Our Board

The Board of Directors for Fair Deal is made up of ordinary people interested in our work. They are voted on to the Board by the members at the Annual General Meeting normally held in September each year.

The Board are responsible for:

• The direction and control of the organisation
• Ensuring it receives appropriate information and advice to carry out its duties
• The risk and legal responsibilities arising from its control
• Ensuring that the objectives of the organisation are in line with the Memorandum and Articles of Association
• Regularly reviewing Fair Deal's objectives
• Ensuring there is a mechanism for regular performance reviews
• Ensuring there is a balance of skills and experience on the Board and if neccessary make use of co-options
• Ensure people using Fair Deal's services are supported to contribute to policy and practice

The Board operates within a governance framework to ensure the highest standards are adhered to at all times.

Members of our Board

Una Miller

Una is the Chairperson for Fair Deal. She provides leadership and ensures the Board Meetings all go smoothly. She has particular responsibility for working closely with  Ann Marie Docherty, the Director. She is also responsible for any voting arrangements where neccessary as well as the usual decisions taken by the Chairperson.

Drawn to involvement in Fair Deal through her personal experiences and involvement in the Carers Network, Una is driven by her strong belief in human rights, especially the rights of people with learning disabilities. She has worked in the voluntary sector supporting people with developing literacy and numeracy skills as well as encouraging them into jobs.

Previously employed by SACRO she worked in victim - offender mediation and laterally as an assessor and internal verifier for mediation. Una brings positive leadership and a wealth of experience which she uses for the benefit of Fair Deal. Out with her involvement in Fair Deal, Una can be found in her local church, Cathcart Trinity, often serving lunches, clearing tables and doing dishes!

Jan Beattie

Jan is the newest member of the Board although she has known about and been impressed by the work of Fair Deal for a number of years. She is particularly inspired by what Fair Deal does and how it does it. Jan thinks that Fair Deal is a dynamic and exciting organisation and one she is really happy to be part of, especially since she has seen it grow positively over the years.

The positive culture and huge committment from those involved in all aspects of Fair Deal's work is what makes it unique and according to Jan the improvement in people's lives makes everything they do so worthwhile.Jan herself is the Director of her own Consultancy Company which she has run over the last 11 years.

She brings to Fair Deal significant skills in business, competitive tendering, financial planning and targeting as well as juggling the needs of a wide range of clients. When not at work Jan is happier in water than on land and enjoys spending time in the Kyles of Bute pottering about on her wee fishing boat. This may have something to do with being a mermaid in a previous life!

Kenny Stocks

Kenny is the Treasurer of Fair Deal. He is responsible for overseeing the financial affairs of the organisation and ensuring that they fulfil their aims and objectives. It is his job to ensure they operate effectively within their financial limits and within the law. Kenny has been the Director of Ardenglen Housing Association since 1990 and seen fantastic changes in Castlemilk.

He has been a Board Member and Treasurer of Fair Deal since 2005 and believes Fair Deal and Ardenglen have formed a close and unique working partnership which benefits everyone in their community. He says they share the same values of fairness to all and he is passionate about supporting everyone to have the best quality of life possible and giving people real choice about how and where they live.

Kenny has seen Fair Deal grow massively in size and complexity but believes the organisation has never lost sight of its founding principles of not only providing the highest standards of support but actively campaigning to expand the opportunities for people with learning difficulties. It is an organisation he is proud to be associated with.

Outside of work as well being a keen allotment holder, Kenny who was born in Leith and despite 35 years in Glasgow, has kept his season ticket for the first team to wear the green - the mighty Hibernian FC!

Ross Blyth

Ross is the Secretary for Fair Deal and has a range of responsibilities. He convenes all the Board Meetings and records them as well as circulating the papers needed. He deals with the membership applications and the aspects of the charitable staus of Fair Deal. Ross was the Transport Manager for Glasgow City Council following disaggregation some 14 years ago.

After retiring 4 years ago he took over the chair of the Parallel Transport Working Group from Joanne Lamont MSP and has continued to be involved in the work of Fair Deal.His organisational skills, resource management experience and use of management tools makes his contribution to Fair Deal invaluable.

Ross recognises the professional conduct of Fair Deal as being a real asset to the business world and sets an excellent example of third sector positive contribution, learning which informs his other involvement on the Board of John Wheatley College and as Business Manager with Network Taxis.

In his spare time Ross likes to cook mediterranean food and has a keen eye for literature with preference for American fiction.

Elspeth Mann

Elspeth is a member of Fair Deal's Board and works as a housing manager for Key Housing Association, where she has been employed for 24 years. She has seen the transormation in peoples' lives when they move into their own homes supported by dedicated support staff. Elspeth recognises that is is not just the security of having your own 'front door' which makes a difference but having the opportunity to access local facilities to be part of the community.
Elspeth's main interests are in outdoor activities. She is a 'buddy' for sailors in specially designed sailing dinghies called Challengers, for people with disabilities. This involves sitting at the back of the boat and helping the sailors to race the boat through the wind and waves and sometimes even the glorious sunshine!

Christine Devine

Christine is a member of Fair Deal's Board and will be putting her information and personal profile on the site soon.

Moira Nicholson

Moira is a member of Fair Deal's Board and has been involved with Fair Deal for over 15 years. Initially she supported people who lived in Castlehall as their advocate but has been a Board Member over the last 6 years.

Moira is also the Director of the Advocacy Project that while based in Glasgow, provides advocacy support for people from across Glasgow, East Renfrewshire, North and South Lanarkshire. She is fully committed to ensuring that the people supported by Fair Deal remain at the centre of all that Fair Deal does and that they continue to be the driving force behind the organisation.

Away from work Moira is a keen gardener who aspires to the 'good life' however she confesses to being more enthusiastic then successful to date.

Flora Lamont

Flora has been a Board Member with Fair Deal for 7 years. She has known the organisation from its beginning and has always been impressed by how, with growth and change over the years, it has always maintained the ideals it has always held. She was therefore delighted to become a Board Member when she gave up working full time.
Flora had worked in teaching and social work with most of her experience being in accommodation services for people with a learning disability in both the local authority and the voluntary sector. She also did some work as a sessional tutor for the Worker's Educational Association which was very flexible and allowed her to make frequent visits to Spain a country she loves. Flora is now happily retired and after living in Alicante for a year she spends as much time as possible soaking up the sun and improving her Spanish by chatting to the locals!
Flora continues to enjoy being on the Board but also having the opportunity to meet a wide range of people involved with Fair Deal and being a small part of a great organisation.

Maureen Dolan

Maureen has been a Board Member at Fair Deal for about two years. She became involved through her sister who was supported by Fair Deal and at the time was thrilled to see her sister blossom through the support and encouragement she received.

Maureen was particularly impressed by the support but also the relationship that was developed between the family at that time and the support team that supported her sister. After the sad death of her sister Maureen continues to be involved with Fair Deal.

She brings the perspective of family members to the Board and has skills and experience in education. Maureen is a tutor at Glasgow University and in her spare time she likes nothing better than 'getting away from it all' whether on a sunny beach in Spain, a walk on the Scottish Hills or a cycle round Millport!