Our Team

Meet some of the individuals who are helping to make the dream of Edinburgh’s new concert hall a reality. Our small team will continue to evolve in parallel with the development of the Dunard Centre.

Jo Buckley

Chief Executive Officer

Jo Buckley joined IMPACT Scotland as the organisation’s first permanent Chief Executive in September 2023. Prior to this she was Chief Executive of the Dunedin Consort, one of the world’s foremost baroque ensembles, and led them through an exceptional period of growth which culminated in them winning the Royal Philharmonic Society Ensemble Award. She previously held roles at Britten Sinfonia, Northern Sinfonia, Live Music Now and Delphian Records, and is a freelance writer for organisations including the BBC Proms, London Symphony Orchestra and Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Jo graduated from Cambridge University with a First Class degree in 2004, and went on to gain a PhD in Musicology from Durham University. She is a Governor of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, a Trustee of the Royal Philharmonic Society, and a member of the Royal Society of Edinburgh’s Young Academy of Scotland.

Jo Buckley
CEO

Libby Chalmers

External Relations Officer

After graduating from the University of York with a degree in History in 2014, Libby started her early career in London where she worked in roles across e-commerce and media production.

Drawn back to Edinburgh in 2018, Libby has enjoyed working across in roles within the city’s arts and cultural sphere, including working for a Literary Agency and the Edinburgh festivals. Most recently, Libby worked as Marketing Executive with an Edinburgh-based property development and investment company before joining IMPACT in July 2024.

Libby Chalmers
External Relations Officer

Rosie Davies

Head of Marketing and Communications

Driven by a passion for music, words, and visuals, Rosie has worked in cultural marketing and communications for over 15 years. She has previously held roles at two of Scotland’s leading multi-arts venues, The Arches and SWG3, with performing arts company Scottish Ensemble, and marketing agency Bright Signals.

With a postgraduate degree in Journalism, Rosie has contributed to various publications, covering contemporary music for The Skinny and The List, classical music for The Herald, and served as Clubs Editor at The List. She has also enjoyed freelance work in copywriting, marketing and design for a range of cultural and commercial clients.

Rosie Davies
Head of Marketing & Communications

Claire Gauci

Development Manager

Claire completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Malta before relocating to Scotland to pursue a master’s degree in Arts, Festivals, and Cultural Management at Queen Margaret University, where she was awarded the Dr Chris Wang Award in Cultural Management.

With a career that began in luxury corporate events, she transitioned to the arts sector, holding several key roles in development and fundraising. Most recently, she served as Development Manager at Scottish Ensemble, where she led strategic initiatives across all income streams to support the ensemble’s innovative projects. She joined IMPACT Scotland in July 2024.

Claire Gauci (maternity leave)
Development Manager

Kimberley Godley-Hendon

Finance Director

Kim started her career in front of house and box office roles in some of London’s leading arts venues and has worked in the sector ever since. For the last decade, she has focused on finance and operations, during which time she spent five years as a Management Accountant at the Barbican Centre in London. In 2019, she joined award-winning charity Spitalfields Music as Director of Finance & Operations, later becoming Chief Operating Officer and Deputy CEO, overseeing a period of extraordinary change in the organisation. Since moving to Scotland, she has also held the role of Director of Finance at Scottish Ensemble on an interim basis.

Kim holds a music degree from Royal Holloway University of London and membership of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants. As a volunteer, Kim has held Treasurer positions on the boards of Lambeth Orchestra and The Irene Taylor Trust (Music in Prisons).

Kimberley Godley-Hendon
Finance Director

Florence Gygax

Development Manager (maternity cover)

Florence completed her undergraduate studies in Brussels before relocating to the United Kingdom in 2018 to pursue a master’s degree in Global Cultures and Creativity at Cardiff University. She then secured an internship in arts fundraising which opened up a new path that has shaped her career ever since.She moved to Scotland in 2021 and has worked across several of Edinburgh’s major festivals. Most recently, she was working at the Scottish Seabird Centre to raise funds towards the organisation’s conservation and education projects.

Florence joined IMPACT Scotland in September 2025 as maternity cover for the Development Manager and is delighted to be raising support for a cultural project as significant as the Dunard Centre.

Florence Gygax
Development Manager (maternity cover)

Jane Johnston

Project Director

Jane Johnston is a highly experienced project director with a long track record of delivering ambitious cultural, civic and educational developments that create lasting public value. With a background as a chartered quantity surveyor, she brings more than four decades of expertise in contract management, governance, and strategic project delivery.

Jane has spent much of her career leading major capital programmes, including the delivery of award‑winning, publicly accessible buildings and the sensitive transformation of historic, listed venues. Most recently, Jane served as Director of Estate Development at the University of Edinburgh, where she led a team delivering a £1.5bn capital programme and acted as client lead for major, award‑winning cultural and civic projects, including the Edinburgh Futures Institute.

Jane Johnstone joined the Dunard Centre team in March 2026.

Jane Johnston
Project Director

Jenny McNeely

Director of Development

Jenny McNeely joined IMPACT Scotland in January 2024. Jenny has worked in the arts and culture sector for over 12 years and her career has taken her from grassroots chamber music to national performing arts companies. After working as a journalist and editor in Edinburgh and London for 10 years, an invitation to a chamber music festival in Wales inspired a change of career. Jenny managed the Wye Valley Chamber Music Festival and helped establish the Kinnordy Chamber Music Festival in 2016. Jenny joined the Royal Scottish National Orchestra in 2019 as Head of Major Gifts before becoming Head of Individual Giving & Partnerships in 2020.

Jenny McNeely
Director of Development

Charlotte Smith

Administrative Assistant

Charlotte joined IMPACT Scotland in June 2024, having previously worked as an Audio and Digital Sales intern at Canongate Books.

Charlotte is a playwright and theatre director, having had work performed at Òran Mór, the Scottish Youth Theatre, and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. She was longlisted for the David MacLennan award in 2022 and 2024, and shortlisted for Wonder Fools’ Positive Stories for Negative Times festival in 2024.

Charlotte has a first-class degree in English Literature and Theatre Studies from the University of Glasgow, and a master’s degree in Drama Writing from the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.

Charlotte Smith
Administrative Assistant

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