Full time staff
	Michael McGrath  B.A. (Hons.), M.Litt. Michael was appointed as the first Director of SCES in August 2003. A teacher of 28 years' experience, Michael had been Head Teacher of Our Lady's High School, Cumbernauld for 7 years. The Director is the chief officer of the Catholic Education Commission, providing the Commission with strategic leadership in the formulation of policy and supporting its work in all its aspects, in particular liaising with local and national Government.  Michael is Senior Honorary Teaching Fellow in the Religious Education Department of the Faculty of Education at the University of Glasgow.  He is also a member of the General Teaching Council of Scotland. Michael is married to Maureen and they are parents to four children.
	Margaret Lavery Margaret is Personal Assistant to the Director, offering administrative support to the Commission. She was appointed to this new post in September 2003.  She is responsible for the operational activity of the SCES office and for communications.  She provides significant support to the Catholic Head Teacher associations, CHAS & CHAPS, to Church Reps., school colleagues and others. Margaret's professional background is in management and educational administration.
Supporting colleagues	We are fortunate in having the invaluable support of various colleagues on a part-time and occasional basis.
	Sam McFadden Sam was Project Officer for the Called to Love project.   Sam originally trained as a teacher of Art & Design and later undertook an additional qualification to teach Religious Education. Sam was seconded to SCES (from August 2005 to June 2007) from his substantive post as Principal Teacher of Religious Education in St Andrew's Academy, Paisley.  He now offers support to SCES on a consultancy basis.
	Geraldine Copeland Geraldine is Principal Teacher in St Augustine's Primary School in Glasgow.  She has experience of working in the Faculty of Education at the University of Glasgow as a university teacher.  Since August 2007 she has been seconded on a part-time basis to work in support of the Excellent Catholic Schools project.
	John Brown John is a retired member of Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Education in Scotland(HMIe). A former Head of Religious Education, John offers support to SCES and the Archdiocese of Glasgow, principally through the Excellent Catholic Schools project.
	Kathleen Wallace Kathleen is a retired secondary school Depute Head Teacher.  She provides support to SCES in collating, processing and analysing information.