Our Board
Ore Valley Housing Association is governed by a voluntary Board, which includes tenants and professionals in various fields. The Board oversees our strategic direction, reviews progress, and advises senior management.
The Board Members are all volunteers who are responsible for setting the strategic direction of the organisation and making sure it has the resources to achieve this. They employ staff to manage and deliver the Association's services and are responsible for monitoring the quality and impact of the services provided.
How we appoint board members
Board members are elected at the Annual General Meeting (AGM), however in between these meetings Board members can be added as casual vacancies onto the Board, but they must then be elected to the Board at the next AGM. Our Board can comprise up to a maximum of 15 members and meets around every 4-5 weeks with no meetings scheduled in January or July.
Experience and training
We know that our Board members bring a wide range of knowledge, experience and strengths to our Board, especially when they are members of our communities . This is why we are always looking for such people to join our Board. Do you live in the communities we serve? Are you interested in being on a Board, if you answer yes, please contact us so we can discuss what is involved.
Committees and other groups
We also have a separate committee that reports to our Board: The Finance, Audit & Risk Management Committee. This committee meets every 3 months. Some board members also sit on a subgroup called the Board Development Group, which is involved in Board recruitment and overseeing how each committee and the Board report to one another. An ad-hoc Recruitment sub-group is also convened when necessary.
Who sits on these boards and committees?
We currently have 8 Board members of which 1 is an Ore Valley tenants, we would love to see more tenants on the Board. To offer tenants a greater idea of what we do, we have started to get in regular contact with interested people on a variety of issues including reporting, estate management and customer service.
If you are interested in helping us either by sharing your views on different matters or becoming a Board member, please call the office on 01592 721917 and we would be happy to explain a bit more about this to you.
OVHA Board Meeting Minutes
John Flynn
Chairperson
Board Member from 16.05.17
Chairperson of Board.
John is currently chair of the Board of Ore Valley Housing Association and has been a Board member for over eight years. The organisation focuses on Tenancy Support and Tenant Engagement services and always look forward to working with tenants to help sustain tenancies and obtain views on how we can improve our services. As part of these activities, we have grown a great staff team at Ore Valley who always impress with their commitment to the work. "In my day job, I have spent some 42 years working in the finance departments of various energy companies and now specialise in working withing the UK Pensions Industry as a Trustee".
Tom Dougan
Board Member
Board Member from 20.01.13
Chairperson of the Finance, Audit and Risk Management (FARM) committee.
Tom Allan
Tenant Board Member
Board Member from 10.09.96
Shanana Beattie
Board Member
Board member from 20.6.23
Laura Millar
Board Member
Board member from 20.6.23
Caitlyn McCowan
Board Member
Board member from 20.6.23
Andrew McDaniel
Board Member
Board member from 19.4.22.
Andrew has over 30 years experience of business & economic development in Northern Ireland and Scotland, ranging from marketing manager with a Ford dealer to setting up several small businesses.
He has also been heavily involved in the Third Sector, including charities, community organisations and housing associations, with a particular interest in funding and social enterprise
Andrew has supported Ore Valley projects for over 20 years, by leading on the Fife Housing Association Alliance Community Initiatives strategy, sitting on Ore Valley subsidiaries and representing Ore Valley on a wide range of networks and partnerships, including Fife Social Enterprise Network, Fife Employability & Training Consortium and Green Business Fife
Bill Banks
Board Member
Board member since 15th October 2024.
Bill is the former Group Chief Executive with Kingdom Housing and Care Group. In addition to his senior executive experience, he has served on various boards in a non executive capacity.
Bill was a previous winner of the Chartered Institute in Housing (Scotland) Leadership award and has particular interests in affordable housing, customer services, sustainability, community benefits and corporate social responsibility.
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