Staff
Office locations
Stòrlann's head office is located at An Tosgan in Stornoway, Isle of Lewis where the Chief Executive, Administrative staff, Project Officers, and An Seotal are all based. There are other staff in Inverness, Portree and Benbecula.
Donald John MacRitchie, Head of Projects
Donald John is Head of Projects and came to Stòrlann from BBC Craoladh nan Gàidheal in Glasgow where he worked on children's programmes.
This post has an overview of all the projects in the annual program and, alongside the Head of Development Services, assists the CEO and deputises when required.
Margaret MacLean, Office Manager
Margaret directs the administrative functions of Stòrlann and she is the initial contact for any enquiries or requirements. Margaret came to Stòrlann from Comhairle nan Eilean Siar.
Kristy Smith, Designer
As a qualified designer Kristy participates in the design, layout and production of resources. She previously worked for Comunn Eachdraidh Nis and Loganair.
Chrissie MacRae, ‘An Seotal’
Chrissie co-ordinates development work on the An Seotal website as well as dealing with suggestions and enquiries related to terminology which are submitted as part of the project. Chrissie has been involved in language development for many years and she came to Stòrlann from Bòrd na Gàidhlig where she was a language planning officer.
Morag Maclean, Translator
Morag undertakes the translation of print and other resources on Stòrlann's publication programme. One of the agency's primary aims is to support learners through the use of both rich and comprehensible language and Morag is committed to monitoring style and level in our resources. Before joining the Stòrlann team, Morag worked for many years on a self-employed basis as a translator and she was also involved in the delivery of the GLPS initiative in the Western Isles on behalf of Comhairle nan Eilean Siar.
Jamie MacLean, Project and Corporate Administrator
Jamie assists in the office with all aspects of administration and co-ordinates the distribution of resources. He also assists with management of all educational projects. Jamie recently obtained a first class honuours degree in Gaelic from UHI.
Sarah MacEachen, Project Officer
Sarah runs the www.gaelic4parents.com project and she welcomes any suggestions or enquiries related to the site. With regard to school projects, Sarah deals with resources for spelling, maths and early years as well as primay school fiction. Before she came to Stòrlann Sarah was involved in Gaelic development and life-long learning wth the organisation Clì.
Mairi MacRitchie, Project Officer
Mairi’s work at Stòrlann focusses mainly on the Fileanta course and the annual
publication of Storlann’s Preliminary Examinations for Gaelic/Gàidhlig.
Mairi taught English and
Gàidhlig at Hazlehead Academy in Aberdeen for six years and then worked as a Development Officer
with Learning and Teaching Scotland for two years.
Neil Smith, Head of Digital and Design
Neil leads our digital and creative direction while also working hands-on in multimedia production, marketing, and design. He also manages our IT systems to ensure staff have access to the tools they need.
Emma Burrows, Writer
Emma Burrows is the course writer of Ceumannan – a new series of five textbooks for Gaelic learners in secondary school covering S1 – S5/6. Emma came to Stòrlann from Portree High School, where she was a Gaelic teacher.
Donald William Morrison, Chief Executive
Donald has responsibility for all Storlann's operations in his role as Chief Executive and Director of the Limited Company.
Donald has over 30 years of experience of development work in the arts, education and language sectors.
He originally comes from Ness in Lewis, and had been working for Bòrd na Gàidhlig for eight years, latterly overseeing the development of the Gaelic language plans of public bodies.
Sarah Fraser, Head of Education and Learning
Sarah is originally from North Uist and has been a teacher in Gaelic Medium Education for the last 30 years and latterly a Head Teacher at Newtonmore Primary School.
Catriona Murray, Development Officer (Quality Assurance)
Catriona came to Storlann from Tain Royal Academy and provides support to the team and external contractors regarding language, presentation and style. Catriona welcomes enquiries and comments related to quality assurance from contrators and teaching staff.
Angela MacMillan, Development Officer (Primary Resources, Gaelic Education)
Angela creates Gaelic resources across the primary curriculum. Angela is an experienced primary school teacher who came to Stòrlann from The Highland Council.
