Team

Adam Donnachie

Adam Donnachie was born with amniotic band syndrome, which left both of his legs being underdeveloped. This led to minor amputations at 9 months old in 2001. He is a left leg below-the-knee and right leg through-the-knee amputee. He received his first prosthetics at two years old and his sporting journey began in 2007 after learning to swim in 1-on-1 lessons. This progressed quickly, joining his first club and starting to compete at 9 years old when he joined the Scottish Para Junior swimming squad. He made his first appearance for Scotland in Sheffield in 2012 and continued to do so until 2018. In that time, he broke multiple Breaststroke and Freestyle Scottish Records and won two Senior Medals. In 2016 he started playing Wheelchair Basketball and represented Scotland for 3 years at junior level, winning medals with the team. In 2020 he began a Sport Studies degree at Stirling University which saw him move to Stirling. In 2021 He started Athletics doing seated throws where he quickly rose to Scottish and UK number one, gaining his international Classification, Scottish and British titles and competing at the Wanda Diamond League as part of Team Scotland Achieve Programme. His goal is to represent Scotland or Great Britain at major Championships.

Davy Hutton

Davy is the Founder and Director of Quicksale Property Auctions, a unique estate agency and property auction company which deals with a range of hard-to-sell and quirky properties. He has become a leading voice in the industry in Scotland and is regularly invited to speak at events across the country as well as being a recognisable voice on the radio. Despite being Director of the company, Davy sees each property personally and often helps clients not only with the selling of their property but also overall finance management and personal guidance.

In 2003, Davy purchased Law Castle in West Kilbride. The Castle is a fifteenth century building which he restored and renovated to become one of Scotland’s most historic holiday homes which facilitates weddings and events and increases tourism in the local area. Prior to Quicksale and Law Castle, Davy owned and operated the successful Howwood Inn pub. He is considered one of Scotland’s successful entrepreneurs, and mentors many others on the rise.

Davy is Cor’s brother, and was instrumental in both her recovery and the formation of Finding Your Feet. As well as general business expertise and contacts, Davy is our bank signatory and contributes significantly to the strategic evolution and day-to-day running of the charity and is an active voice to raise awareness and draw attention to it’s mission.

Scott Hutton

Scott is a partner at Middle East law firm, EKP. He practices in construction and commercial property law and is based in Dubai. He also deals with all property related matters including sales, purchases, landlord and tenant and investment legal issues.

Scott qualified in Scotland and has since worked in Ireland and Dubai. His practice takes him across the Middle East but home is now Dubai where he lives with his wife Emma and two boys.

Scott lectures on property matters at the Dubai Real Estate Institute and  sits on the Independent Governance Committee (IGC) for the Responsible Sourcing of Gold and Precious Metals in DMCC, which accounts for approximately 25% of global gold trade.

He was recommended by the Legal 500 for “attention to detail, in-depth knowledge of the applicable laws and interpretation of the law’s application in the commercial environment of Dubai.” He was also named a “rising star” in the 2nd Edition of the “Guide to the World’s Leading Construction Lawyers.” He was also a keen rugby player and is a former captain of Glasgow Hawks RFC and Old Belvedere RFC (Dublin).

Scott is also Cor’s younger brother and was instrumental in setting up Finding Your Feet and supporting Cor with her recovery. Scott provides the charity with invaluable legal advice as well as strategic direction.

Charles Afuakwah

BDS (Glasg.), MSc (Dent Sci), MJDF (RCS Eng)

Chas qualified as a dentist from the University of Glasgow in 1989 and has since become partner in a family dental practice in Port Glasgow where he has held the position of Principal Dentist and sole owner in the practice since 1991. Throughout his life Chas has been a keen rugby union player and served as President of Glasgow Hawks rugby club.

Chas was inspired to help FYF after being amazed at Cor’s resilience in the face of her adversity following her quadruple amputation in 2013. He became a Trustee when the charity was founded, and has been overwhelmed by the way Cor has used her circumstances to effect positive change in the way amputees are viewed by society.

Jan Cerretti

Jan has worked in media for a number of years now. Her role at her current agency, Republic of Media, is Broadcast Account Director where she works across a wide variety of clients and manages the Broadcast Department. On a day to day basis Jan recommends Broadcast strategies/manages campaigns on TV, BVOD and Cinema for clients such as The Scottish Government, Drumond Park Board Games, SAMH, Velux, Air Transat and Boe Gin.

