Staff & volunteers

Staff & Volunteers Corinna Annetts Curator Corinna took up her role with Gairloch Museum in October 2023. For the past five years, Corinna was Collections Manager at Duff House, in Banff, Aberdeenshire. Prior to that, she was Curator at the Penrith and Eden Museum in Cumbria, responsible for a broad remit of social, cultural and natural heritage. Having completed her degree at Aberdeen University, she gained an MA in Art Museum and Gallery Studies from the University of Leicester. Corinna enjoys climbing, running, hiking and cycling and is enjoying getting to know the area, local community and Museum Collection. Sarah Wright Wellbeing Project Coordinator Sarah’s work is particularly focussed on outreach locally and making the Museum a social place in the heart of our community. She has had a varied career from working in community development and Bible teaching in Nepal to working in the UK with adults and children with special needs. Trained in working with people with learning disabilities, dementia and autism she is working to ensure her programme is accessible and inclusive to all and to make sure people get the support they need to join in with activities. It is important to her that everyone feels welcome here. Barbara Mackenzie Front of House and Volunteers Coordinator Barbara Mackenzie was born and brought up in Po rt Henderson. After attending Dingwall Academy, she trained as a nurse and lived and worked in Glasgow with one spell back north at the Northern Infirmary on the banks of the River Ness. She moved back to Gairloch to the family croft in 2013 and, though busy with pigs and pets, began volunteering at our old museum venue. She has since stepped up to help run our front of house team in the bunker and is often joined on our online meetings by Percy, her blue roan cocker spaniel. Anybody visiting the M useum who wants to try out or learn a few Gaelic phrases, Barbara will be happy to help. Eilidh Smith Front of House and Marketing Eilidh has been working with the Museum since our Art Fund Museum of the Year Award announcement in 2020. Born and brou ght up in Gairloch, Eilidh’s career has led her from journalism to education, through the environmental sector to the arts. She’s looking forward to welcoming new and familiar faces through the doors of Gairloch Museum. Ell Sinclair Events and Outreach Coordinator Ell recently joined the Gairloch Museum team having returned to Scotland after an extensive period of international travel with her daughter. She spent her early childhood in Orkney before relocating to Fife and later Lewis. She studied a BA in Scottish Culture at the University of the Highlands and Islands, followed by an MA in Arts and Cultural Management at Queen Margaret University. Ell's previous work has centered around traditional arts especially dance, as well as teaching artistry and other creative projects. Ell is a trustee for Traditional Arts and Culture Scotland and the Traditional Dance Forum of Scotland. Despite visiting many incredible places in the world, Ell's favourite place is still her family home in Tiree. Noreen Mackenzie Café Manager Noreen was born and brought up in Inverasdale. She attended Gairloch High School then went on to further her Gaelic studies at Sabhal Mor Ostaig before heading to Inverness to study Hotel Management & Catering, after which returning home to raise her family. Working in various hospitality roles throughout the years, she spent more than 20 years at the Myrtle Bank Hotel, Gairloch where she worked her way up from front of house to Chef. Board Gairloch & District Heritage Company Ltd is responsible for Gairloch Museum. The Board members are all volunteers who live in the parish. We don’t just go to meetings, but are all ‘hands-on’ when it comes to getting the jobs done. You can see who we are and what we do by reading the Minutes in the Board Matters section. Our Volunteers Without our army of ever-willing volunteers, the Museum would simply not exist, let a