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SCVO is governed by a Management Board with representatives elected from the Voluntary Sector Policy Committee. The members of the Board are the Company Directors responsible for the strategic management of the organisation.
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Dr Alison Elliot
Alison Elliot's work straddles the university, the church and civil society. Formerly a lecturer in psychology, she is an Honorary Fellow at New College, University of Edinburgh, and Associate Director of its Centre for Theology and Public Issues. In 2004 she was the first woman to be appointed Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. As Convenor of the Kirk's Church and Nation Committee from 1996-2000 she was involved in political advocacy and campaigning for a Scottish Parliament. She was Convenor of Action of Churches Together in Scotland, which brings together mainstream Scottish churches, and is on the governing body of the Conference of European Churches. She chairs the Lay Advisory Group for the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh and has taken part in working groups on health, criminal justice, asylum policy, constitutional matters and land reform. She is a Trustee of Community Service Volunteers and the Scottish Malawi Foundation and chairs Scottish Churches World Exchange.
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Helen Tyrrell - Vice-Convenor
Helen has worked in the voluntary sector for the last 15 years. Following an earlier career in language teaching, Helen qualified in public health and then worked in academic and NHS settings for several years, before joining Alzheimer’s Scotland in 1989. Six years as Community Health Advisor to Save the Children followed and since 2000, Helen has been Director of Voluntary Health Scotland. Voluntary Health Scotland is the national network of voluntary health organisations in Scotland. It aims to maximize the impact of the voluntary sector on health improvement and health care in Scotland. Membership comprises nearly 300 groups and organizations. Away from VHS Helen is also a committee member of the UK Public Health Association in Scotland and a Board member of TRANSform Scotland, the sustainable transport campaign.
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Patricia Aniello - Honorary Treasurer
Patricia has been working in the voluntary sector since 1985 and is currently the Director of Finance for The Scottish Association for Mental Health (SAMH).
Outside SAMH Patricia is chair of the Scottish Charity Finance Directors' Group (SCFDG) lobbying group, a membership organisation which aims to promote best practice in financial management throughout the voluntary sector in Scotland. She has been Honorary Treasurer of the West Lothian Drug & Alcohol Service (WLDAS) since 1998 and represents Community Care Providers Scotland (CCPS) on the Scottish Executive’s Supporting People Forum. For the past 4 years she has been a member of the ESF, Objective 3 PME Management Committee.
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Penny Brodie FRSA
Penny is the Director of Lead Scotland, a national organisation linking post-school education and disability, as well as supporting carers and those who may be socially or educationally isolated to participate in lifelong learning. For the past 6 years Penny was the Chief Executive of Perth & Kinross Association of Voluntary Service (PKAVS) which provides services to the sector through a CVS, Volunteer Centre and direct service delivery to carers, adults experiencing mental ill health and individuals with mobility difficulties. Penny is: Chairman of the Board of Management of Perth College; sits on the Board of Governors of UHI (University of the Highlands & Islands Millennium Institute); sits on the Board of Scotland Garden’s Trust (developing the Calyx, Scotland’s Garden); has recently been elected as a Fellow of the RSA; and, is Chairman of Radio Perth Limited (soon to be operating as Perth FM).
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Niall Smith
Niall is Chair of Voluntary Action Highland a charitable company acting as umbrella body for the voluntary sector in the Highlands. He works as Development Officer of Caithness Voluntary Group.
He currently chairs the Caithness Childcare and Family Resource Partnership, the Caithness Community Learning and Development Planning Partnership, and the Equalities Group of the Caithness Community Safety Action Team. He is secretary of Caithness Community Care Forum and a Director of Homestart Caithness.
Niall is a member of the Voluntary Sector Social Services Workforce Unit and represents Voluntary Action Highland on the Highland Alliance for Racial Equality - an area of work that is a particular focus for him.
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Morna Wilson
Morna has been Chief Executive of Dundee CVS for five years but has been active for over 17 years in the voluntary sector and social economy with direct experience of the many aspects of the diverse sector. She has worked in a variety of national and local organisations.
Currently a member of the CVS Network Liaison Group she was part of the team working with SCVO and other intermediaries to develop the bid to the Big Lottery Fund.
As a member of both the Policy Committee and Management Board she would like to continue to see the interests and development opportunities for CVSs represented at a national level.
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Margaret Murdoch
For the past 7 years Margaret has been working for the Scottish Pensioners Forum (Scotland) and held the position of Chair between 2006 - 2008. She is currently on the Executive Committee.
Between 1995-2004 she was secretary to Fife Co-op Divisional Committee serving co-op stores in Fife. Margaret is chair of Dunfermline and Cowdenbeath Trades Council, Dunfermline Shopmobility Group and a member of Fife Local Government Committee.
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Alex Cole-Hamilton
Alex Cole-Hamilton is Head of Policy at Aberlour Child Care Trust. He currently co-organises the Parliament's cross party group on Children and Young People and sits on the Scottish Commissioner for Children and Young People's Advisory Committee. Before entering the voluntary sector some years ago, Alex was employed by the Liberal Democrat group in the Scottish Parliament where he was responsible for researching and articulating policy, particularly pertaining to education and young people. Alex is a graduate of Aberdeen University where he obtained an honours degree in politics and held office as President of the Students' Association. He enjoys surfing, scuba diving and learning Arabic and occasionally writes for the Guardian unlimited website.
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