Our Trustees

Susan is a consultant physician in NHS Fife, specialising in healthcare of older adults. She is interested in initiatives which encourage healthy activity of all people at all ages given the huge physical and mental health benefits this provides. She grew up watching cricket on television and at Old Trafford, and is keen on watching almost all sports. A hockey player when younger, and now ardent hillwalker, a more personal interest in cricket as a sport for women and girls has grown from being a parent of two female international cricketers.

Emma works in financial crime and has built her career in strategic engagement, communications and strategy. She has led high-profile engagement programmes for national regulators, delivering campaigns that strengthen stakeholder relationships and organisational credibility.

She brings extensive experience in communications, alongside a strong track record in building partnerships and supporting organisations to broaden their reach and impact.

Outside of work, Emma is a keen mountaineer and enjoys yoga, as well as a range of adrenaline-fuelled activities. Having participated in sport throughout her life, she strongly believes in its power to bring people together, build confidence, and foster community.

David is an accountant with over 20 years experience in sport, currently working part-time as Interim Head of Finance for Scottish Gymnastics. He also worked for Scottish Rugby and Cricket Scotland. When not working, he enjoys going away for long weekends and having the time to meet up with friends and family, whilst volunteering for this and another charity.

Robert has a strong commercial background in professional sport. He has held senior roles at Scottish Rugby, Welsh Rugby Union and Cricket Scotland. In his role as Interim Head of Commercial and Partnerships at Cricket Scotland in 2022 he negotiated the broadcast and series sponsorship agreements for the bilateral series against New Zealand and several other agreements including an innovative Travel partnership with Destination Sport and Schools Cup sponsorship with Inspiresport. He also renegotiated the Kit partnership with Gray Nicolls, formalised a Compression wear agreement with CRX and developed an Off-field supplier agreement for the players and management heading off to the ICC world Cup.

He is a former board member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing (Scotland) and Scotland Rugby League. Away from sport he is a member of the Association of Scottish Toastmasters and acts as Master of Ceremonies at some of the country’s most prestigious wedding venues.

Lisa is a communications and PR specialist with over 20 years’ experience helping organisations grow their impact, profile and partnerships. As founder of Palompo PR, she supports brands, charities and community initiatives across Scotland with strategic storytelling, media relations and audience engagement.

With a strong belief that opportunity in sport and education should be accessible to all, Lisa is passionate about using her skills to help Beyond Boundaries amplify its work and reach more young people and families. She brings expertise in marketing strategy, fundraising support, partnerships and community campaigns, alongside a hands-on, collaborative approach.

Outside of work, Lisa is a keen marathon runner, parent and active member of her local school and sports communities.

Darren is an experienced fundraising manager working for over 15 years at a range of local and national charities. His involvement with charities goes back further though with volunteer roles since University, predominantly supporting young people who for one reason or another do not have access to the same opportunities as their peers. He has also previously held board positions at Edinburgh Police Fund for Children, FABB and Befrienders Network Scotland.

Though he could never be considered a sportsman he has been an avid cricket fan since his grandad introduced him to the sport as a young boy, even remembering the days when you could watch the sport live on terrestrial TV!

George has been Head of the Junior School at George Watson’s College since 2016 and in education for 30 years.
With 146 caps for Scotland between 1990 and 2001, his highlight was captaining the team at the 1999 World Cup. He is the current Chair of Selectors.
After family, work and cricket, George’s other sporting passion is running with 52 (and counting!) marathons completed.
Given the opportunities that cricket afforded him from an early age in Arbroath, George is delighted to be involved with a charity that looks to make the sport accessible for all.

David has been Head of Operations and Business Development at Children’s Parliament Scotland’s leading children’s human rights charity for five years. His role involves income generation and improving processes, governance and systems, skills David is looking forward to bringing to Beyond Boundaries. Prior to this, he was Chief Executive of Scottish Hockey for over seven years, leading the national governing body through a period of significant growth, reform and performance improvement and sat as a Director of Great Britain Hockey.

David is an International Elite Hockey Umpire and has officiated over fifty international matches, including at World Cups and Commonwealth Games, and has been the Video Umpire for the European Cup Final.

An enthusiastic fielder and middle order batter, David’s cricketing highlights include scoring the winning run in a Scottish Cup Quarter Final (It was an overthrow!) and watching his daughter play in the final of the Beyond Boundaries T20 Cup.

Rajani Tyagi is a doctor by profession working in NHS GG&C. Her work portfolio includes women’s health among other groups of population. Her day job made her believe that physical activity is the key to physical and mental wellbeing, particularly women who may be socially isolated. She then joined a charity and started women only sports clubs in the city, ensuring that they were inclusive and culturally sensitive.

The women’s cricket club has taken part in the Wee BASH tournament held by Beyond Boundaries. The club won the “Diversity club of the year 2022” award by the Sports Council of Glasgow.

She is a Badminton Scotland trained coach and runs women only badminton clubs across the city. For this voluntary work she was recognized by SportScotland in 2022 as the “ Community Club Coach of the year “in their COV awards.

Last but not least she is a radio DJ with a community radio station and her sports show has won the Gold award for ‘The sports show of the year’ in 2021 at the Community Radio Awards UK .

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Andrew is an employment lawyer at Thorntons Law LLP and another sports enthusiast. Previously commended as a Rising Star in the legal profession, Andrew’s work in employment law has given him a real appreciation for equality and diversity for everyone not only in the workplace, but in sport and opportunity. As someone who continues to play national league cricket, Andrew has taken a lot from team sports throughout his life. Andrew is therefore delighted to be involved with a charity whose core focus is to create opportunities for everyone to participate in and enjoy sport.