I am from the Isle of Lewis and have lived there for much of my life, though I have also lived on the Mainland. Like all islanders I am well acquainted with CalMac sites in Ullapool, so it is lovely to have the opportunity to get to know the area and people in a different way. I am interested in many forms of music, and Gaelic culture and language. I speak Gaelic to a reasonable level and whilst I am here, I hope to learn more about the history of this part of Scotland.
I went to university in Edinburgh and subsequently trained there as a Chartered Accountant. I have worked in the Financial Sector in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Stirling. I have also worked in environmental roles – my last job was with the Stornoway Trust, the oldest community landlord in Scotland.
I have one son who is an electrical engineer with SSE based in Inverness. His father died more than twenty years ago.
I was brought up in the Scottish Episcopal Church, attending St Peter’s in Stornoway. When I returned to Lewis, I rejoined the congregation and was a server and sacristan for many years, as well as a Eucharistic minister. Like many my journey to ordination has been a long one. Sometimes we can hear the still, small voice and not know how to follow it in the middle of complicated lives. Yet here I am as the new curate for the charge, having completed three years of studies at the Scottish Episcopal Institute and having been ordained deacon by Bishop Mark in the Cathedral Church of St Andrew on the 4th October 2025. Curacy is like an apprenticeship, and it is a great blessing to be placed in a charge were there is such a wealth of experience.