GCHT Team:
Niall Murphy, Director:
Gemma Wild, Heritage Manager:
Gemma has over 15 years’ experience protecting and celebrating the historic environment in the UK, helping others develop skills and understanding in conservation and heritage. After starting her career in a planning consultancy, she moved to Glasgow in 2007 and has worked for the Scottish Civic Trust and Scottish Waterways Trust, delivering community engagement, interpretation, and education projects. At Glasgow City Heritage Trust, she now works across outreach and business development. Gemma is an Affiliate Member of the Institute of Historic Building Conservation (IHBC) and a Trustee at Maryhill Burgh Halls, where she chairs the Fundraising Committee and sits on the Heritage Committee.
Gemma works part-time, Tuesday – Friday.
Rachel Kacir, Heritage Manager:
Rachel has nearly 15 years experience working within the wider heritage sector in Scotland. After graduating from the University of Glasgow with a degree in History and Politics, she joined the National Trust for Scotland (NTS), where she honed her skills in daily operations and team management across various properties. Whilst working at NTS Rachel pursued a Masters in Museum Studies, where she gained knowledge in visitor experience, interpretation, collections management and curation.
Rachel now manages the Trust’s Activities programme, overseeing a range of projects that provide opportunities for people to learn about and enjoy Glasgow’s historic built environment. Rachel also contributes to business development and communications across the Trust. Rachel is a Member of the Museums Association.
Rachel works part-time, Wednesday – Friday.
Erin Russo, Historic Environment Grants Administrator:
Erin is an Art Historian, who spent her undergraduate years at Franklin University in Lugano, Switzerland. She has completed an MSc in Museum Studies from the University of Glasgow and an MLitt in Curatorial Practice (Contemporary Art) from Glasgow School of Art. During her MSc, Erin was an exhibition research and design intern at GCHT, with her exhibitions focused on Glasgow’s cinemas and cemeteries. She has since rejoined GCHT as Historic Environment Grants Administrator. Alongside her work at the Trust she is a PhD candidate at the University of Glasgow, centring her research on the documentation of performance art.
Taylor Cross-Whiter, Heritage Officer (Sustainability & Buildings):
Taylor grew up moving between the UK, US and Denmark. As an undergraduate she studied History and received her BA in Portland, Oregon, before moving to Scotland to undertake a postgraduate degree in Architectural Conservation at the University of Edinburgh. Prior to joining GCHT she worked as the Technical Research Intern for Historic Environment Scotland’s Conservation Directorate. In 2017 she helped with organising Doors Open Day for Edinburgh and East Lothian, and has worked in a voluntary capacity for the National Trust for Scotland and done case work for the Architectural Heritage Society of Scotland. Besides Glasgow’s many architectural gems, her favourite thing about the city is its vibrant music scene.
Katharine Neil, Heritage Officer (Activities):
Katharine studied History at the University of Glasgow before undertaking a Museum Studies Masters there in 2016. She then worked in Collections Management across a range of institutions including The British Museum, Science Museum Group and the National Trust for Scotland.
In 2022, Katharine joined the GCHT Activities Team, where she has focused on fostering connections between Glasgow’s diverse communities and their built heritage through projects such as If Glasgow’s Walls Could Talk and Our City Chambers. She is passionate about strengthening local relationships and promoting engagement with the city’s rich history.