Members of the Board
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Position
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Date of Joining
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Bio
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Ian Johnstone
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Chair |
April 2014 |
Ian joined our Board in 2014 and became our Chair in September 2018.Ian has always been keenly involved with local community work and services and get lots of satisfaction when there are good results. Ian enjoys being part of our Board as he believes we are a forward looking Association who are interested in providing the best service for our tenants. Ian says the Board is very knowledgeable and he is proud to be a part of it. |
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Jim Weir
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Vice Chair |
April 2000 |
Jim has been our Vice-Chair since 2013. He enjoys the company at the Board meetings and networking with other Associations. He also likes that there is a continued process of learning. Jim is a mentor to new members of our Board. Jim has lots of experience within the Housing sector, having been on the Boards of both EVH and Community Links. |
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Saroj Bains
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Board Member |
October 2017 |
Saroj has served on the Board since 2017. She spent over 25 years in social housing in operational & strategic management, service improvement, inspection and audit roles. She has experience of supported and general needs housing, development, contract management and compliance, income recovery, neighbourhood and leasehold management, resident involvement and continuous/business improvement. Saroj is also a Board member of the Glasgow and West of Scotland Forum of Housing Associations. She has completed an LLB (Hons) degree and is an experienced trainer in housing law. |
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Michelle Hart
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Board Member |
July 2019 |
Michelle is ACCA qualified accountant. Her interest in housing developed when she previously worked in Scottish Homes/ Communities Scotland / Scottish Government. Michelle has been a Board member since 2019 and wishes to use her skills to benefit the community. |
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Sandra Loney
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Board Member |
April 2002 |
Sandra has been on our Board for 19 years. As a former tenant herself, she wants the best for our tenants. As a Board member she has seen lots of improvements to our services over the years. Sandra enjoys being on the Board and is a mentor to new members. Sandra is also on the Board for Community Links. |
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Mairi Maclean
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Board Member |
August 2013 |
Mairi has been on our Board since 2013. She enjoys being part of the community and likes that she is a Board member with Paisley Housing. Mairi has gained lots of knowledge about what each department does although still feels she learns something new at the meetings. Mairi says staff are all so professional and she feels privileged to be on the Board. |
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Karen McMillan
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Board Member |
September 2009 |
Karen has been involved in housing most of her adult life, both professionally and voluntarily. Having worked in all sections from housing management, to maintenance, finance and development, to helping establish a community based Housing Association in Glasgow which she led. Following on from this, Karen led and helped develop a greenspace charity across Glasgow and the Clyde Valley, protecting and developing our community greenspaces to allow green lungs in our towns and cities. Karen strongly believes that allowing the community to be part of the decisions that affect them, makes the community stronger, healthier and more sustainable. It means local decisions get made quicker, by the people they affect. Now retrained as a muscle therapist, she appreciates even more the connection between good, safe, affordable housing and good health, access to education and mental wellbeing. The mum of four continues to want to help the Association achieve this and feels that she can still offer relevant skills to the Board.” |
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Drew Mason
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Board Member |
June 2021 |
Drew is a private residential landlord and owner of a property investment and property development company. He has a passion for providing high quality accommodation, together with an exemplary service to support the needs of the end users. Drew recently completed an HNC in Construction Management and is keen to expand his knowledge and experience whilst assisting both the community and the board with his expertise. Drew joined our Board in 2021. |
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Neil McCall
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Board Member |
October 2021 |
Neil completed 17 years of military service in 2016, and moved into business, consultancy, and property investment. He is a private landlord in Renfrewshire with an ethos of providing good quality accommodation sustainably at a fair rate. Neil has an interest in local architecture and is keen to make a contribution to improving the quality of accommodation in the local area. |
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Board Member |
November 2021 |
Laura has over a decades worth of experience in social housing. She started her career off as a Graduate Management Trainee with Glasgow Housing Association stepping into various roles and areas of the business. After working as a Housing Officer within GHA she moved to Trust Housing Association and worked within Business Improvement covering areas such as the ARC, complaints, internal/external reporting, staff training and service redesign. For a number of years she has been working in housing management covering general needs and older people housing within the North Lanarkshire area. Laura is keen to pull from her past and current experience to learn from and assist the local community and board going forward. |
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