Prior to retiring in 2019, Simon spent the previous thirty years working in the charity sector in Scotland tackling social inclusion and environmental justice issues. In the 1990s he spent ten years with the Wise Group in Glasgow helping disadvantaged and excluded individuals improve their lives and life chances. Simon has worked closely with Local Authorities, the Scottish Government and some of its agencies and is steeped in charity governance.

Whilst Simon’s working life had an environmental focus he previously sat on the boards of Stepfamily Scotland and Children 1st.

Simon has been a CAS Trustee since 2020. During his time on the CAS Board, Simon has been Chair of the Nominations and Membership Standards Committees and has served on the Risk, Audit and Finance Committee. His time on the Board and working with Committees has given Simon a deep insight into the key issues facing CAS and the network.

Anna Evans is a consultant in the Scottish housing sector providing advisory services in strategic planning, service and organisational review, restructure and change. Her work includes governance reviews and investigations. 

Anna combines a portfolio of project consultancy, interim executive management and research to achieve transformational change – mainly in housing organisations, and also across the wider public and charitable sectors. Her professional experience has been gained over 30 years in local government, central government agencies, housing associations and the wider voluntary sector as an employee, consultant and Board Member. 

Anna is a Chartered Housing Professional, MBA and ILM professional coach. Anna joined the CAS board in 2021 and is Chair of the Development Committee.
 

Beth Knight-Yamamoto is an advocacy and campaigns specialist with extensive experience in political, charity and third sector organisations. Currently working in public affairs and engagement within the health sector, Beth has dedicated her career to empowering individuals to advocate for themselves and each other, including at Citizens Advice in England, and in a number of roles in UK and US politics. 

Beth also brings governance expertise as a current trustee of JRSST-CT, the charitable trust of the Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust, working to widen understanding of human rights and participation in democratic processes.  She joined the CAS board in 2023 and currently sits on our Policy Forum and People Commitee.
 

Jane first joined the CAB network in 2008 to make a difference to vulnerable individuals and families and, over the years, she has been fortunate to develop her career within the network and experience, first- hand, the ups and downs of being a bureaux manager.

Jane started as a volunteer generalist adviser at Aberdeen CAB, quickly gaining an understanding of how important a bureau is to its local community. She is now Chief Executive of Perth CAB, starting during the pandemic in June 2020, having also been Chief Officer at KAMCAB (2015-2021) and a Volunteer Support and Development Worker at Aberdeen CAB (2008-2012). In addition to her role at KAMCAB, Jane spent four years as Chair of COCABs (2017-2021) during which she grew her understanding of the differing needs of bureaux across the network and advocating on their behalf to CAS.

Not all Jane’s working life has been spent in bureaux, she also spent time working in a cancer support charity (2012-2015) developing community-based services and training in the North East and Northern Isles, again developing knowledge of the barriers faced by those living in more remote areas of Scotland. During this time, she studied part time for a Masters degree in Human Resource Management, recognising the importance of developing staff and volunteers to be the best they can be. 

Jane believes that all this experience has given her an excellent grasp of each CAB’s uniqueness as well as an educated insight into their similarities. With CAB services more in demand and people and funders under more pressure, Jane believes that she is well placed to represent and champion on behalf of all bureaux in the network. Since joining the CAS board in 2022 she has sat on the Policy Forum, people Committee and Digital Committee.

Lewis is a highly experienced professional specialising in finance, IT and strategy who has worked in organisations of all sizes across a number of sectors. His career started in the automotive industry with the Land Rover Group and he has held a range of senior management and board level positions over 20 years.

Lewis graduated from the University of Westminster in 1983 gaining a BA(Hons) in Business Studies and completed an MBA with the Open University in 1991. He is a Fellow of Chartered Management Institute, a Chartered IT Professional and Member of the British Computer Society.

Lewis served as a Board Member of ScotlandIS, the Scottish IT industry forum and Chair of its Grampian Committee and believes that he can contribute to SACAB in the specific areas of finance and IT and also, more generally, by applying his extensive experience and collaborative philosophy to any issues and challenges that need to be addressed. Lewis joined the CAS board in 20203 and is Chair of the Risk Audit and Finance Committee. He aslo sits on the Digital Committee.

Martin’s diverse background in senior roles in operational policing and across the third sector equips him with the experience to support Citizens Advice Scotland in developing collaborative work with bureaux in delivering our shared mission.

Previously serving as a Trustee of a local charity supporting veterans with PTSD and with the Police Treatment Centre, a multi-million- pound charity supporting officers across the UK, he understands the expectations on Trustees. As East Dunbartonshire CEO he also understands that CAB leadership whilst rewarding, carries great responsibility and risk.

Experienced in strategic and risk management, community partnership, programme delivery and strategic and government level engagement he will challenge and support the work of CAS in delivering further successes for bureaux enhancing support to our leaders and services to our communities.

Martin is passionate about the work of bureaux helping ordinary people in accessing their rights and entitlements, enabling them to participate fully in Scottish society. He joined the CAS board in 2023 and is Vice Chair of the Risk Audit and Finance Committee.

Vicky is an experienced independent consultant and former managing director, providing specialist support to organisations as they navigate complex change. She has extensive boardroom experience across the private and third sectors.

