Our Team – Medics Against Violence

We are a registered Scottish charity of healthcare prlth approach to violence reduction because we believe prevention is better than cure.

Our MAV Team

Our charity Board of Directors oversees the strategy, with our full-time employees helping run our programmes.

The Board Members

Christine Goodall, OBE

Christine is a founding member of MAV and Honorary Consultant Oral Surgeon at the University of Glasgow and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. She has been on the board since 2009. Christine is responsible for day to day running of MAV along with Fraser, and Navigator along with Tam, and for our all of our social media channels.

David Koppel

David is a founding member of MAV and Consultant Craniofacial and Maxillofacial Surgeon at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow. David has been on the board since 2009.

Mark Devlin

Mark is a founding member of MAV and Consultant Cleft and Maxillofacial Surgeon at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow. Mark has been on the board since 2009.

Michael Murray

Michael was one of our first volunteers and joined the MAV board soon after. He is a Consultant Neuroanaesthetist at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow. Michael currently chairs the board.

Scott Diamond

Scott works as a paramedic in Glasgow with the Scottish Ambulance Service and has been a volunteer with MAV on the schools programme since 2015, before joining the board in 2018.
Scott designed and built our website & is responsible for all of our IT.

Tom Berry

Tom is a surgeon by background and has been very active in the charity sector in recent years. He has volunteered with MAV since we started and joined the charity's Board of Directors in 2017. Tom has a particular interest in our schools programme for alternative school provision.

David Ritchie

Mr Ritchie retired as an Emergency Medicine Consultant in 2018 after a long and respected career working in A&Es across Glasgow. He joined the board in 2019.

Karyn McCluskey

Karyn is the Chief Executive of Community Justice Scotland and former Director of the Scottish Violence Reduction Unit. Karyn was instrumental in helping us set up MAV she has been on the board since 2010 and is our source of expertise on violence.

Our Staff

Fraser White

Charity Engagement Officer

He has been with MAV since 2018 and comes with a wealth of experience in charity administration and events management. He is the first point of contact for all MAV enquiries and runs our business day to day.

Tam Begbie

Navigator National Coordinator

Tam was one of our first Navigators and has been with the project since 2015. He started his Navigator career in GRI moving in late 2016 to start up the service in Royal Infirmary Edinburgh. He became a Peer Navigator in 2017 and was promoted to Navigator National Coordinator in 2019. Tam has overall responsibility for a team of 16 Navigators based at 7 hospitals across Scotland and, along with members of the MAV board, for strategic planning for the Navigator service.

Eddie Gorman

Navigator Regional Supervisor

Eddie has been working as a Navigator since November 2017 and initially worked in Glasgow Royal Infirmary before moving to Crosshouse University Hospital. Prior to that Eddie was a mentor with Braveheart Industries. He has a wealth of experience across all of the areas of Navigator work but a particular interest in addictions. Eddie is the Regional Supervisor for our sites in Crosshouse Hospital, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital and Royal Alexandra Hospital.

Geraldine Lennon

Navigator Regional Supervisor

Geraldine has been working with Navigator since 2017. She initially worked in Royal Infirmary Edinburgh and helped to set up the service there before moving to Glasgow Royal Infirmary. Prior to that Geraldine has held a variety of social work roles. She is a trained Independent Domestic Abuse Advocate. Geraldine is the Regional Supervisor for our sites at Glasgow Royal Infirmary, University Hospital Wishaw and Royal Infirmary Edinburgh