People

Chief Executive Officer

Lee Boucher 

lee.boucher@scottish-rowing.org.uk

Development Manager &

Lead Wellbeing and Protection Officer

Mark Senter

mark.senter@scottish-rowing.org.uk

Interim Pathway Development Lead &

Scottish Rowing Centre Programme Manager

Gillian Stewart

gillian.stewart@scottish-rowing.org.uk

 Interim Head of Performance &

Lead Performance Pathway Coach

Tom Young

tom.young@scottish-rowing.org.uk

 Pathways Manager

Ronan Welch

ronan.welch@scottish-rowing.org.uk 

Competition & Events Manager

Helen Lawrence

helen.lawrance@scottish-rowing.org.uk

Beach Sprints Pathway Coach

Iain Docwra

iain.docwra@scottish-rowing.org.uk 

Sports Programme Co-ordinator

 Cara O'Donnell

cara.odonnell@scottish-rowing.org.uk 

Senior Administrator

Carol Ann Ellis

office@scottish-rowing.org.uk 

Assistant Performance
Pathway Coach

Admin Assistant 

Cassandra McCunnie:

cassandra.mccunnie@scottish-rowing.org.uk

SRC Leisure Assistant

Emma McAulay

emma.mcaulay@scottish-rowing.org.uk

  President

 Michael Martin

Director of Development

Sophie McCall

Sophie learnt to row on the Tay with Dundee University Boat Club and her love of rowing led to her developing a career in sport. Sophie currently rows with Clydesdale ARC, as well as being a qualified coach and tutor for British Rowing.

Throughout her career Sophie has worked for a number of sports governing bodies including Scottish Cycling, Scottish Rowing, BUCS and Scottish Swimming, as well as having had the opportunity to work at a number of major events including Commonwealth Games, European Championships, World Championships and World University Games.

Sophie is a passionate ambassador for the power of sport and hopes to use her experience and skills to support the development of rowing in Scotland so that everyone has the opportunity to experience the incredible power of our sport.

Director of Coaching

Laura Graham

Laura has been a member of the Scottish rowing community for around fifteen years, having taken up the sport as an adult through a Learn to Row course at SPRC. She enjoys the social, emotional, and physical benefits of training and competing with her teammates, particularly the annual club trip to race at World Masters.

Laura’s day job is in the field of sport and exercise academia where she has particular interest in sport education, coach development, and social issues in sport.

Laura enjoys using her experience and skills wherever possible as a volunteer helping to support rowing in Scotland. She is a qualified coach, working mainly with novice seniors at SPRC, a Consultant Coach Educator for British Rowing, and has been Club Captain at SPRC for several years. When not rowing, Laura teaches yoga classes, splashes around on paddleboards and in kayaks, and walks her dogs.

Laura was elected to the Board in October 2023, when staffing had been impacted by the loss of several valued colleagues. She was instrumental in executing a rigorous talent acquisition process, which has resulted in the successful recruitment of the Chief Executive Officer and four new Board Directors. Despite a busy first few months focusing on strengthening the Board, Laura has also completed research investigating perceptions of rowing in terms of accessibility, and has worked with British Rowing to examine the needs of coach deployers in order to better tailor coach education and development programmes.

Laura is thrilled at the prospect of working with such a fresh, talented team over the next cycle and is keen to continue the work commenced this year, should she be successfully re-elected for a full term.

  Finance Director

Alastair Clarkson

 Learning to row on the Union Canal in Edinburgh, Alastair rowed as a junior in Scotland in the late 1970s and early 1980s before continuing to row throughout his time at University.  He now has a daughter who is a passionate rower, which has reminded him of the physical and mental benefits from rowing, and does some coaching back at his University.

Alastair spent his Executive career in various senior leadership roles in Finance and Risk within the financial services industry.  He is an experienced Non-Executive Director, sitting on the Boards of 3 insurance companies, chairing the Audit Committees of 2 of these and sitting on the Risk committees of all three.  In addition to this he sits on the Board of Venture Trust, a third sector charity.

Commercial Director

Jonny Logan

Jonny Logan began his involvement with Scottish Rowing in 1994, as a J12 rower for George Watson's College, in Edinburgh. Over the next 18 years he competed for Glasgow University, Clyde ARC, Glasgow RC, Marlow Rowing Club and Leander Club, ultimately winning 5 Commonwealth gold medals for Scotland, as well as 7 Home International and 8 British Championship titles across various boat classes.

Jonny holds a masters degree in Naval Architecture from Glasgow and Strathclyde Universities and has worked for the international offshore engineering and consultancy company, Global Maritime, since 2012. In 2019 he was appointed Chief Executive of Global Maritime Group and has since been responsible for the entire global business, comprising 5 main service areas, delivered by over 300 personnel in 23 offices across 18 different countries.

Jonny is delighted to be given the chance to join the Board of Scottish Rowing and to have the opportunity to give something back to the sport that he feels has given him so much.

Safeguarding Director

Fiona Armit

Fiona holds a postgraduate certificate in child protection and has worked in this area for over 10 years. Currently working as a Wellbeing and Protection Education Officer for the Scottish FA, Fiona leads on the learning and development for staff and volunteers working with children and young people in Scottish Football.Fiona is also the Wellbeing and Protection Officer for Netball Scotland on a consultancy basis.

Fiona is committed to ensuring that children’s rights, wellbeing, and protection is embedded across Scottish Rowing to ensure that rowing is a safe, fun and inclusive environment for everyone involved. Fiona is passionate about the positive impact sport can have on the wellbeing of children, adults and communities alike and hopes to use her knowledge and experience to support the development of Scottish Rowing to ensure everyone can enjoy its benefits.

Ordinary Director

Robert Gordon

Robert Gordon is the current President of Inverness Rowing Club, where he has been a club member for approximately 10 years and a board member for the last 8 years.

As well as regular outings in the pair on the Caledonian Canal, Robert enjoys walking and cycling.

Robert spent over 30 years working in the logistics sector as a director and owner of JBT Distribution, selling the business in June 2021.

Robert is married to Avril and has two daughters Heather and Louise.

Ordinary Director

Fiona Rennie

Fiona has been an active member of the rowing community for many years despite not rowing herself. She has been involved with rowing mostly through the BUCS Rowing Group, working with students and coaches to set out and support the annual calendar of competitions and events. She has also sat on multiple organising committees for both British and Scottish Rowing assisting in many events including JIRR, BRIC, British Rowing Club Championships, Scottish Rowing Championships and Spring Regatta, Scottish Rowing Beach Championships and Schools Indoor League.

Outside of rowing, Fiona sits on the Board of her local charitable trust – Killearn Community Futures Company and is involved in the day-to-day operations of a busy Killearn Village Hall - also a local community councillor. She has also previously worked with NHS Scotland and NHS England on projects including COVID-19, long term planning and the 100,000 Genomes Project.

Fiona is generally enthusiastic, optimistic, committed and curious, and has already been a huge asset to Scottish Rowing, we are very excited to welcome her to our Board.