The Community Board

1. Ensuring the delivery of the Community Plan, by establishing measures to judge success against, and helping resolve potential obstacles to positive outcomes
2. Reflecting the ‘whole institution’ approach by linking up the Community Plan with campus, College, school, and professional group activities and priorities
3. Linking up the Community Plan with the priorities and activities of community partners (geographical and communities of interest) across Edinburgh and South East Scotland, with a specific focus on our nearest neighbours and harder to reach communities
4. The generation, discussion and evaluation of any new priorities and ideas not currently covered in the Community Plan, bearing in mind resource requirements, and helping ensure their successful delivery should they be agreed
5. Taking reports from the University’s Community Team for discussion and endorsement, and providing any further guidance requested by the team
6. Working with EUSA and the Community Team to look for ways to increase student representation in other community-focussed settings and activities
7. If there are gaps identified in Board membership, agree on further representation from colleagues, or community partners, taking equality and diversity issues into account

1. Positively contribute to the successful implementation of the Community Plan’s commitments by advocating on its behalf in their own areas, and across the University

2. Oversee and drive the delivery of the Community Plan’s implementation plan, and provide strategic direction for further priorities if required

3. Hold quarterly minuted meetings, and make these minutes publicly available online

4. Provide an annual progress report to SCSR Committee at its October meeting

Lynn McMath, Deputy Director, Stakeholder Relations, Communications and Marketing 

Patricia Erskine, Head of Stakeholder Relations & Policy Officer, College Office – CAHSS 

Ian Fyfe, Senior Lecturer, Moray House School of Education and Sport, IECS 

Dave Gorman, Director of Social Responsibility and Sustainability

Anne-Sofie Laegran, Head of Knowledge Exchange and Impact, Edinburgh Research Office

Jacky MacBeath, Head of Museums, Museums 

Lesley McAra, Director of IASH, as well as AP Community Relations

Derek MacLeod, Head of Global Partnerships, Edinburgh Global 

Hazel Lambert, Head of Engagement, Communications & Marketing, CMVM

Suzanne Hermiston, Director of Open Studies, Centre for Open Learning 

Kate McAllister, Head of Engagement, College of Science and Engineering

Cameron Ritchie, Depute Director and Head of Operations, University Sport and Exercise 

Sean Smith, Director of the Centre for Future Infrastructure, Institute for Infrastructure and Environment 

Zoe Stephens, Head of Organisational Development and Change, Estates Management Group 

Gemma Gourlay, Head of Social Impact, Social Responsibility and Sustainability

Jess Hume, Widening Participation Manager, Student Recruitment and Admissions

Ruth Elliott, Edinburgh University Students’ Association Vice President Community

Rebecca Jones, Director of Alumni Relations

Rachel Bowen, Head of Engagement, College of Science and Engineering

Eppy Harries-Pugh, Communications Manager, Social Responsibility and Sustainability

Stuart Tooley, Head of Public Affairs, Communications and Marketing

Sarah Anderson, Senior Community Engagement Manager, Social Responsibility and Sustainability

Secretary: Petra Renman, Community Engagement Projects Coordinator, Social Responsibility and Sustainability

If you would like to  contact a member of  the Community Board, please email local@ed.ac.uk

Community Board meeting agenda and minutes