Alice is SDV’s Chair. She works as a fundraiser in the charity sector with experience in healthcare, the arts and animal welfare. She welcomes the continued opportunity to use her knowledge and experience, both in general and related to fundraising, to ensure the continued operation and success of SDV.

Sarah is SDV’s Secretary. She has been a volunteer visitor with SDV since 2023 and a member of the Board since the 2024 AGM. Before retirement, she was a senior lecturer in public law at the University of Glasgow, having previously been a solicitor, working both in law centres and in private practice. She appreciates being involved in the work that SDV do in supporting people in indefinite immigration detention in Dungavel.

Pauline joined SDV’s board in 2025 and is our current Treasurer. For the last two years she has worked as a Case Manager for the Scottish Refugee Council, supporting families and pregnant women in the asylum process. She is glad to be able to use and develop this experience to help SDV's work.

Olivia joined the board at the 2025 AGM. She has been an SDV visitor since 2023 and is currently the Fundraising Manager for Positive Action in Housing, a Glasgow-based housing and homelessness organisation supporting ethnic minority and migrant communities. She also assisted SDV with their fundraising for just over a year. She brings her experience with the fundraising landscape, migrant justice, and other third sector organisations. She is eager to work with the board to fight for an end to detention in Scotland.

Ronnie  is a Zimbabwean advocate and former immigration detainee with lived experience of the UK detention system. He was detained on three occasions, including at Dungavel House Immigration Removal Centre in 2015, where support from Scottish Detainee Visitors played a significant role during his time in detention.

He now serves on the Board , bringing valuable lived experience to support and advocate for people in detention.

Ronnie is also the CEO of Refugee Sanctuary Scotland, working to support refugees and people seeking asylum to rebuild their lives.

Outside of work, he is an avid reader and a passionate supporter of Arsenal F.C.

Kate is our director and has been involved with SDV since she joined us as a visitor in 2003. She is responsible for the management of the organisation, fundraising and policy work. She has a background as social researcher and in 2024 completed a PhD examing the experience of fathers in immigration detention.

Georgia is our volunteer coordinator. She joined SDV in 2022, having worked for a number of projects supporting refugees, asylum seekers and other migrants. She is responsible for supporting volunteers to provide our services to people detained in Dungavel.