David Jamieson (Chair) David is responsible for managing Edinburgh’s public parks and greenspaces, including the city’s nature reserves, woodlands, allotments and urban forest. As Head of Edinburgh’s Parks Service he has secured a number of accolades for the city, including winner of Britain in Bloom, COSLA’s Gold Medal for Service Innovation; Improvement, the UK's Best Parks, Grounds and Horticultural Service Team award, and Fields in Trusts’ Best UK Landowner. As a chartered ecologist and environmental manager, with degrees from Stirling, Heriot-Watt and Huddersfield Universities, his career has ranged across the public, academic and voluntary sectors. In recent years he has also been a director of Volunteer Development Scotland, BTCV Scotland, Oatridge College and the Falkirk Environment Trust - promoting volunteering as a means for positive social and environmental change