Management Committee Members List of Committee Members at September 2024:

Andrea Finkel-Gates (Chair) - Andrea joined our Management Committee in 2022. Andrea is Chief Executive of Scotland’s Housing Network and has over a decade of senior leadership experience that spans across housing, membership organisations and education. Prior to this her first career was as a teacher.  Andrea is people orientated, intuitive and hold values very highly.  She believes in collaboration and co-production, and that by working together, with a shared purpose,  great things can happen. Andrea is committed to ensuring tenants are at the heart of all decision making.

Ann Dickson (Joint Vice Chair) - Ann was elected to committee at the AGM in 2019. She was active in local politics for many years, during which she held several senior positions. The provision of quality housing and services to tenants has always been a priority for Ann and remains so today.

Kenny Hutton (Joint Vice Chair) - Kenny joined the Management Committee in 2022. Kenny has extensive experience in housing, social services and early years education. He has worked at senior level in areas including investment, policy development and business planning. He has a keen interest in the valuable role that community based, voluntary agencies play in public life.

Priscilla Maramba (Tenant Member) – Priscilla joined Management Committee in 2019. Priscilla has a lengthy involvement with charities and co-founded a local community charity over 10 years ago which she chaired for over 5 years. In addition, she has sat on various Boards and she currently runs her own business.

John Jenkins - John joined the Management Committee in 2021 and is former Chartered Surveyor with post graduate Diploma in Housing Studies.  John has worked with private housebuilders, local authorities and Scottish Government before retiring following 10 years with the Scottish Housing Regulator.    

Abira Sarwar - Abira currently is a Finance Manager with a Glasgow-based housing association and joined our Management Committee 2023. She manages Management Committees as a part of the housing industry. She is a qualified ACCA member with extensive experience in Finance. Interested on how Forth Housing Association has the best practises in place and their regeneration programme in the Stirling area.

Callum Wynd - Callum joined our Management Committee 2023. Callum works for a local authority. Has housing sector experience, both in his current role and as a Graduate in Housing Strategy and Development in Falkirk, and previous role as a Trainee Housing Officer at another Housing Association. Through both experiences, he has a great knowledge about a variety of aspects of the social housing sector, including housing management, housing strategy and development and housing legislation.

Andrea Mina - Andrea joined our Management Committee in 2024. Andrea brings a wealth of experience, through a career spanning more than two decades, from both the Scottish housing sector and internationally from the USA. Specialising in housing management and commercial services, at both local authority and housing association settings. Andrea leads all factoring services within Link Group's subsidiary Curb and is committed to delivering housing services that drive positive change in local communities and improve the lives of all the residents.

Elaine Rosie - Elaine joined our Management Committee in 2024. Elaine has extensive experience in housing, social care and project management and has worked at a senior level in housing associations, local authorities, the Scottish Housing Regulator and as a Deputy Director of Shelter Scotland. She believes strongly in the role housing associations play in the provision of good quality affordable housing and she is keen to contribute to the management committee of Forth HA.

Hazel Robertson - Hazel joined the Management Committee in 2024. Hazel has extensive experience in managing the design and construction of homes for Housing Associations in Scotland and England. She held a senior role in the Development Team at one of Scotland's largest Associations before retiring in 2022 and has previously served on the Management Committee of a small Housing Association. She has a keen interest in actively contributing to the management committee and continued growth of Forth HA.

Kerray Dawson - Kerray joined the Management Committee in 2024 and works for Stirling Council's Housing Management team within Property and Assets. She has experience and knowledge in Housing Property Maintenance, Business Management & Performance and has a post graduate Diploma in Housing Studies. She has a keen interest in performance management and housing provision for communities.

Jillian Fearnside - Jillian joined the Management Committee in 2024. Jillian has worked in housing management roles in community-based housing associations since 2011, she’s currently a Senior Housing Officer in a Glasgow based association. Jillian is particularly interested in the role that landlords play in the community and communities having a say on how things are done.

Councillor Gerry McGarvey - Councillor McGarvey attends meetings as an observer and is the link between Stirling Council and Forth. Cllr McGarvey has been attending our meetings since October 2022.