Meet The Board
Silverburn is led by an enthusiastic board of directors who ensure the park remains as an asset for the local community.
Read their stories below.

Kevin Murray

Silverburn Park has always been a special place for me. I grew up in the area and as such it was a place where spent a lot of my childhood and somewhere I later passed through often, when returning to visit over the years, feeling sad as I witnessed its slow decline, before FEAT and the amazing group of volunteers took on the task of breathing new life into it.

With my background being in financial services undertaking governance, project delivery, risk & stakeholder management, as well as championing wellbeing, diversity and inclusion, it was an ideal opportunity for me to join the CIC Board and use my professional experience to help make the park once again become a place of heart, mind and soul within the local community.

In my spare time I also enjoy walking my dogs, gardening and have a passion for history and the natural environment. 

Dougie Saunders

I am Dunfermline born and moved to Levenmouth at the age of 21 and have now lived in the area for over 45 years. I married a local girl (Pat) and we brought up our two children (Scott and Jill) living in East Wemyss, Windygates and Leven. A favourite place to visit was Silverburn Park, not only the gardens and pet farm, but also playing squash within the Mill building. I also remember fondly the Scout Camps on the Top Lawn and many ‘Training Weekends’ in Silverburn House. I also remember vividly the very large Boys Brigade Marquees on the South Paddock, now the Campsite.

I retired in 2015 following a 38-year career in the Police Service. I joined Fife Constabulary and retired from Police Scotland. During my time with the police, I worked not only in Fife but also with the Scottish Criminal Intelligence Service in Glasgow. I have many wonderful memories of many disciplines throughout my service, including Community Policing, Scenes of Crime, Intelligence, Critical Incident Management and more recently Licensing.

When my son joined the Scout Movement, as a parent I enrolled as a voluntary helper. This saw me spending more years than he did in the movement helping with Cubs, Scouts and during the latter stages international camps at Blair Atholl, Chile, and Thailand.

I enjoy gardening, cycling and photography. In 2020 I offered my help at Silverburn and joined the Friends of Silverburn Park. This group is now over 70 strong with its membership contributing to the future development of the park. Whilst most of our efforts of the last year has been revitalising the pond area, we are now turning our attention to providing play facilities for children and young people within the park.

I am sure that the skills and experience I have acquired throughout the years will assist me in my role as a Board Director with FEAT Trading CIC, taking Silverburn Park forward into a very productive future.

Deborah Watson

I was born in Leven and moved back in 2013 and live with my husband Martin and our two cockapoo dogs.

My personal connection with Silverburn Park is that my grandfather was Provost of Leven when the Estate was handed over to Leven Town Council by the Russell family in the 1970s. I can also remember my father playing squash in the Flax Mill. It was freezing cold!

I retired in 2020. During my career as a Dietitian in the NHS I was involved in multi-agency projects aimed at supporting those with mental health problems. The promotion of health and wellbeing has therefore been a central part of my working life and I am excited by the plans for Silverburn Park and grateful for the opportunity to contribute as a Board Member in any way that I can.

Brian Robertson-Fern

I’m now in my 60th year and I have a long history of working in the welfare to work sector. I was raised in Dunfermline and now live in west Fife. My career started as a self-employed builder before I then joined the Scottish Prison Service in 1990. After leaving there as a governor grade in 2000 I then then spent a short time setting up an independent whisky company that I then sold before joining the voluntary sector back in 2002. I have been described as a social entrepreneur having been involved in several new social value ventures having an specific expertise in employability and regeneration within impoverished communities.

As well as being on the Board at Silverburn I’m also the Managing Director of BRAG Enterprises which is one of Scotland oldest social enterprises where we recently opened an enterprise centre in the Levenmouth area. I’m also the current Chair of Glenrothes Y (YMCA) where I have been a long-standing trustee. More recently within my BRAG role I have been the driving force behind Together Levenmouth which now includes the High Street Hub in Leven

My experience with Silverburn is recent but I have stayed at the campsite a few times in my self-built campervan

Geoff Proudlock 

I am currently Director of Faculty of the Faculty of Business, Enterprise, Tourism with Supported Programmes. I have over twenty years’ experience in the education sector. Prior to working in education, I worked in housing where I had various role in the development and provision of social housing, community development and homelessness.

I have over thirty years’ experience of corporate governance having sat and chaired various board and committees in both the public and voluntary sector.

Further details on my professional career and voluntary work can be found on my LinkedIn profile which can be found at https://www.linkedin.com/in/geoffrey-proudlock-180011118/

I moved to Fife in December of 2023 to take up my post at Fife College. I am passionate about ensuring that Fife is a great place to live and work and I am keen to ensure that communities within Fife have access to relevant and quality services and are able to enjoy the natural resources that make Fife so special.

As a resident of Leven, I know how important Silverburn is to the community as a great place to escape from the pressures of daily life. I am excited by the Flax Mill development and I am looking forward to using the skills and experience I have gained to ensure that Silverburn continues to provide an environment where our communities can find opportunities to enjoy this great place.

Stephen Heslop

I was born in Darlington, County Durham and have lived in Scotland for over 20 years and have resided in Montrave for the past 13 years.

I started my career as an Engineer in the steel works and then moved to Samuel Websters brewery in Halifax as Engineer Manager, swiftly moving into general management in the Food Industry.

Primarily as both Operations and Managing Director of some major food brands such as Homepride, Sharwoods and Mr Kipling. I am currently Group Managing Director for Pitreavie Packaging Ltd based in Cumbernauld.

I have extensive commercial , financial and people management skills that I hope to be able to utilise working with the board at Silverburn Park

I am also a Board member of Fife Gingerbread which provides advice and support to lone parents and families in need all over Fife.

Outside of work I enjoy the outdoor life as keen equestrian with three horses, two miniature mules that my wife and I rescued and our three dogs.

Jeff Lockhart

I was born in East Wemyss and have lived in Fife most of my life. After a brief stop in Kirkcaldy, my wife and I moved back to Leven in 1985, before settling in Lundin Links in 1991. I have many happy memories of Silverburn Park, both before and after the arrival of our three children!

I’m hoping to help make Silverburn Park a place where local people can once again create great memories.

I worked for a number of years in finance, latterly as Financial Director of the European Aerospace Division of a US-based multinational company, before establishing moving into training and consultancy in 2001. I co-founded St Andrews Management Centre in 2013 as a Independent Training Provider, operating from offices in Cupar. From there, we work with clients across the Central Belt, as well as providing training and consultancy solutions to clients across the world.

My key areas of expertise, in addition to finance, are project management, leadership development, governance and trade compliance.

I have previously served as a Director of both FEAT Trading CIC and Fife Employment Access Trust between 2014 and 2017 and returned to the Board of FEAT Trading in June 2024. I’m also a Director and Vice Chair of Director of Kingdom Support & Care, an organisation which provides high quality personalised support and care to over 300 individuals across Fife and Forth Valley, helping them to live independent lives in their own homes.

Outside of business, I enjoy live music whenever I can and travelling – especially when it’s not for work!