Governance

Malcolm Bruce, Chair of the Board of Directors graduated in Medicine, Aberdeen 1980, MRCPsych London 1984 and PhD Institute of Psychiatry 1989. He has further experience in Oxford prior to getting a Consultant Addiction Psychiatrist post from 1994 to 2014, working in a Community Drug and Alcohol Problem Service in Edinburgh. In addition, since 1995, he’s worked with doctors with Addiction and Psychiatric problems, appointed by the GMC as an associate providing assessment and supervision of doctors who have undertakings on their registration, and is now a trainer for new associates.

Malcolm has been an active BMA trade association member and was Deputy Chair, then Chair, of NHS Lothian Local Negotiating Committee from 2004 to 2014. He remains in active practice as a Medical Member of the Mental Health Tribunal Service of Scotland and carries out short locum posts in locations around the central belt in Scotland. Since retiring from his full time NHS Consultant Post he has taken up sailing on the West Coast of Scotland which is a new pleasure for him.

Richard graduated from the University of Glasgow in 1996 with a Bachelor of Accountancy and was elected as a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants in 2011. He has worked as the Finance Director for a number of Scottish media businesses.

In 2020 Richard founded his own digital news business Tickir, which aims to make news more relevant and accessible to those under 30 by publishing articles directly onto Social Media. He also acts as a finance and business consultant for business within the creative sector in Scotland. He has two sons and enjoys spending his spare time watching them play various sports

Michelle (she/her) has been a volunteer at Crew since 2007 and joined the board in as a director elected by volunteers in 2021 and then independently in 2023. Michelle finds volunteering immensely fulfilling, giving her a sense of belonging, in a community she cares about. She is particularly passionate about Crew’s ethos of non-judgemental evidence-based practice in both drugs and sexual health harm reduction and believes the service clients should be at the heart of everything we do.

Originally from London, she has lived in Edinburgh for over 20 years and has had links to various club nights across the city. Michelle is a mum to a dinosaur loving very energetic child and 2 amazing dogs. Her hobbies include playing the piano, sewing, art, learning Gaelic and following NBA basketball.

Grayson (he/him) is a Criminology PhD Candidate and Tutor at the University of Edinburgh, where he earned an MSc in Global Crime, Justice and Security. Grayson is the Vice President of the Law School’s Postgraduate Research Student Board, a member of the Student Discipline Committee, and the University’s PGR Rep for the Scottish Centre for Crime & Justice Research. His primary area of research is drug harm reduction, specifically focussing on how carceral and community systems interact with autonomy and recovery.

Grayson has been volunteering at Crew since February 2023. He has assisted Sarah (Emerging Trends and Training Coordinator) in providing training to several groups across Scotland. He also volunteers weekly at the Drop-in, primarily with Robs (Drop-in Services Project Worker), sharing information and support with the many people who visit Crew. Occasionally, he participates in Nightlife Harm Reduction events, helping the team provide a chill out space and enabling participants to have a fun and safe experience. Grayson is excited to join the Board to support Crew’s person-centred approach of reducing drug and sexual health related harms and stigma.

Gavin Heron joined Crew recently and we are so excited to have his knowledge and experience as part of our fantastic Board.

Izzy (she/her) is the Senior Programme Manager for Student Space at Student Minds, the UK’s student mental health charity.

Prior to joining Student Minds, Izzy has worked in various roles within higher education; beginning as the elected Vice President Community for the University of Surrey Students’ Union. Izzy’s accomplishments included founding the Surrey chapter of Students for Sensible Drug Policy UK, producing a student drug use report and lobbying for policy change within the university. More recently, Izzy worked within Residence Life and welfare at the University of Exeter, leading on the creation of psychosocial intervention activities.