Vicky has had the privilege of serving as a trustee on the boards of two Scottish charities. Firstly, at Edinburgh Women’s Aid, for 5 years where she held the position of Vice Chair. Edinburgh Women’s Aid is affiliated with Scottish Women’s Aid, the umbrella organisation supporting Women’s Aid organisations across Scotland. Most recently Vicky completed a 6-year term at WorkingRite, latterly as Chair, providing leadership through the Covid crisis. WorkingRite is a Scottish youth employability charity.

Through her professional and trustee career, Vicky has developed skills in governance, corporate strategy, business planning and leadership. She is passionate about using her experience to support vulnerable people and to give everyone a chance in a fairer society. She was elected to the CAS Board in 2023 and currently chairs the Membership Standards Committee and is a member of the Risk, Audit and Finance committee.

Alana is the CEO of Renfrewshire CAB, proudly serving a diverse, vibrant community. She has had the privilege of working within the CAB network many years with previous roles in Glasgow North West, Motherwell & Wishaw and Airdrie CABs during which time Alana grew her understanding of differing needs of each bureau and the many challenges and opportunities presented to the service.

Alana is currently Vice Chair of the Development Committee, Chair of the Small Grants Committee, member of the Sub–Allocations Committee and Monitoring Officer for national projects. She has been an active participant in a number of network wide co-design and steering groups helping to shape the future service delivery model and ensuring the network is identified as a strategic delivery partner at local and national level.

Prior to joining the CAB network, Alana worked in financial services for 13 years in a range of financial advice and senior operational roles, gaining valuable experience in operational, strategic and risk management as well as effective leadership with a key focus on a people led culture of learning and development.

Alana has an acute understanding of the pressures bureaux are facing across the network, not least the difficulties in securing and retaining funding in a very competitive market, against a backdrop of significant increase in demand for our crucial services. She supports and appreciates the importance of maintaining the uniqueness of each of our bureaux in size, geography, resources and aspirations.

Alasdair is a partner at an international law firm with extensive leadership and board experience with large organisations in the legal profession and industry. He has also held non-executive roles in various organisations including charity trusteeships; non-executive directorships and as a pension scheme trustee. He has experience of working with central and local government bodies to deliver publicly funded projects. He led the legal team that delivered the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships held in Glasgow and across Scotland. He frequently advises on governance, regulatory, procurement, grant funding, and public subsidy issues, including in relation to affordable housing; social funding; fuel poverty grant schemes; heat and power schemes and covid relief funding schemes. 

George has been Chair of Orkney CAB’s Board for four years and was the chief executive of York CAB from 2010 to 2014. For most of his career, he has been an advice worker or solicitor: from 2001 to 2010 George was employed at Newcastle Law Centre as an immigration caseworker, a solicitor and then manager, and from 1993 to 2001, as a constituency advice worker for Audrey Wise MP in Preston.  

Since 2014, George has lived in Orkney and worked for Orkney Islands Council, first in information governance and latterly in community planning, before retiring at the end of December 2025.  

In addition to his volunteer roles for Citizens Advice, George is a board member of Greener Orkney and for Orkney Archaeology Society, where he edits the annual Orkney Archaeology Review

Graham has worked as an employee and trustee in numerous charities and has been a trustee of CAB West Lothian for 8 years, where he is currently the Chair. Previously, he was a senior officer in a national charity looking after enterprises, customer services, large scale IT and web, legal and compliance; and principal adviser to the Trustees. Graham is passionate about using his experience to support network growth in these areas. He is proud to work with a great team of volunteers and staff at West Lothian and collectively they have successfully grown their service with a clear focus on client outcomes.

Graham has also taught and lectured in his career, published a teaching text and won a number of awards, including a "Behind the Scenes" award from the NHS for volunteering and a Gold Royal Television Society award for Educational Drama. Community radio, IT systems and citizens' rights are perennial interests. When he gets the chance to put his feet up, he has to fight for space on the sofa with his two dogs. 

Laura is the current Chair of Clackmannanshire CAB. She has been on the Clacks Board in various roles for 10 years. Laura is also a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development. Her career has primarily been spent in a variety of corporate Human Resources roles and most recently with her own HR Consultancy providing expertise, primarily in the charity sector but also for further education and corporate clients.

Experience in working with business boards and leaders, along with developing strategic solutions has enabled Laura to use her skills to help Clacks CAB grow, innovate and continually adapt to serve the local community’s needs. Laura is excited to use her HR, business and strategic experience to support the continued success of Citizen’s Advice Scotland.

Laura joined the CAS Board in November 2025 and serves on the People and Nominations Committees. 
 

Karen is passionate about Scotland’s charity sector and its vital role in addressing social, economic, and environmental inequalities. For her, the advice sector is central to tackling financial exclusion and improving people’s lives.

She began her career at the National Lottery Community Fund, supporting community groups to access vital funding. Karen went on to lead Firstport as Chief Executive supporting the development of start-up social enterprises. She later held senior roles at CalMac Ferries and Sustrans where she gained extensive experience working with government to influence change.

Karen’s volunteer board roles have included PEEK, Indigo Childcare and Transform Scotland.  

Karen joined the CAS Board in 2025 and currently sits on our Risk, Audit and Finance Committee  and Policy Forum.