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Who are we?

Jan Beattie Director of devlinbeattie partnership. Jan Beattie

Jan brings a track record of training and consultancy to develop organisations, release the potential of individuals, improve services and strengthen communities.



She has considerable experience of consultancy work specialising in:

As an associate of the Scottish Community Development Centre, she delivers Scottish Government development programmes on a range of public and social policy priorities.

Jan is a certified NLP practitioner which informs her approach to all assignments.

Foible – believes she was a mermaid in a previous life


Susan Devlin Director of the devlinbeattie partnership and coach. She brings experience as a skilled senior manager with longstanding experience in the public sector and as a consultant. Susan Devlin

Susan believes passionately in everyone’s potential to achieve the success they want and by using her dynamic and engaging style she will support you to believe it and make it happen.

She has proven skills and experience in strategy and service development, operational management, quality assurance and resource and people management.


She is a highly effective, motivated communicator with particular skills in service planning and design, evaluation and review, partnership working, interpreting policy and implementing into operational practice and resource maximisation.

Susan is an associate with Children 1st.

Foible – relives moments from the musicals when no-one is looking


People we like working with

We have a number of partnerships with people who we like to work with and who like to work with us.

They bring a range of experiences and knowledge but are all highly skilled and regarded in their field and want to work with devlinbeattie partnership to deliver high quality outcomes for our clients.

They include…

Jo Kennedy Jo Jo Kennedy brings a special interest and strength as a consultant in community development, change management, strategic planning, evaluation and participation in the public and private sectors.

Strong skills include planning and evaluation, work with teams and organisations, training and is published in the community care field.

She has a global dimension to her work ranging from an international pharmaceutical company to an international religious organisation from Edinburgh to Africa via Rome.

Jo gets a buzz supporting people who are passionate about what they do, to work more effectively.

She’s an associate of the Scottish Community Development Centre and a staff member on the Craighead Institute’s Diploma in Organisational Consultancy and Facilitation.

Foible – weakness for cowboys


Lynne Robertson More Details soon....


Bob Lamb Bob Lamb is an associate of devlinbeattie partnership ltd. Bob is a qualified lawyer specialising in the field of social work procurement, contracting and performance management. He has previous extensive experience of working within the local authority, private and voluntary sectors. Bob Lamb

Bob’s particular skills are; tendering procedures and evaluation, contract specifications and performance management, procurement strategies, legislation and practice, risk management strategies for commissioning services and polices and procedures for consistent and lawful purchasing.

He is also retained by a provider of educational support to London Boroughs.

Foible – supports Livingston FC




Greta McPhail More Details soon....


Julie Mesarowicz Julie

Julie is devlinbeattie’s outdoor activity specialist - our own Lara Croft.

Presently teaching young people in an innovative setting she has previously been an adult guidance worker and recruitment advisor for a local development company.

Julie has been a highly regarded freelance outdoor instructor since 1999 working with a range of groups with a variety of needs and challenges.

This has included personal development courses and team building with corporate groups and individuals. The activities range from gorge walking, climbing, guiding clients up Ben Nevis, abseiling, to local walks and far away hikes.


Additional qualifications include MIDAS mini bus, food handling and first aid certificates.
Julie is a qualified mountain leader and Duke of Edinburgh Instructor.

When she’s not doing all that she is a keen climber and walker and a member of the Lomond Mountain Rescue Team, studies Kung Fu and looks after her 3 children.

Foible - eating in her sleep