
Jane has held leadership and senior management roles for over 20 years and is a strong
communicator with the values of integrity, enthusiasm, creativity and collaboration at the
heart of her working practice.
Her expertise is in strategic analysis, planning and liaising closely with Clients to formulate
briefs and achieve the aspirations of user groups and project stakeholders. In recent years
she has focused on complex projects with particular socio-economic challenges which
involve building strong partnerships. Currently, she holds a fulltime secondment post at
Clackmannanshire Council supporting the delivery of City Region Deal capital investment.
Jane has a particular understanding of the complexities of the modern workplace, having
been involved in office design throughout her career in practice and, for several years she
has focused on the contemporary office environment when leading a 4th Year Design Unit
at Dundee University School of Architecture.
Jane is also a passionate campaigner for ‘knowledge transfer’ and has mentored women
in the construction industry since 2008, through Women in Property, and the government
funded JIVE mentoring programme. In 2012 she was invited to mentor for the Arkwright
Scholarship Trust and became a STEM ambassador.
She was a Civic Trust Awards assessor for 17 years including sitting on the CTA National Panel. In 2017 – 2018 she was invited to become a member of Tyne Esk LEADER Local Action Group (LAG), in connection with her involvement with Gorebridge Community Development Trust. In 2020 she joined the Board of GCDT and she also held the post of Development Director of the Asia Scotland Trust focusing on is the regeneration of the Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden, Kolkata.
Jane is also a passionate campaigner for ‘knowledge transfer’ and has mentored women in the construction industry since 2008, through Women in Property, and the government funded JIVE mentoring programme. In 2012 she was invited to mentor for the Arkwright Scholarship Trust and became a STEM ambassador.
She was a Civic Trust Awards assessor for 17 years including sitting on the CTA National Panel. In 2017 – 2018 she was invited to become a member of Tyne Esk LEADER Local Action Group (LAG), in connection with her involvement with Gorebridge Community Development Trust. In 2020 she joined the Board of GCDT and she also holds the post of Development Director of the Asia Scotland Trust whose current focus is the regeneration of the Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden, Kolkata.