Board Members
Ewan Malcolm
Ewan Malcolm is a former equity partner in a leading Scottish law firm, he has since held multiple senior executive roles, including Chief Executive Officer of The Relationships Service (formerly Relate London North West, Hertfordshire Mid Thames and Buckinghamshire), where he has guided major organisational transformation in a service that provides relationship counselling, family mediation and many other support services. Ewan has Master’s degree in Conflict Resolution and Mediation from the University of London and is widely recognised for his mediation practice.
Alongside his professional career, Ewan has contributed extensively to sector governance, serving as Chair of the Association of Relate Centre Chief Officers and holding board positions with the Family Mediation Council, the College of Mediators, and several charitable trusts. A skilled coach, mentor and facilitator, Ewan is known for his emotional intelligence, collaborative approach, and commitment to ethical, reflective leadership that supports people and organisations to thrive.
Isobel Bilsland
Vice Chair
Isobel managed Relationships Scotland Borders for over 26 years, retiring from her post as Chief Executive in December 2021. For many years she was a Registered Mediator and Supervisor. During her time at RSB, Isobel introduced contact and children's services and managed the take-over of the local couple counselling service. She served on the Family Mediation Scotland Board from 1995 until its merger with Relate Scotland.
Dianne Millen
Dianne is an experienced family and incapacity law solicitor who opened her own firm, Datrys Legal, in October 2025, having worked for a number of well-known Scottish law firms. She is accredited by the Law Society of Scotland as a specialist in family law and in mental disability and incapacity law. She qualified as a solicitor in 2011, retraining after a successful career as a researcher and project manager in the third sector and government. Throughout her career she has worked with families experiencing relationship breakdown and other pressures such as caring for older relatives. She is committed to supporting and developing services such as mediation, support for child contact and relationship counselling, all of which help safeguard the welfare of children and families. Outside work, Dianne is a devoted cat slave and also enjoys yoga, theatre, and following the mixed fortunes of Aberdeen FC. She is currently pursuing a MSc in Counselling at Abertay University. She has also served as Vice-Chair of the Board of Fife Gingerbread and a Director of Garvald Edinburgh. She has been a board member since November 2022 and served as Chair from March 2024 to December 2025.
Andy Thomas
Andy joined the Board as Treasurer in November 2024. He has worked with children, young people and their families for 27 years. For the past 14 years, he has been the Deputy Manager of the Citadel, a community-based charity in Leith, where he manages their Families Project. He has a strong commitment to social justice and is passionate about making high quality counselling and mediation services accessible to all families in Scotland who need them. Andy previously served as Treasurer on the Board of Multi-Cultural Family Base and admits that he actually enjoys looking at budgets and spreadsheets. In his spare time, he indulges his love of figures by doing sudoku, as well as walking his dog, reading and spending time with his family.
Imogen Lambert
Board Member
Imogen joined the Board in 2022. As a Senior Policy Adviser in the Scottish Government, Imogen brings valuable political, government and public sector experience to Relationships Scotland. Imogen was previously the Co-Chair of the Scottish Government’s Women’s Development Network, supporting corporate transformation projects to improve diversity, equality and inclusion for all staff. Imogen owns a Westie with her partner and has discovered a passion for wild swimming since moving to Edinburgh from Australia in 2017.
Jordan Sutherland
Board Member
Jordan has been on the board of Relationships Scotland since 2020. Jordan was nominated to the board through his role as Chair of Relationships Scotland – Shetland, having served as chair since 2015. Jordan’s professional background is in social work, and he manages children’s social work services in the Shetland Islands.
Annie Day
Annie’s background is in coaching, governance, network development, facilitation, leadership development, relationship mediation, research and planning. Working as an independent consultant principally in the Cultural Sector, her clients have included over 80 cultural organisations, strategic agencies, public authorities and charities. Annie is qualified as a Relate counsellor. She joined the Board of Relate London South West in 2011 which she chaired from 2016-18. Her experience in leading Relate London SW, working closely with the national Board and executive gave her a broader appreciation of how a networked charity works, an understanding of the relationship dynamic and some of the challenges. Annie is now (mostly) retired, and continues to do a small amount of mentoring and coaching in leadership. She loves Edinburgh and all of its history and culture, and is excited about exploring Scotland.
Sharon Burns
Sharon joined the Board of Relationships Scotland in 2025. Her background is in education, and she is currently employed as Head of Organisational Development and Digital Learning at Fife College. Sharon has previously lectured and managed in the computing and digital technologies environment, specialising for a period of time in Cisco certifications. Alongside her digital and leadership experience, she also enjoys coaching within the college. She has a strong interest in the positive impact that counselling, mediation and therapy can have on individuals, relationships and children.
Outside of work Sharon enjoys travelling, experiencing different cultures, walking and yoga.
Alison Brown
Alison P Brown has worked as a researcher in law and social policy for universities, charities and government, including evaluations of court and tribunal processes and other forms of dispute resolution. She is also a counsellor working with individuals, and for the last few years has focused on management of counselling services, supervision and training of counsellors, focusing on group and organisational dynamics, ethical decision making, and neurodiversity.
Andrew Dunbar
Andrew joined the board in 2024 after serving for 10 years on Edinburgh's children's panel, and is passionate about the benefits that counselling and therapy can bring to children and families. He currently works in fintech leading agile teams to develop innovative, easy to use solutions to difficult financial problems.
Outside of work, he enjoys tennis, yoga and walking his dog.
Callum Kerr
Callum is a Health, Safety, Environmental, and Quality (HSEQ) professional within the Oil and Gas industry. As an active member of an Oil and Gas committee, he is dedicated to influencing safety standards across the sector. His career includes experience in hazardous industries, where he previously served as a Rescue Operative and Safety Trainer. Callum is passionate about supporting families and child well-being. Drawing on his personal experiences with the services offered by the Relationship Scotland Network, he advocates for co-parenting solutions that prioritise the needs of children.
Outside of work, Callum enjoys reading, spending quality time with his son, and Tae Kwon Do, where he holds a first-degree black belt
Mark Stalker
Mark sits on the Board as an adviser representing the interests of the local family mediation services. In his main role Mark is the manager of Relationships Scotland Family Mediation South Lanarkshire as well as being a registered family mediator and facilitator of the Parenting Apart programme. Prior to joining Relationships Scotland Mark was a solicitor in private practice for 12 years. In his spare time he volunteers with a local Greyhound Rescue, enjoys archery and watching bad horror movies.
Marta Henderson
Marta sits on the Board as an advisor representing the interests of the merged member services. Marta has been the Chief Executive Officer of Relationships Scotland Tayside and Fife since 2013, and a registered family mediator since 2016. Since completing her post-graduate studies in 2006, Marta has primarily worked in the mental health field (working for Carr-Gomm and SAMH) and also gained experience in learning difficulties (with Turning Point Scotland) and in housing support (with Positive Steps). She initially joined the Relationships Scotland network as a Practice Manager in 2011, overseeing mediation and counselling support for her Service.
