Working alongside the Scottish Tourism Alliance (STA) Policy Lead, the Policy Working Group shapes the agreed overarching STA Policy Agenda, with areas of focus and action which seek to have a direct impact on addressing the most significant themes and issues facing the tourism and hospitality industry.
STA Policy Working Group Members
1. Fiona MacConnacher, Director of Policy and Public Affairs at Historic Houses | STA Board Vice Chair, STA Policy Working Group Chair
2. Marc Crothall MBE, STA CEO
3. Elaine Wilson, STA Policy Lead
4. Rebecca Brooks, MD Abbey UK | STA Board Chair
5. Fiona Campbell MBE, CEO Association of Scotland’s Self Caterers (ASSC) | Policy Working Group Vice Chair
6. Michael Golding, CEO Association of Scottish Visitor Attractions (ASVA) | STA Board
7. Brian McClean, Head of Communications and Experience Scottish Event Campus
8. Shelia Gilmore, CEO VisitArran
9. Margo Paterson, CEO Hostelling Scotland
10. Leon Thompson, Executive Director UKHospitality Scotland
11. Joss Croft OBE, CEO UKinbound
12. Colin Wilkinson, CEO Scottish Licensed Trade Association (SLTA)
13. Emma McQuillan, Head of Governance The Caravan and Motorhome Club
14. Clare Winskill, Co-Owner Coruisk House / Co-Chair Institute of Directors Highlands and Islands / Executive Chair of NC500 Ltd| STA Board
15. Cathy Craig, CEO Argyll & the Isles Tourism Cooperative Ltd
16. Stacey Dingwall, Head of Policy and External Affairs Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) Scotland
17. Simon McNamara, Head of Government & Corporate Affairs Loganair