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Leadership and Staff

Leadership

Leadership

The Saint Andrew's Society of the State of New York, the Scots of New York, has in its membership women and men who share an extraordinary devotion to philanthropic work. Many have chosen to lend their time and experience to guiding the charitable principles and future development of the Society.

HONORARY CHAIR

 
 
 
Oliver Christian

His Majesty's Trade Commissioner for North America and His Majesty's Consul General to New York

OFFICERS

John H. Blankley
105th President

Doreen L. Wray Roth M.D.
First Vice President

Thomas H. Burt
Second Vice President

Michael D. Witter
Treasurer

Ryan Edmiston
Secretary

BOARD OF MANAGERS

Deborah Smith Webster
Chair of the Board

Gordon Baird

Lorraine D. Bell CPA CA

Terena Bell

Harold (Hal) Adams Crawford

Katherine Johnson

John Kenneth Kirkwood

Andrew Potter

Paul Stuart Rankin

ALMONER TO THE SOCIETY

Fiona Higgins


SOCIETY HISTORIAN

Heather L. Bain


PHYSICIANS

Dr. D. Jackson Coleman
Dr. Jonathan A. Coleman


CHAPLAINS

The Rev. Dr. Thomas E. Evans
Deacon James D. Noble
The Rev. Matthew Sanfilippo


ADVISORY COUNCIL

Sir Douglas Jardine Flint, CBE
Chairman of Abrdn PLC | EDINBURGH


Dame Ann Heron Gloag, DBE
Philanthropist and Co-Founder of the Stagecoach Group PLC | PERTH


Hugh Grant
Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Monsanto Company | ST. LOUIS, MO


Billy Kay
Writer, Broadcaster | FIFE


Dr. Fiona Kennedy OBE, DL
Singer, Songwriter, Producer, Philanthropist | ABERDEEN


Gary Maclean
National Chef of Scotland; Executive Chef, The City of Glasgow College | EDINBURGH


Professor Sir Jim McDonald
Principal and Vice Chancellor of the University of Strathclyde | GLASGOW


Dame Susan Ilene Rice, DBE
Chair of Scottish Water, Business Stream and Chair of Scottish Fiscal Commission | EDINBURGH


Helen E.R. Sayles, CBE
Trustee, National Trust for Scotland Foundation USA; Director, Entrepreneurial Scotland; President, The Entrepreneurial Scotland Foundation USA; Formerly: Senior Vice President, Liberty Mutual Group | BOSTON, MA


The Right Honourable The Viscount Thurso of Ulbster PC
Former Chair of VisitScotland | EDINBURGH


Kirsty Wark, FRSE
Journalist, Broadcaster and Writer | AYRSHIRE


STAFF

Brigid Tucker
Executive Director


Joette Spinelli
Assistant | Executive Director



Saint Andrew's Society is a registered 501(c)3 not for profit organization. Proceeds of all NY Scots events benefit the Society's Almoner and Scholarship Programs and support our core functions.  Donations to our funds are greatly appreciated as they support our mission of charity.


Saint Andrew’s Society of the State of New York
150 East 55th Street, 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10022

Telephone: 212-223-4248
Email: office@standrewsny.org

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