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Sam joined the Trust in March 2020. She has a background in visitor, retail & heritage management and digital marketing. She has managed a historic country park, garden centres and shopping centres for national management agencies. Sam loves the outdoors, particularly Speyside and is a keen trail runner.

Ginny lives on the edge of the Cabrach between Rhynie and Lumsden and is proud to have been one of the community members that built the WW1 Memorial Cairn. As a Laity member of Synod, she represents the Diocese of Aberdeen & Orkney at the General Synod of the Scottish Episcopal Church. A Medical Herbalist […]

Vivienne McIntosh originally hails from the Cabrach but left when married in 2001 to set up home in Glass. However, coming from a family who have lived and worked in the Cabrach across multiple generations, Vivienne knows what a special place the Cabrach is and maintains many strong connections across the area. Vivienne is married […]

Michelle’s early career was with Scottish Enterprise before becoming a consultant in the private sector. This was followed by a period of overseas work with International Paper based in Belgium. Michelle has returned to her home town of Dufftown where she set up Speyside Tours which specialises in distillery tours. Michelle is currently studying for […]

Bob is Deputy Chief Executive SAOS Ltd, a development organisation specialising in agricultural co-operative and collaborative strategies, structures and management. Bob is a highly experienced project manager with skills and knowledge in financial management, data protection, contracts and collaborative working and sits on the Trust’s finance committee. He lives on the northern edge of the […]

Grant is a philanthropist and social entrepreneur. He is the founder and Chairman of the Childhood Trust, Chairman of the Reekimlane Foundation and a trustee of other charities. He has experience in the distilling industry having worked in his family business, William Grant & Sons. He has lived part-time in the Cabrach since he was […]