New directors and trustees bring diverse expertise across housing and homelessness.
A Scottish charity has welcomed five new board members to its team of directors and trustees.
Homeless Network Scotland made the appointments from across the wider third sector, local, and national government.
They join a board of nine who are at the forefront of progressing the action needed to address the challenges people across the country face today and ultimately to end homelessness in Scotland.
The charity welcomed Maeve McGoldrick - head of policy and communications on Scotland for Crisis.
Since joining Crisis in 2015, Maeve has led policy and external affairs teams across England, Scotland and Wales, working to deliver positive change for people experiencing homelessness.
Prior to this, Maeve worked in the anti-poverty sphere and was involved in the development of welfare reforms in England.
Maeve will be joined by Peter Menellis, formerly of the IT industry, who has worked in frontline homelessness as a residential care and support officer with the Salvation Army.
He has held positions with Ardenglen and Craigdale housing associations where his duties included input on good governance, housing law and finance, and was a member of the Fife Federation of Tenants and Residents.
Vicki Pirie worked in the housing and homelessness advice sector after graduating from university in 2015 until last year, first as an adviser at Aberdeen Cyrenians’ drop-in centre, then as a trainee solicitor and solicitor, first at Legal Services Agency (LSA) and at Shelter Scotland Housing Law Service.
Vicki currently works for the Scottish Government Legal Directorate as a member of the Equalities and Social Justice Team.
Sue Shone has for 30 years worked in social and private housing, factoring, homelessness services and local authority housing in England and Scotland.
Sue has also worked as policy officer with the Chartered Institute of Housing in Scotland and the Scottish Government, where she helped to shape the policy landscape and showcase good practice.
Sue has also held frontline roles and is currently director of housing and communities at a housing association in Glasgow.
The final appointment is Laura van der Hoeven, a senior relationships manager at Cyrenians.
Laura is a member of the senior management team at Cyrenians, a national charity and member of Homeless Network Scotland.
Laura leads on public affairs, communications and fundraising functions and has experience of serving on boards, as a trustee of the Scottish Book Trust from 2018 to 2023 and the Prison Advice and Care Trust between 2012 and 2016.
