Interface. Tejesh previously held senior roles with the Royal Voluntary Service and with Cycling UK where he led behaviour change programmes to reduce loneliness and to improve physical and mental wellbeing. He was appointed to the Board of Sport Scotland in April 2022.

Roisin Hurst

Project Manager (Scottish Community Link Worker Network)

Bio

Roisin joined in April 2021 to scope and establish a network and community of practice for Scotland’s primary care community link workers. The Scottish Community Link Worker Network has now been going since October 2021 and has over 350 members from community link worker programmes across Scotland. The Network has a busy programme of events to ensure that community link workers and programme leads can share learning and good practice. Roisin has over 30 years’ experience of working in education, training and the third sector across the UK. She currently sits on the Board of Scottish Families Affected by Alcohol and Drugs.

Sarah Latto

External Affairs Lead

Bio

Sarah joined in May 2025 to lead on the organisation’s policy and public affairs work, ensuring that the contribution and experiences of members are reflected in the development and scrutiny of public policy. She also provides strategic direction for our communications and events. Prior to this, Sarah was the Senior Policy Officer at Volunteer Scotland. She has worked in the third sector since 2009, in a range of roles at both a local and national level. She has also volunteered for a number of third sector organisations, including in befriending, mentoring and governance roles.

Cecily May

Events & Communications Officer

Bio

Cecily joined in June 2025. She brings a background in public health, project coordination, and community engagement. She worked as a Spanish Interpreter for numerous years across hospital systems in the US, leading on high level health initiatives to improve equity in access to care for underserved populations. Using her passion for language access, she has been involved in health equity advocacy working groups, language access expansion projects, and healthcare programme development. She aims to use her experience in healthcare and research to support Health Creation Scotland in their work towards health equity and systemic change.

Catriona Swanwick

Business Support Officer

Bio

Catriona joined the team in March 2026 after returning from a one-year career break. She brings a background in third-sector project work, including five years as a Project Coordinator for a Scottish nursing charity. In this role, she supported workstreams that empowered community nurses through leadership and development programmes to address healthcare inequalities in their local areas and drive meaningful change. Catriona has a particular interest in database management, helping to ensure the charity’s workstreams run smoothly.

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