Joining The Board

This is YOUR Co-operative, YOUR Community and is run by YOU the members....it is important that we have a variety of tenants to make decisions on how WE manage YOUR Co-operative.  This includes provision of services such as close cleaning, garden maintenance, rent increase levels, employing staff, allocating houses, improving services, making financial decisions by agreeing budgets.....and much more!

It is important that YOU are the ones involved in making these decisions and having satisfaction that YOU have made a difference in how we run YOUR Co-operative.

Being part of the Board also widens your social network, provides training, increases your skills and knowledge in various areas and helps when seeking employment or just wanting to be part of something that makes a difference.

We are asking so little of your time...........a maximum of 2.5 hours a month to attend a meeting and discuss and agree on these important issues.....without volunteers, then control of YOUR Co-operative could be at risk!

Drumchapel Housing Co-operative Limited is run by a Voluntary Management Board.

Related Documents

Board Member Application Form

Our Board (most recently updated - September 2019)

Chairperson - Joan McFarlane 

Vice-Chairperson - Helen Eakin

Secretary - Paul McBride

Board Member - Margaret Bowie

Board Member - David Riddell

Board Member - Tanith Diggory 

Board Member - Elspeth Kerr

Board Member - George Rankin

Board Member - Emma Stowell

Board Member - Jonathan McAllister 

Board Member - Sheila Smyth

Board Members - Bios

Joan McFarlane (Chair) – Joan was previously Chair of another RSL and has an in-depth local knowledge and experience of community-based organisations.  She has undertaken several general and Chair-specific training sessions/residential conferences in recent months and is keen to continue to build on her previous skills.

Helen Eakin (Vice Chair) – Retired; previous work history includes warehouse manager for logistics company, working in factories and a domestic cleaner in a primary school.  Helen has also previously been the Co-operative’s Chair and Vice Chair

Paul McBride (Secretary) – Health & Safety officer in the drinks industry; knowledge of H&S legislation as it relates to the Co-operative and of technical aspects of the Co-operative’s properties

Margaret Bowie (Member) – Retired; previous employment included working for debt management company, office worker in a funeral parlour and a domestic worker in a bakery

Elspeth Kerr (Member) - Local authority councillor since May 2017 and works as community development consultant and counsellor for COPE (Scotland).  Recipient of inspirational person of the year award in 2015 for managing long term health issues and work in the community

Tanith Diggory (Member) – Artist and owner of an internet-based company selling her own designs incorporated into a number of different items.  Member of the PTA and her children’s school

George Rankin (Member) – Retired; previously worked as a gardener and was employed as a painter/decorator previously.

David Riddell (Member) – David has previously served on the Board. He is presently a voluntary worker at the Thomas Fortune Works Centre in Drumchapel. 

Jonathan McAllister (Member) – Jonathan works as a bus driver and has previous experience from being a Board member from 2012 to 2014 before re-joining in 2019

Sheila Smyth (Member) – Retired; previously worked as a cotton doffer.

Emma Stowell (Member) – Emma is presently a student and is studying Finance.

Key documents relating to the Board