Janet Muir

Janet has over 25 years experience in community development from volunteering and campaigning work to practitioner in the voluntary and public sectors.  She has worked in a range of neighbourhood organisations in Glasgow and Lothian, specialising in youth and issue-based work.  Before joining SCDC, Janet was Senior Development Officer for fieldwork with the Poverty Alliance.  As Manager of CHEX, Janet oversees the implementation of CHEX work programmes and has a particular remit in taking forward CHEX's engagement within the health and social policy arena.  Over the last two years, she has been active in the Scottish Executive's Task Groups - Community-Led: Developing and Supporting Healthy Communities and is currently preparing for the Group's recommendations to the Ministers for Health and Communities.