Our Team

My role: I’m responsible for the strategic and day-to-day management of Seescape, including working with our Board of Trustees and managing relationships with our partners and stakeholders.

Date started: 2021

I love working at Seescape as we’re a very well-known and well-respected grass-roots charity with a presence across the whole of Fife.  We have an amazing team of passionate staff and volunteers, and it’s great to be able to support and guide them.

My role: I develop and lead on the fundraising and communications strategies, and I also support Lesley with operational matters such as reporting, finance and HR.

Date started: March 2022

Why I love working at Seescape: I enjoy working for smaller charities when the role is varied, and you see directly the positive effects of your work. The team at seescape are great. They are motivated and focussed on the clients, improving their lives and supporting them to be independent and happy. It’s a joy to see, and it motivates me hugely in my role.

My role: I’m responsible for the day-to-day running of the office including finance, HR and database management.

Date started: 2005

Why I love working at Seescape: Although I do not work directly with clients, I appreciate the fact that my position supports those who do. Seescape does fantastic work, and we have an incredible team here, and I’m proud to be a part of it.

My role: to provide training, support and advice on all aspects of accessible technology to clients or external organisations working with people who are visually impaired.

Date started: 2013.

Why I love working at Seescape: I am visually impaired and use a vast array of different technologies daily to maintain my independence. Helping clients who are in a similar situation to myself to become more confident or make better use of different technologies to make their lives easier and increase their independence is my constant drive and passion.

My Role: I deliver a programme of befriending and social groups for visually impaired people across Fife - working in partnership with a team of volunteers and partner agencies.

Date started: 2024.

Why I love working at Seescape – I enjoy interacting with people and love that my job allows me to work with staff, volunteers, clients, and work together to support people with visual impairment.

My role as the Community Hub Coordinator at Seescape is to manage and develop the Visual Impairment/Community Hub, ensuring it runs smoothly and efficiently while providing a welcoming environment for service users and visitors. I am responsible for coordinating activities within the Hub, such as drop-ins, Glaucoma clinics, and art classes, as well as promoting Seescape's services through community outreach and partnerships.

Date started: 2014

Why I love working at Seescape: I enjoy my current role as it gives me lots of variety.  Raising awareness of eye health and making connections with different organisations is really interesting, but helping our clients is the best part.

My Role: I am the social worker and team leader for the sight support team,

Date started: I have been with the organisation since 1997

Why I love working at Seescape: I like working at Seescape as I see first-hand the difference the work that we do helps individuals.

My Role: I provide professional rehabilitation support to visually impaired people to enhance their skills and confidence to maximise their independence. I also create support plans to empower clients to achieve their goals, and act as an advocate for visually impaired people and Seescape to help promote accessible services, equality, and understanding of the impact of sight loss.

Date started: 2006

Why I love working at Seescape:  I love working at Seescape as I am very fortunate be able to work closely with our clients and their families and see the willingness our clients have to adapt to new ways of life after sight loss, seeing their confidence grow allowing them to maintain independence and continuing to live a full life.

My Role – After attending Glasgow Caledonian University, I have recently qualified as a professional Rehabilitation Specialist to provide support to visually impaired people to enhance their skills and confidence to maximise their independence. I am able to create support plans to empower clients to achieve their goals, and act as an advocate for visually impaired people and Seescape to help promote accessible services, equality, and understanding of the impact of sight loss.

Date started- January 2023

Why I love working here - I really enjoy being able to assist individuals to rehabilitate when they’re vision has been causing them to face barriers in their everyday life. Working with them to identify what skills they’re needing to develop and working closely with them to learn new techniques and skills is proving to be very awarding, it’s great to see people becoming more independent again. I’m also very grateful to be given the opportunity to attend university as part of my role and to be learning new skills from a great mentor and staff team.

My Role: I work with people with a sight loss, doing assessments and helping them with their needs to make life easier.

Date started: 2018

Why I love working at Seescape:  I love working with a great team who are all striving to reach the same goal, to make a difference in people’s lives who are struggling with a sight loss.

My role: I am responsible for taking and processing all new referrals, contacting new registrations, and providing support and assessments over the phone as well as at our Hub in Glenrothes.

Date started: 2011

Why I love working at Seescape: I enjoy helping people and providing the support and aids which enables our clients to maintain their independence and continue to do the things they enjoy.

My Role: I engage with clients and offer advice on health and well-being, which includes physical and mental health. I work with clients on a 1-2-1 programme and as group exercise sessions. I support them in their journey to having a healthier mind and body.

Date started: 2021

Why I love working at Seescape: I especially like collaborating with an amazing team. I like to see the changes I can make to people’s lives. I am enthusiastic with the role I play. I enjoy supporting my clients, giving them the tools to live more healthier and independent life.

My Role: I’m part of the administration team, mostly office-based assisting with the day-to-day operations at Seescape. I’m responsible for processing CVI’s (Visual Impairment Certificates) and I’m usually the voice at the other end of your phone call. More recently taking on the role of ‘in-house’ photographer, so watch this space .. !

Date started: 2009

Why I love working at Seescape: It may sound cliché, but we are a dynamic team. We all share the same values, working together to support our clients to the best of our abilities.

My role: I provide continuing support to the Admin, Community Engagement Team, and additional support to the Sight Support Team.

Date started: 2006

My I love working at Seescape: I enjoy working at Seescape as I feel I am making a difference to people who are visually impaired across Fife.

Kirsty is Head of Partnerships at the Scottish Tech Army, a not-for-profit that brings skilled tech volunteers together with third sector organisations to help them maximise the use of  technology to further their aims. She has a business background in sectors as diverse as construction, architecture and technology and has a reputation for being an ‘ideas engine’, capable of seeing things differently which she says stems from a never-ending curiosity about the world. She’s a natural communicator and relationship builder and passionately believes in the use of technology as a force for good. She joined the Board in 2019.

Pauline, a mother of two from Fife, a qualified Accountant by profession, with over 24 years of financial experience in the Defence, Manufacturing and Health care business sectors.

Pauline is currently the Group Financial Controller for a Scottish Company which develops and manufactures retinal imaging devices enabling eyecare professionals to discover, diagnose, document, and treat ocular pathology.

Ken has been a Trustee of SeeScape since 2020, and has been working with SeeScape on Research and Knowledge Exchange collaborations for over 10 years in his capacity as a Senior Lecturer in Psychology and User Experience at Abertay University in Dundee. He has a particular interest in the development of accessible design for touch screen technology in smart phones and tablets. Ken has a close connection with the Kingdom of Fife, having started his career here in the 90’s studying Psychology at the University of St Andrews. He followed this up with post-doctoral research posts at Glasgow Caledonian University, St Andrews, and the University of Nottingham before taking up a lecturing post at Abertay in 2001.

Ross comes to Seescape with over twenty years’ experience of fundraising and charity leadership. He has led teams with specialisms in corporate, trust, institutional, community and high-level donor fundraising, managing staff across the UK and Ireland. Base in Queensferry, Ross lives with his wife Lorna and their dog Alf. Ross served as volunteer crew on the on the local RNLI lifeboat, until losing vision completely in one eye and restricted vision in the other due to diabetic retinopathy. His passion for supporting his local community, his love of technology and understanding just some of the challenges that visual impairment has on day-to-day life, meant Seescape was a great opportunity for Ross to volunteer some of his time towards supporting close to his heart.