Meet the team

Chris Harte

Chair

Paul Nelson

Vice Chair

Christopher Thomson

Treasurer

Terry Allan

Board member

Shannon Babbie

Board member

Andrew Jarvie

Board member

Lynne Laverty

Board member

Jane McEwan

Board member

Margaret Orr

Board member

Margaret Mary Rafferty

Board member

Karen-Jane Stewart

Board member

Lucy Smith

Board member

Dorry McLaughlin

Chief Executive

Dorry has been the CEO at Scottish Autism for seven years. She joined Scottish Autism from Viewpoint where she was Chief Executive for eight years. Dorry has worked in housing, support and care services for over 30 years including spells in local government and with the housing regulator in England. Although much of Dorry’s experience before joining Scottish Autism has been around working with older people many of the issues autistic people face share a similar dynamic. Dorry brings to Scottish Autism expertise in leading the development of innovative services which support people who often live with complex needs and who are marginalised and disadvantaged simply by being who they are or living where they live. Dorry is passionate about hearing the voices of everybody Scottish Autism supports and all autistic communities however they wish to communicate.

Billy Alexander

Director of Innovation and Growth

Joe Long

Director of Practice and Innovation

Pauline McDonald

Director of Operations

Donna Paton

Director of Finance and Business Services

Katherine Wainwright

Director of People and Culture