When she’s not being a busy mum to her 4 kids, Jan runs a non-profit making ‘movement and music class’ for kids with disabilities called Jazzy Movers. Jan is our Safeguarding representative on the Board and also volunteers at Finding Your Feet clubs, as well as shares information to amputees across the UK and helping out as an administrator in our social media groups. Her daughter, Keeley, was one of our first Junior Troopers, meaning Jan has felt the benefits of the work that Finding Your Feet does and is in a perfect position to raise awareness and spread the word. She is also a great source of information to guide our work with young amputees.

Christine Skinner

Christine Skinner knows more about feet than possibly anyone we’ve ever met – and for a charity full of amputees, that turns out to be no bad thing to have on your Board.

Christine is a former Dean of the Faculty of Podiatric Medicine at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, a position she held from 2020 until 2023. Her whole career has centred on diabetic foot disease and reducing amputation.  Among many achievements, she helped establish Scotland’s first multi-disciplinary Diabetic Foot Clinic at what’s now the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow, and led research and consultancy work for universities and the World Health Organisation across the Middle East and Asia. Before all of that, she spent years at Glasgow Caledonian University leading podiatry programmes and shaping the next generation of practitioners.

For all those titles, you’re just as likely to find Christine at our Ampu-Teas each week, pouring the teas, handing round the home baking and spending proper time with our Troopers. She works with people one to one and in groups on foot care, lends us her extraordinary contacts, guides our medical campaigns, and – because she’ll turn her hand to anything – is also one of our bank signatories. We’re very lucky to have her.

Greg Girard

Greg is the managing director of CX Services. The CX stands for Customer’s eXperience and it is the main ethos of how Greg operates – providing clients with a seamless extension of their business to their customers. Greg has been working in direct marketing for over 25 years and has helped businesses in many sectors deliver outstanding Customer eXperience. 

Before CX Services, he worked for Database Direct which operated a similar service – print and fulfilment. Having a knack for IT and a manager who was constantly looking to him for solutions, Greg quickly became adept at using technology – learning how to use networks, cabling and production printers.

Having worked his way through the company to technical director he completed a management buyout in 2017. In 2019 he brought on two partners and rebranded the company as CX Services. Over the past 5 years, CX Services has continued to build on the 25 years of knowledge of handling customer experience for several clients. 

Greg was truly inspired by Cor’s story after hearing her speak and immediately knew he had to get involved with FYF to support the work she does. He started by taking part in our FYF Firewalk, then our “Ugly” Christmas Jumper day and he’s super keen to be more involved going forward as a Trustee – and we’re chuffed to have him on board. 

Alan Henderson

Alan Henderson became a below-knee left leg amputee in 2013, after a diagnosis of epithelioid sarcoma, a rare cancer. He set about it the way he sets about most things, one goal at a time: first the prosthetic, then walking without crutches, then getting back behind the wheel. There are still harder days, on crutches or in the wheelchair, but as he puts it, finding your normal takes time and it’s achievable.

Alan works in cyber security for Jacobs Solutions Ltd. Away from work, he’s long been interested in how technology can make life easier for amputees, from home automation to the small engineering fixes that open things back up. A keen cyclist, he’d tinker with pedals and crank systems to make riding easier, and he’s found his way back to golf and badminton too.

Alan met Cor at WestMARC in Finding Your Feet’s earliest days and supported it from the background for years, through fundraising and donations. When he was asked to become a Trustee, he said he couldn’t have said yes fast enough. He’s already putting his expertise to work, helping shape FYF’s approach to Ai and getting the charity set up with Cyber Essentials.

Seyda Oates

Şeyda (pronounced Sh-eyda) became a double below-knee amputee at 21 following a bacterial meningitis diagnosis in 2019. In the years that followed, she spent time on haemodialysis while completing her university studies, before receiving a life-saving kidney transplant from her mother in 2022.

What Şeyda brings to Finding Your Feet is something that can’t be taught. She knows what it’s like to face limb absence as a young person, to navigate the parts of that journey that don’t come with a guide, and to keep building a life anyway. She joined as a trustee with a clear purpose: to help build the support system she wishes she’d had, helping younger Troopers navigate life’s hurdles and find their independence on their own terms.

Now 27, Şeyda is also passionate about movement and creativity, whether that’s functional fitness, dance or other creative outlets. She’s a welcome addition to the FYF community, and a voice that matters.