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.

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!

Suneel Gopal

I lived in Glenrothes until I was three when we moved to Leven where I attended Parkhill Primary then Buckhaven High School. I have fond memories of playing squash at Silverburn as a teenager and later in life taking my kids to play there when visiting my parents. The Park has gone into some decline in recent years and I'd like to play my part in making it again a destination for local people to enjoy being outdoors. During the Lockdowns, we all realised how important outdoor space is to our well-being and it'd be great to see the Park used more by the local community.

I have over 35 years Marketing, Sales and Commercial experience gained across the Hospitality, Franchise, Grocery, Print, Consumer Data and Marketing Agency sectors. I'm looking forward to working with the Management Team and other Directors in developing the Park into a wonderful destination for the local community to enjoy spending time in.

Outside of work, I enjoy spending time with friends and family, live rock music, cinema and holidays in the sun.

Stan Green

Stan is Managing Director of Growforth Limited a wholesale nursery servicing the horticultural trade throughout Scotland and the north of England. We also have a Cash and Carry, x2 plant retail outlets and floristry businesses.  Growforth was established in 1990 after a spell as a nursery manager following university. 

From 2013 – 2015 I was President of the UK Horticultural Trades Association’s and Chairman of the Board. I am also currently on the Boards of Trellis Scotland.

Some of my industry involvement reflects my interest in sustainability as a long-standing committee member of both “Garden for Life” and “Green Business Fife”. I am also involved in representing horticulture at Holyrood and Westminster. I received the “The Royal Caledonian Horticulture Societies” - “Silver Medal” for services to Scottish Horticulture in 2017 and the Pearson Memorial medal in 2023 from the Horticultural Trades Association for services to UK horticulture.

My experience outside horticulture has been broad. Gail and I renovated our first house, which we then sold to give us the funds to start Growforth Limited. I am currently involved (as vice chairman) in our local Community Trust in my own village of Lower Largo, Fife. 

I am still enjoying golf (badly), music (occasionally), gardening (obviously), fishing (irregularly), cycling (electric bike!!) and walking (not as far as I used to) I also enjoy the exploits of our national rugby team as a fan. 

Kate Pickering

I am a creative producer, curator and community engager with a background in jewellery and silversmithing. I have over 15 years of experience leading creative initiatives across Scotland, including founding and directing a community interest company as a Jewellery School and also a Centre of Excellence for Silversmithing and Jewellery. I am passionate about using creativity to drive community engagement and social change. I currently work with OnFife, Fife's largest cultural organisation, as their Creative Instigator to support inclusive, community-led cultural projects. Born and raised in Fife, I am proud to contribute to projects that connect people, place and purpose. 

I'm a keen sea swimmer and I run a mobile sauna business offering people the beauty of hot and cold therapy, and when I'm not doing that, I'm enjoying the other beautiful saunas across Scotland. I'm currently converting a van, Morag, to live a life on the road with my dog Izzy and my mobile sauna.