Scottish Official Board of Highland Dancing

World Governing Body of Highland Dancing

Current Members

Office Bearers

President
Miss Shendl Russell
Vice-President
Miss Jessie Stewart MBE
Chairman
Miss Christine Lacey

Examining Bodies

Affiliated Members

Represented Members

Competition Organiser Members

  • Atholl Dancing Association
  • Bute Highland Games
  • Caledonian Club of San Francisco
  • Cowal Highland Gathering
  • Dumfries Highland Dancing Organisation
  • Dundee Highland Dancing Association
  • Forfar Highland Dancing Association
  • Forth Bridges Festival Society
  • Grampian Festivals
  • Granite City Festival Association
  • Highland and Islands Music & Dance Festival
  • International Festival of Dancing & the Arts
  • Kilbirnie Dancing Competition
  • Thornton Highland Gathering

Independent Members

  • Christine Aitken
  • Christine Lacey
  • Sheena McDonald
  • Irene McKechnie
  • Celia Orr
  • Frances Paterson
  • Shendl Russell
  • Jessie Stewart MBE
  • Betty Sutherland
  • Betty Turkington

Honorary Members

  • Billy Forsyth MBE
  • Nancy Haggarty
  • Iain Macdonald
  • Margaret Paterson OAM D.Urr
  • Jean Ritchie
  • Agnes Stewart
  • Margaret Todd
  • Wilma Tolmie
  • Valerie Geddes

Associate Members

Technical Committee

  • Sheena McDonald
  • Irene McKechnie
  • Celia Orr
  • Frances Paterson
  • Betty Sutherland

Examining Body Representatives

  • Jeanette Shearer (BATD)
  • Sandra Lees (BATD)
  • Betty Wren (BATD Dep)
  • Lynne Hamilton (SDTA)
  • Myra Miller (SDTA)
  • Aileen Robertson (SDTA Dep)
  • Rhona Lawrence (UKA)
  • Gareth Mitchelson (UKA)
  • Deryck Mitchelson (UKA Dep)

Judges' Committee

  • Sheena McDonald
  • Irene McKechnie
  • Celia Orr
  • Frances Paterson
  • Betty Sutherland
  • Christine Aitken
  • Myra Miller

Registration Committee

  • Gregor Bowman
  • Allana Brown
  • Irene McKechnie
  • Celia Orr
  • Linda Rankin
  • Aileen Robertson
  • Dorothy Young

Disciplinary Committee

  • Gregor Bowman
  • Irene McKechnie
  • Celia Orr
  • Frances Paterson
  • Linda Rankin
  • Betty Sutherland
  • Jean Swanston

Finance Committee

  • Helen Fitzpatrick
  • Theresa Kelly
  • Betty Wren

Website Committee

  • Kirsty Marsic
  • Leigh-Ann Plenderleith
  • Betty Wren