Roles and Responsibilities: 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 Board operates within a governance framework to ensure the highest standards are adhered to at all times.
Kenny is a retired Housing Association Director and 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 was the Chief Executive of Ardenglen Housing Association between 1990 & 2017 and has seen fantastic changes in Castlemilk. He has been a Board Member and Treasurer of Fair Deal since 2005. 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.
Moira is a member of Fair Deal‘s Board and has been involved with Fair Deal since 2000. Initially, she supported people who lived in Castlehall as an advocate but has been a Board Member for a number of years.
Moira is also the Chief Executive of the Advocacy Project, which, while based in Glasgow, provides advocacy support for people from across Glasgow, East Renfrewshire, and 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.
Jan is the Chairperson of the Board and has held this position since 2012. The organisation has changed a lot since then and Jan continues to be inspired by the work that it does and the innovative directions it takes. Jan’s role is to ensure that, through any change, Fair Deal is governed effectively and that the Chief Executive has a well-informed and organised board to help overcome challenges, to steer improvements, and to plan new developments.
Eamonn joined the Board in 2014. Many moons ago, he was a hospital manager with the Greater Glasgow Health Board and spent a brief period working at Lennox Castle and still remembers the awful conditions and very poor level of support on offer for those who lived there. He is therefore delighted to have now come full circle and be associated with a transformational organisation such as Fair Deal. Eamonn is the Director of EVH – Supporting Social Employers, a membership organisation which supports not for profit organisations across Scotland in their role as the ’employer’. Eamonn has particular skills in finance, governance and business development and hopes these will be useful to Fair Deal through the coming years.
Fiona Dunwoodie is supported in the work of the organisation by the staff of Fair Deal. There is a very flat management structure within the organisation which makes the best use of the skills, gifts, abilities and talents of all staff. The team is cohesive and supported by the Business Support Team who provide the necessary day to day administrative functions.
