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Our Team

The Highlands and Islands Students' Association is a charity and membership organisation. We have Staff and Officers at offices across Scotland who work our day to day activities including events, campaigns and student voice.

Below, you can find biographies of our management team, here at the Students' Association.

  • Rachel Burn (she/her) Chief Executive Officer Chief Executive Officer
  • Dr. Emma Miller (she/her) Director of Community and Communications Director of Community and Communications
  • Simon Varwell (he/him) Director of Student Engagement and Representation Director of Student Engagement and Representation
  • Wendy Day Director of Finance and Operations Director of Finance and Operations
  • Natalia Hales Deputy Manager- HR and Operations Deputy Manager- HR and Operations
  • Aimee Cuthbert Development Manager - Perth and Moray Development Manager - Perth and Moray
  • Caroline MacPherson Development Manager - North, West and Hebrides Development Manager - North, West and Hebrides
  • Sara Fox Development Manager - Shetland and Orkney Development Manager - Shetland and Orkney
  • Sophie MacGregor Development Manager - Inverness Region Development Manager - Inverness Region
  • Colin Dunphy (they/them) Interim Communications Manager Interim Communications Manager
  • Elena Arroyo (she/they) Advice Service Coordinator Advice Service Coordinator
  • Amanda Fleet Sports Consultant Sports Consultant
  • Amber Kenney Local Coordinator - Moray Local Coordinator - Moray
  • Annie Mason Local Coordinator - Argyll and SAMS Local Coordinator - Argyll and SAMS
  • Emily Gallagher Local Coordinator - Inverness Local Coordinator - Inverness
  • Hannah Laycock Operations and Governance Coordinator Operations and Governance Coordinator
  • Lucy Hogben Local Coordinator - Perth Local Coordinator - Perth
  • Marleen Crabtree Finance and Compliance Coordinator Finance and Compliance Coordinator
  • Paul Stalker Insight and Democracy Coordinator Insight and Democracy Coordinator
  • Reatha Brunjes Local Coordinator - North, West and Hebrides-Thurso Local Coordinator - North, West and Hebrides-Thurso
  • Scarlett Fox Local Coordinator - North, West and Hebrides-Stornoway Local Coordinator - North, West and Hebrides-Stornoway
  • Joe Morrison Local Coordinator - North, West, & Hebrides - Fort William Local Coordinator - North, West, & Hebrides - Fort William
Highlands & Islands Students' Association
Making Students' Lives Better

We are the Highlands and Islands Students' Association,
And we're your Students' Association if you study at UHI
(University of the Highlands and Islands) or any of its Academic Partners.


We are a charity registered in Scotland (SC046142).
Founded 18th August, 2015.

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