Our Team

Ali originally hails from Dundee settled in Meigle with his family in 2003. 

Along with his wife, he has always been a keen participant in community activity and joined the Board of Trustees in 2020, taking an active role in many of the Trust’s functions and projects, particularly the Community Shed and the Resilience Team. 

He is a firm believer in the importance of relationship building and working in partnership with other groups and organisations to make a positive difference locally. 

Ali works as a technologist at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design at Dundee University, and spends his spare time playing music and indulging in his passion of astrophotography. He also loves a good quiz. 

Steve moved to Meigle from Glasgow several years ago. 

Originally from Northern Ireland, Steve retired recently after a career spent in the charity sector, particularly focussed around homelessness and addictions. He was chief officer in a homelessness charity in Glasgow for 17 years and latterly was an associate director in a national addictions charity, supervising contracts across Scotland. 

Steve has extensive experience of serving on a variety of national and local boards of trustees, and enjoys playing golf. 

Kate is from near Glasgow originally, but has lived in the Meigle area since 2020, joining MACDT as a Trustee in 2022. 

A Chartered Accountant by profession, she has a long-term interest in history and is in the process of completing a part-time history degree with the University of Highlands and Islands. 

Kate keeps an eye on all the MACDT projects from a financial perspective, and is creatively involved in the MACTrail, along which she enjoys walking with her very energetic dog. 

After qualifying as an architect at the University of Dundee, Mark moved with his wife to Meigle in 1994 where they bought and started renovating a derelict cottage which is now their family home.

As well as practicing as an architect, over the years Mark has taught design to architects and engineers at the University of Dundee. He first got involved with MACDT through providing advice on building projects, and became a Trustee in 2025.

Mark's interests include photography, scuba diving and more recently learning to sea kayak. He is also a member of the British Diver’s Marine Life Rescue organisation, helping to rescue stranded seal pups.  

Paul grew up in Forfar but has called Meigle home since November 2020, and has enjoyed becoming part of the friendly rural community.

With over 30 years of experience in the agricultural machinery sector, primarily in spare parts and procurement, Paul brings this practical knowledge to everything he does.

Paul first joined the Trust as a volunteer with the Resilience Team. After experiencing flooding at a previous home, he wanted to lend a hand to others facing the stress of severe weather. That commitment led to becoming Resilience Lead and then a Trustee, supporting planning, preparedness, and local response.

Outside of volunteering and work, Paul enjoys following a range of sports and has a lifelong passion for tinkering with cars and all things motorsport.

Wanda is a mental health nurse, award-winning writer and qualified forest therapy practitioner. 

She pursued her dream of becoming a writer in 2019, graduating from the University of Dundee with an MLitt Writing Practice and Study (Distinction) in 2020. Wanda writes fiction, non-fiction, poetry and literary reviews and her work has featured in print and online literary magazines, anthologies and public and online exhibitions. 

Wanda moved to Meigle in 2017 with her husband and two dogs, Luther and Cailleach. Passionate about community and connection to land and place, Wanda’s main area of responsibility with the Trust is culture and heritage.

Clare has worked in media and communications for some 30 years at local, regional and national levels and firmly believes in the importance of giving people a voice both in their communities and beyond, and in fostering good community connections and relationships. 

She grew up in Glenisla and returned to live in east Perthshire in 2010. 

A keen music-lover and responsible campervanner, when not working Clare can often be found at music festivals or walking her three dogs.