Eddie Frizzell – Chair 
Eddie worked for the Government in Scotland and had senior roles in relation to Justice, Business & Industry, Further and Higher Education, and Finance. Since his retirement from the civil service he has served as Chair of Court at Abertay University, Chair of Trefoil, a charity providing financial support to young people, Chair of the Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop, and Vice- Chair of the Scottish Ambulance Service. He has been a Governor of Rossie since early 2021.

Jeannie Maclean
Jeannie’s background is in teaching. She has been a member of the Children’s Panel, and most recently has worked as a Depute Manger for Children’s hearings Scotland learning Academy at west Lothian College.

Lucinda Baxter 
Lucinda has lived and worked both here and in the USA. Her focus has been on helping others and she has been on both the Aberdeenshire and Perth & Kinross Panels for Children’s Hearings Scotland, a Trustee at Abertay University, a Trustee at Buttle UK and founder of a non-profit in the USA.

Fi Troughton 
Fi has had a wide range of experiences having lived abroad for many years.  More recently she has been on the Tayside Panel for Children’s Hearings Scotland for nearly 20 years and has many voluntary interests in and around Angus.  She has a large family, multiple dogs and is looking forward to being an active member of the Rossie Board.

Jim Benton-Evans
Rev Jim Benton-Evans has been the minister of St Mary’s & St Peter’s Episcopal Church in Montrose, St Andrew’s Church in Brechin and St David’s Church in Inverbervie for the past two years. He has been very involved in youth and schools work throughout his career.  Outside Church, Jim is a musician and performer, playing ukulele with the band “Pastoral Crisis”.

Tom Sampson
Tom has lived and worked in Angus all his life, running a farming and contracting business for the last 40 years.  He has been involved in the governance of environmental charities, both locally and nationally.

Geoffrey Thomson 
Geoffrey spent a large part of his career building and running a venture capital company specialising in SME investments.  He is now semi-retired and has a portfolio of interests including; property, farming, charitable trusts and optoelectronics.  He enjoys golf, country sports and living in the country.

Amanda J Boyle, OBE
Amanda’s career has been an entrepreneurial adventure, with leadership roles in construction, finance and wellbeing. For two decades she has helped people realise their potential or ambitions, through education, coaching and mentoring, and enabling early stage businesses. Former Board roles include Chair of Scottish Enterprise Tayside, Governor of Abertay University, trustee of Young Enterprises Scotland and Energy Futures North East.

Cameron Walker
Cameron brings over 20 years of dedicated service in education and personal development, having served as the Head of Sector at North East Scotland College for Computing and Engineering until retiring in December 2023.   In his career he also carried out consultancy work for the Scottish Qualifications Authority in computing frameworks and chaired the Scottish College Computing Consortium for a decade.

Kevin Northcott – Chief Executive Officer

Kevin Northcott has been employed as a manager at Rossie since May 2020, where he had direct managerial and operational responsibility for the Secure service, before being appointed as Deputy CEO in May 2022 and CEO in July 2025.

Kevin has previous care sector experience having been Head of Operations within an organisation for 5 years.  Kevin is a qualified Teacher along with having a MSc in Management & Leadership.

Kevin is currently a CALM Instructor and is passionate about restraint reduction within the care sector and working towards positive outcomes for the most vulnerable young people in our society.

Michael Scanlin – Deputy Chief Executive Officer

Michael Scanlin joined the senior leadership and management team at Rossie in August 2022.  He has significant experience working in children’s residential care services and also within local authorities. Michael was previously led our residential service, our Throughcare service to ensure smooth transitions for our young people as they move from Rossie. Michael has led on developing our Brothers and Sisters project based at Coorie House and has strategic and operational responsibility for restrictive practices with a strong commitment to reduction. He is passionate about young people’s rights and participation, and committed to ensuring their voices are central to the care they receive.

Michael is a qualified social worker,  holding a BA (Hons) in Social work, a PG (Dip) in advanced residential childcare and PG (Cert) in Child Protection.

Serena Brown – Executive Head of HR & Operational Development

Serena Brown has worked at Rossie since 1994. Prior to joining Rossie, she held a number of positions within NHS Tayside in the Finance team, initially within administration and latterly in junior managerial positions. Today, she is responsible for the delivery of the Management Support function of the organisation, leading a team of 13 staff in various disciplines including Human Resources, Management Information, Clerical and Administration.

Serena works closely with CEO and senior colleagues in the delivery of the organisational Business Plan and Strategic Priorities ensuring Rossie has a sustainable future for both staff and young people.

Martin Brown – Executive Business and Facilities Manager

Martin Brown has worked at Rossie since 2007, initially joining to work on the development and commissioning of Rossie’s new £12m premises. Today, his role also oversees the organisation’s facilities, capital development, procurement, security, health and safety, IT services, and marketing, along with the catering and household teams.

Prior to joining Rossie, Martin spent over ten years in similar roles elsewhere in the UK, and advised on the design and operational details of several other new secure units in England, Scotland, and the Isle of Man.

John Walsh – Executive Finance Manager

John Walsh joined the team at Rossie in September 2024. Having trained and qualified with Ernst & Young LLP, John worked in practice before moving to industry and senior roles within shipping and subsea electronics.

John joined the Executive Team as Executive Finance Manager in January 2026. Today, his role is to work closely and support the CEO as he moves the organisation forward, as a valued partner on the Executive Team, and to oversee all financial operations, strategic planning, governance and compliance within the organisation alongside his finance colleagues at Rossie.

Motivated by a desire to make a difference to others, while utilising his professional background and training, working at Rossie has proved to be a hugely rewarding experience to date.

John is a supporter of Sands UK and enjoys Munster Rugby and the Scottish mountains.

Lesley Mollison – Service Head of Secure Care 

Lesley Mollison has a long and proud history working at Rossie for over twenty years.  During this time, she has held a range of positions and been promoted from a frontline practitioner, to operational leadership and management roles within the secure and residential services.  She joined the Senior Leadership and Management Team in 2022.

Lesley’s professional qualifications include BSc (Hons) in Health and Social Care and PGDip in Management, Leadership and Child Welfare and Protection.  She is responsible for the Secure Care Service and ensures that her highly skilled staff teams deliver the highest standard of care and support to complex social, emotional and behavioural needs.  Lesley is passionate about creating the maximum opportunities for children and young people in Rossie, through care, therapeutic support and educational attainment.

Rob Petrie – Service Head of Education, Skills and Lifelong Learning 

Rob Petrie has been an Educational Leader in both the private and local authority sectors for the past 16 years. Since graduating as a teacher in 1999, he has achieved both the Scottish Qualification for Headship and Into Headship Qualifications as well as Professional Recognition from the GTCS.

Rob has responsibility for the strategic direction and implementation of our Educational Provision here at Rossie.  With his previous experience and expertise in Leadership and Management, coupled with his professional values, he is keen to ensure that all of our Young People have access to a meaningful and enjoyable curriculum.

He truly believes that final destinations are key to every Young Person’s future success and Rob is keen to create an Educational provision that is focused on our Young Peoples’ interests and passions whilst providing them with skills for their future.