Mhor
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Mhor Collective is a Community Interest Company, registered in Scotland with company number SC550003
Irene Warner-Mackintosh
Managing Director
Irene has worked across the non-profit sector for most of her professional life, with organisations focussed on a range of social justice issues. For over a decade, she has specialised in work to address digital inequality, locally, nationally and internationally. She has particular experience in developing partnership approaches with organisations supporting people experiencing homelessness; or supporting people impacted by the justice system or those organisations implementing harm reduction approaches for people currently using drugs. She is also committed to participatory action research and centres lived expertise in all her work.
Shona Munro
Managing Director
Shona has worked in digital participation for over a decade and has a particular focus on adult education and the training and support of individuals and organisations to build community capacity. Prior to this, Shona worked with local authorities in community learning and development departments, developing and delivering IT training to adults, as well as arts and cultural activities for young people.
She remains committed to developing work at scale, with an increasing focus on technology enabled care. Shona is also thrilled to be developing digital inclusion work across the globe, supporting communities of practice and delivering shared approaches.
Eunice Anteh
Digital Inclusion Lead
Eunice has a background in public health, contributing through a community development approach. Eunice has academic and professional experience in women and child health, refugee and migrant issues, social innovation, youth empowerment, entrepreneurship, program development, and health data analytics.
Eunice has worked with several non-profits to tackle inequalities faced by marginalised communities. Her current research project investigates the experiences of refugee women in accessing digital mental health services.
Eunice’s work at Mhor in partnership with Saheliya to develop a digital inclusion approach across their services by enhancing the digital skills of staff to be equipped to assist women accessing online support services.
Dave Donnelly
Digital Inclusion Lead
Dave has a background in delivering digital inclusion through a community development lens. He’s focussed on collaboratively building power from the ground up, manifesting that strength in knowledge, activism and strategy.
Prior to this, he accumulated a wealth of experience in local government, from digitising services and designing customer journeys to delivering training and managing projects.
Driven by his deep commitment to social justice and fueled by his practice as a grassroots organizer on food inequality, Dave believes deeply that the power of technology can be harnessed to effect positive change in the world.
Anya Martus
Digital Inclusion Lead
Anya comes from a background in Philosophy, Psychology and Education, providing an interdisciplinary approach to her work. Anya has experience working in the non-profit sector, specifically supporting individuals from marginalised communities who are experiencing issues with their mental health. Moreover, Anya has conducted qualitative research projects investigating experiences of poor mental health in neurodivergent individuals, as well as interventions for university student wellbeing. Anya is particularly interested in bridging the gaps which create digital exclusion and utilising the plethora of digital resources to promote mental health.
Anya’s work at Mhor is in partnership with Centred, where she is establishing pathways for adults to support their mental health and wellbeing by providing access to digital skills training, devices and data, allowing them to feel empowered and competent when navigating online spaces.
Lesley MacAngus
Digital Inclusion Lead
Lesley has a background in Police Training, primarily co-ordinating all police and support staff courses throughout the Highlands and Islands before specialising in ‘Distance Learning’ providing essential training to staff working in the most remote areas.
Lesley’s particular area of interest is supporting rural and remote communities online. She’s also the lynchpin of co-ordinating the work that we do.
Hazel Raee
Digital Inclusion Lead
Hazel is based on Skye, and has extensive experience of working in the adult learning environment, delivering digital skills classes to adult students. Working with organisations such as T.A.G. Highland, Citizens Online, High Life Highland and Mhor Collective she has assisted students who have never before used a digital device to develop their confidence and enjoy doing things online working with students in a way which keep the sessions focussed on their needs.
Hazel has worked extensively across our health and social care projects.
Brigitte Vallance
Digital Inclusion Lead
Brigitte has a background in occupational psychology. She has extensive experience in adult education and has worked with local authorities and third sector organisations, delivering training workshops to students of all abilities. Most recently Brigitte has been working in community engagement, bringing together local and national partners to deliver shared outcomes.
Brigitte’s work with Mhor often focusses on older adults, ensuring that nobody feels they’re too far behind. She also leads on our 1:1 support for people accessing technology enabled care.