Our Management Board

Management Board

Competent governance is crucial to running the Association. We have a Governing Management Board consisting of 10 members made up of local tenants and individuals who work or have an interest in the local area. Our rules allow us to have a minimum of 7 members and a maximum of 12 members. At present, we have 2 spaces on our Board of Management, if you are interested in joining our Board or would like more information, please contact Teresa Gallagher at the Association.

Our Board Members are all volunteers who give their time, experience and skills to ensure the Association meets its strategic objectives which are set out in our business plan.

The Board are responsible for the direction and control of the organisation. You can find the remit for members and our Sub Committees in the Associations Standing Orders.

To become a Board Member you have to be a shareholder of the Association. Members can be nominated to join the Board and if approved, can be elected on at our Annual General Meeting.

To become a shareholder of the Association just complete an application form and bring it into the office with the £1 joining fee. The Application Form can be found in our Document Library. We encourage all of our tenants to become shareholders.

You can also find more out about our Business Plan by visiting the Document Library.

Meet our Board of Management

Ian Williams, Chairperson since 17/09/2019, Board Member since 11/10/2017

Ian was born in Ferguslie Park and been a community activist for 25 years. He has lived through the community's good times and bad and is excited about the new things happening in Ferguslie. In his current role as Chair of the Association, Ian takes an active part in driving the Association forward to improve the living conditions for everyone in the Ferguslie Park area.

Howard Dales, Vice Chair since 17/09/2019, Board Member since 2/9/2019

Although Howard only joined the Board in September 2019, his connection with the Association goes back over 15 years. He has been involved in the social housing sector for over 25 years providing financial management services to a number of housing associations. In addition to financial management his other area of interest is corporate governance. He is also a member of the Association's Audit and Risk Sub-Committee. This year Howard obtained a law degree, with honours, through the Open University

Siphosami Bazaya, Tenant Board Member 28/11/2018

Sipho was coopted onto the Board in November 2018 and duly elected at the AGM in September 2019. Sipho has been a local tenant for 10 years and runs his own transport business in and around Ferguslie Park and has a great knowledge of the community. Sipho serves on our Group Audit & Risk Subcommittee.

Helen Glassford, Board Member since 29/11/2019

Helen spent most of her working life in Ferguslie Park and was keen to join the Board to nurture her interest in the community. Helen is also an Executive Committee Member of our subsiduary the New Tannahill Centre.

Louise McNicol, Board Member since 10/01/2018

Louise lives locally in Paisley and joined the board in January 2018 as a Co-Optee, she then became a Board Member following the AGM in September 2018. Louise has a keen interest in housing having worked in the sector since 2004 and gained a Post Graduate Diploma in Housing Studies from Stirling University in 2009. Originally working in a rural housing environment in Dumfries & Galloway, Louise moved to the Central Belt in 2015 and is currently employed as the Technical Manager at Glen Oaks Housing Association.

Andrea McLaughlan, Tenant Board Member since 12/09/2016

Andrea is one of the Associations tenant board members. Having lived in Ferguslie Park all of her life, Andrea is keen to be part of the stragegies set by the Board to invest in Housing and the Community. Andrea also sits on our Group Audit & Risk Subcommittee.

Lucia Mumbure, Board Member since 09/09/2020

Lucia is a tenant board member and has rejoined the board after serving with us before for a time.

Gary Russell, Board Member since 09/09/2020

Gary completed the Governance Training through the FLAIR Academy. He was co-opted onto our Board in January 2020 and brings with him knowledge and skills from working in the housing sector at a Glasgow based Association. Gary was duly elected onto our Board at our AGM on 9 September 2020.

James Strang, Co-opted Board Member since 09/09/2020

Jim was co-opted onto our Board in September 2020 and brings with him a wealth of experience, skills and knowledge from the housing sector. Jim has served on our Board before so has previous knowledge of the Association and the community.

Andy Wilson, Board Member since 13/12/2017

Andy works in the housing sector with a registered social landlord in Glasgow and has a keen interest in housing services. He joined our Board in December 2017.

Management Board

The Ferguslie Group Structure