Shaun is from Kirkintilloch which is a town on the outskirts of Glasgow. He now currently lives in Glasgow where he is studying at the University of Glasgow doing a degree in Community Development. He has a HNC in Working with Communities where he has done several placements working with children, young people, families and…

Rayana joined the Fast Forward board in 2021 after completing the Charity on Board Programme. She has a degree in Physiology and Sports Science and a Masters in Global Health. She has an interest in public health and the preventative measures that can be taken to improve health. Over the years, her idea of, and…

Megan Forrest is from Edinburgh and has spent most of her adult life involved with the third sector in some shape or form. She has volunteered and worked in charities of all shapes and sizes, including roles as a Community Worker, Befriender, Playworker and Counsellor, and during the pandemic developing the operations for a grassroots…

A native of Poland, Marcin studied in Edinburgh, and lives in Bathgate. He joined the Board at Fast Forward in September 2020. Having studied Business and Finance at Napier University, Marcin joined a large finance company after the dust from the global financial crisis settled. Later he moved to Aberdeen Standard Investments, and has worked…

Lewis is originally from the North of Scotland and spent time living overseas whilst growing up. Lewis studied Business with Finance at Edinburgh Napier University, and began his career in Defined Benefit pensions with Royal London. He then moved into an Investment Analyst position and progressed to become Investment Proposition Manager, now working for Aegon.…

Originally from Bristol, Jonathan is now based on Edinburgh and is currently Head of the School of Media, Music and Sound Production at Edinburgh College.  Jonathan’s background is in music and his route into working in education was through his specialism as a composer and performer, as well as his ongoing involvement with community and…

Heather started her career at the age of 16, while still at school, becoming a drama teacher as part of a local community arts programme and a Young Leader with Girl Guiding UK. After leaving school, Heather studied an undergraduate degree in Marketing at the University of Stirling. In 2014, she moved into education marketing…

Gillian is born and bred in Glasgow and joined the Board at Fast Forward in August 2023. Gillian has a degree in English and History; a post graduate degree in Primary Education; and holds Scotland’s Qualification for Headship. She served as a teacher in Glasgow for 15 years, with 6 years of that time spent…

Amanda initially studied genetics at Cambridge University where she became an expert on the DNA of the tsetse fly! On moving to Edinburgh to work for the Medical Research Council, she became increasingly involved in community action on women’s health issues and decided to retrain in public health. After a couple of years working in…