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 - November 2021)

Chairperson - David O'Hara  

Vice-Chairperson - Andrew Loen

Secretary - Josephine Barnshaw

Board Member - Joan McFarlane

Board Member - Helen Eakin

Board Member - Margaret Bowie

Board Member - David Riddell

Board Member - Elspeth Kerr

Board Member - Vincent Ogar

Board Member - Kayleigh Watt

Co-optee - Tiffany Harvey

Board Members - Bios

David O'Hara (Chair)  - David is the newly-appointed Chairperson for the Board (August 2021). David is a retired bus driver and joined the Board in December 2020. 

Andrew Loen (Vice Chair)  - Andrew worked as a registered paediatric nurse and joined the Board in April 2020.

Josie Barnshaw (Secretary)  - Josie is a self-employed co-ordinator in the sport and leisure industry, and also a member of the Board for Strathclyde Autistic Society. Josie has previously served on the Board of another social landlord and has experience of management posts in the health and oil industries.

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 previously represented Drumchapel Housing Co-operative as Chair in the past. 

Helen Eakin (Member) – 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

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

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

Kayleigh Watt (Member) – Kayleigh is a new Board member who was appointed at the AGM in August 2021 and works as a clerical officer at Drumchapel Credit Union.

Vincent Ogar (Member) – Vincent is a new Board member who was appointed at the AGM in August 2021 and is a student of electric engineering. 

Tiffany Harvey (Co-optee) – Tiffany recently graduated with a Financial Honours Degree, is a part-qualified accountant with the ACCA, and joined the Board in April 2020.

Key documents relating to the Board