Dr Janet Brennan

Chair

Janet lives in Barholm Castle, a 16th century tower house near Gatehouse of Fleet, which she and her husband restored from a ruin in 2004, using traditional building methods. She is an experienced non-executive charity director, having served on the boards of Historic Environment Scotland, Dumfries and Galloway College, The Crichton, and Dumfries and Galloway Chamber of Arts. She is a former chair of The Scottish Castles Association and is currently a board member of the National Trust for Scotland and Chair of the Galloway Members’ Group. She is the author of three books about Scottish castles. Before retiring, Janet was a psychology lecturer working in the Netherlands. 

Fred Nelson

Vice Chair

Graeme Davies

Suzie Bailey Burnley

Laura Kiltie

Katrina Walker

Rob Lucas

Rob has spent his career in the charity and not-for-profit sector. For almost 40 years, he worked for the Field Studies Council, progressing from placement student to CEO. FSC is a trading charity and company limited by guarantee established in 1943 with the aim of providing environmental understanding for all. FSC provided great experience running a charity, caring for the 150,000 learners each year, managing a large staff team, balancing the finances, maintaining many historical buildings, and reducing FSC’s environmental footprint. More recently, he has worked with a Scottish CIC as a consultant supporting communities with building development, business planning and governance. Rob has also held a number of trustee roles with charities as diverse as the Royal Geographical Society and Shambellie House Trust. Building Futures Galloway is a fantastic opportunity to use the past to contribute to a brighter future for the young people of Galloway, and I look forward to helping the charity deliver on this.