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Meet Our Team

Our 24 strong staff team is made up of Support Workers, Senior Management, Short Breaks, Respitality and Health & Wellbeing staff as well as Administration. Many of our staff have worked for the Centre for a number of years and we pride ourselves in providing support to Carers at a time when they need it.  Our aim is to provide a preventative approach to the support offered with a focus on empowering Carers.

Meet Our Managers

Claudine Brindle

Chief Officer

Location: Regionwide

Lesley Jeffrey

Adult Carers Manager

Location: Regionwide

Sara Jackson

Young Carers Manager

Location: Regionwide

Meet Our Adult Carers Support Team

Nicola Meechan

Adult Carers Support Worker

Location: Dumfries & Upper Nithsdale

Karen Lewis

Adult Carers Support Worker

Location: Stewartry

Jennifer Cranmer

Adult Carers Support Worker & DGRI Hub Support Worker

Location: Dumfries

Claire Burns

Adult Carers Support Worker

Location: Dumfries

Fiona Barr

Adult Carers Support Worker

Location: Wigtownshire

Craig Dickson

Adult Carers Support Worker

Location: Annandale & Eskdale

Kirstie Templeton

Adult Carers Support Worker

Location: Stewartry & Dumfries

Rachel Byers

Adult Carers Support Worker

Location: Annandale & Eskdale

Meet Our Young Carers & Young Adult Carers Support Team

Kirsty Paton

Young Carers Support Worker

Location: Wigtownshire

Deborah McLelland

Young Carers & Young Adult Carers Support Worker

Location: Wigtownshire

Jill Bannister

Young Carers Support Worker

Location: Dumfries, Annandale & Eskdale

Emma Mechan

Senior Young Carers & Young Adult Carers Support Worker

Location: Dumfries, Annandale & Upper Nithsdale

Emily Davies

Young Carers Educational Officer

Location: Regionwide

Meet Our Registration & Check In Team

Mandy Cowan

Registration & Check In Team

Meet Our Health, Wellbeing & Breaks Team

Gillian Corbett

Health & Wellbeing Project Worker

Location: Dumfries

Nina Raynor

Respitality & Short Breaks Project Officer

Location: Regionwide

Meet Our Admin & Reception Team

Fiona Hastie

Reception and Admin Worker

Location: Regionwide

Meet Our DGRI Hub Team

Jennifer Cranmer

Adult Carers Support Worker & DGRI Hub Support Worker

Location: Dumfries

" Memories made with going on a holiday. Spending quality time, away from home and the home stress life. With no appointments we were able to relax, go on small walks, visit the parks and genially have a holiday. I was relaxed and happy. I will always remember going away and being a family together. "
Young Carer - Short Breaks Fund
 
 
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