Our people
Charlie McMillan, Director 
Charlie McMillan is the Director of the Human Rights Consortium Scotland. He joined us in September 2024 from the Scottish Commission for People with Learning Disabilities. He was the SCLD Chief Executive for 5 years and was the founder and Chair of Restraint Reduction Scotland, and Co-Chair of the Scottish Gender-Based Violence and Learning Disability Steering Group in this role. Charlie has worked in wide range of roles across the Scottish voluntary sector during his career. He has significant experience in lobbying, campaigning and policy development. He is an individual LGBT+ activist and has a wide range of other personal interests including mindfulness-based meditation.
Tom Black, Business Development and Income Generation Lead
Tom joined the Consortium in October 2025. He holds a Masters degree in Environmental Policy & Management and his early career 
was in environmental protection. Since then, he has held various roles within - or supporting - Scotland’s third sector including 15 years in grant making; at Foundation Scotland, The Big Lottery Fund (now The National Lottery Community Fund), and most recently at energy corporate SSE, where he was a Senior Community Investment Manager. Tom also worked at the membership body Development Trusts Association Scotland, helping communities across rural Scotland establish trusts and develop locally owned enterprises. He has been an activist in his own community, promoting the transition to net zero and campaigning to protect local sports facilities.
Tom is a member of the Scottish Government’s Scottish Land Fund committee, which awards grants to community organisations so they can acquire land and buildings that will underpin local economic, social, and environmental sustainability. His key areas of expertise include funding, community development and community wealth building, co-production, sustainable development, and project management.
Outside of work, Tom enjoys Scotland’s outdoors (climbing, walking, biking), live music, and spending time with his four children. He is also an aspiring mindfulness practitioner.
Ruari Macneil, Admin and Finance Officer
Ruari is the Administrator at the Consortium. After his undergrad he gained experience in a variety of different sectors before returning to university to complete a Masters at SOAS University in Anthropology of Development. During this time, his interest in human rights related issues piqued, and since graduating he has held roles with Leith-based DPO, Lothian Centre for Inclusive Living, and Citizens Advice Scotland. After a 9-month sabbatical in Andalucía to help further develop his Spanish skills, Ruari returned to Edinburgh and began working with the Consortium.
In his spare time, Ruari is a competitive runner and general outdoor enthusiast, and you will often find him in the Highlands and Islands doing his best to survive the wind, rain and/or midges.
Justyna Kuc, Admin, Membership and Events Assistant 
Justyna has experience in administrative roles, where she developed strong organisational, communication, and interpersonal skills. She enjoys supporting teams, solving problems, and creating a positive working environment.
Outside of work, Justyna enjoys spending active time with her family, running, practising yoga, and listening to podcasts about healthy living and nutrition.
Milly Boyle, Events and Communications Volunteer 
Milly is volunteering to help with festival planning and comms at the Consortium alongside her Master’s in Conflict Transformation and Social Justice at Queen’s University Belfast. She studied History for her undergraduate degree and travelled as much as possible between her studies, both of which fuelled her interest in how the arts intersect with culture, politics and social justice. Most recently, she was awarded Student of the Year with ten classmates for their contributions to a research project addressing violence against women and girls in Northern Ireland. In her free time, Milly loves to unwind with yoga, the cinema, or a trip to the pub.
Our Board
- Gil Long, Citizens Advice Scotland (Chair)
- Sofi Taylor, Migrant Voice
- Rebecca Zahn, academic
- Annamaria De Felice, JustRight Scotland
- Tessa Ferry, Race to Zero
- Chris Walters, The Longford Trust
- Bruce Adamson, Child and Youth Friendly Governance Project
- Paul Daly, individual
- Aysha Gilani (Treasurer), individual
- Rob Gowans, The ALLIANCE
- Lorne Berkley, SCLD
- Kirsten Keith, individual
