Meet the team...

Bob was a former Perth & Kinross Councillor serving for 22 years and was responsible for Blairgowrie & The Glens.

Bob's interests have always been in the outdoors and was the cofounder of the Cateran Trail and the Cateran Ecomuseum.

Bob and his wife moved from Blairgowrie where they had lived for 40 years before moving to Ardler in 2019.

He was instrumental in re-establishing Meigle & Ardler Community Council and was Chair for two years before working with others in the community in setting up Meigle and Ardler Community Development Trust.

At the age of 75, Bob still enjoys walking and cycling in the surrounding area, and is also a member of Blairgowrie & District Rotary.

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Kate is originally from near Glasgow, but has lived in the Meigle area since 2020, joining MACDT as a trustee in 2022.
She's a Chartered Accountant by profession, but has a long-term interest in history and is in the process of completing a part-time History degree with the University of the Highlands and Islands.
Kate keeps an eye on all the projects from a financial perspective, but is more creatively involved with the MACTrail, along which she enjoys walking her very energetic dog.

Tristan has lived in Meigle since 2012 and very much enjoys the local community atmosphere and the beauty of the surrounding areas. By day, Tristan is Chief Product Officer of Safeguard Global, a leading workforce enablement business and he's passionate about all things Payroll and technology - which he claims is a lot more interesting than it may sound! As a father to two young boys he is kept very busy and enjoys perfecting his negotiating skills. Tristan also enjoys a good quiz, but sadly often loses out to Ali.

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Ali originally hails from Dundee and settled in Meigle with his family in 2003. He works as a technologist at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, University of Dundee.
He joined MACDT as a trustee in 2020 and takes an active role in many of the Trust's functions and projects. 
In his spare time, Ali enjoys playing music in his 80s cover band Miami Vince, and (weather permitting) photographing the stars with his telescope. He also loves a good quiz.

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I have lived in Meigle since 2003 due to an academic post at the University of Dundee. I am now mostly retired but studying Archaeology at the University of the Highlands and Islands with occasional work relating to lifestyle and cancer prevention and the Scottish Cancer Foundation. I have interests in all local history matters, dog friendly pursuits and fruit and vegetable growing.

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