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HSCHT Trust Board and staff

The Trust is directly accountable to its corporate membership which is predominantly of Community Councils (most of whom are already members) but also includes the main housing and land-for-housing interest groups in the Highlands. The Trust's A.G.M. is held in Inverness in September.

The Trust has a Board comprising 8 appointed, 6 community-elected and up to 2 Co-opted Directors, It is supported by its Company Secretary and Chief Executive and has a range of specialist advisers available to it as required. Community-elected Directors are nominated by Community Councils or Trusts and stand for election or re-election at the A.G.M. The Board meets 7 or 8 times a year. The board currently comprises the following members:

Vacant [Chairman]

(to be agreed at Board meeting 8th October 2008)

Vacant [Vice-Chairman]

(to be agreed at Board meeting 8th October 2008)

Vacant [Treasurer]

(to be agreed at Board meeting 8th October 2008)

David Brookfield

(Appointed; Pentland Housing Association)

Blair Allan

(Appointed; Lochaber Housing Association)

Jim Oag

(Appointed; Albyn Housing Society Ltd.)

Sarah-Jane Laing

(Appointed; Scottish Rural Property & Business Association)

Patrick Krause

(Appointed; Scottish Crofting Foundation)

Cllr. Robbie Rowntree

(Appointed; Highland Council - Housing & Social Work Committee)

[Vacant]

(Appointed; Highland Council - Planning & Development Committee)

[Vacant]

(Elected Community Director)

Ranald Coyne

(Elected; Arisaig Community Council)

Liz Pritchard

(Elected; Shieldaig Community Council)

Bill Hall

(Elected; Skeabost and District Community Council)

James Cornwell

(Elected; Fortrose & Rosemarkie Community Council)

Staff Team:

Tom Hainey

(HSCHT Chief Executive Officer & Company Secretary)

Ronnie MacRae

(HSCHT Project Implementation Manager)

Morven Taylor

(HSCHT Development Officer)

Susan Hunter

(HSCHT Development Officer)

 

Advisors:

 

Andrew Murchison

(Murchison Law)

John McHardy

(Highland Council Housing Service)

Brian Mackenzie

(Highland Council Planning & Development Service)

Jim MacKay

(Highlands & Islands Enterprise Community Land Unit)

Mairi Ross

(Scottish Government)

Donald Lockhart

(Albyn Housing Society Ltd.)

Robin Nairn

(Albyn Housing Society Ltd. - Financial Advisor)