New Trustees wanted
We are currently seeking new Trustees to enhance our existing team. Following a recent review of our individual and combined skills, we would particularly like to hear from:
(a) Lawyers with a background in one or a combination of the following: mental health, disability, the voluntary sector.
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(b) Psychiatrists with a background in one or a combination of the following: general adult psychiatry, old-age psychiatry, hospital-based and community psychiatry, mental health law, research and evaluation.
New Board Members will support Common Wheel's aims of supporting people in learning new skills, connecting people to their community and improving mental wellbeing through the provision of meaningful activity.
For more information please email Nick Addington (Chair) at nick@commonwheel.org.uk
(a) Lawyers with a background in one or a combination of the following: mental health, disability, the voluntary sector.
and
(b) Psychiatrists with a background in one or a combination of the following: general adult psychiatry, old-age psychiatry, hospital-based and community psychiatry, mental health law, research and evaluation.
New Board Members will support Common Wheel's aims of supporting people in learning new skills, connecting people to their community and improving mental wellbeing through the provision of meaningful activity.
For more information please email Nick Addington (Chair) at nick@commonwheel.org.uk
Current Trustees
Nick Addington (chair): Nick is Chief Executive of a grant-making foundation and has spent much of his career supporting community organisations and smaller charities. He was closely involved with Common Wheel in an advisory capacity for two years prior to joining the board. As an amateur musician who occasionally performs with a community music group, he's an advocate for the benefits of making music with other people. He also enjoys mountain biking.
Judith Foster (treasurer): Judith is a retired A&E doctor. In the course of her work she was frequently involved in the care of people with mental health problems. Her many interests include information technology, bicycles, music, and climbing.
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Richard East (secretary): Richard is a Landscape and Urban Designer who has worked in private practice in Glasgow for some 30 years. In that time he has been involved in the creation of many cycle paths and has worked closely with local authorities and access agencies. He also likes bicycles and is the proud owner of a small fleet of interesting machines!
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Roy Maclachlan: Roy was an architect in private practice who worked in the healthcare sector –particularly mental health – for more than 15 years. His professional interest, understanding of the value of therapeutic activity, and a passion for cycling, attracted him to Common Wheel.
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Grant Urquhart: Grant is a retired Consultant Radiologist. He was a dedicated cycle commuter and retains an enthusiasm for all forms of leisure cycling as well as bicycles old and new. He is married to a retired consultant psychiatrist.
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Phil McCafferty: Phil is an architect.
He specialises in community-focussed regeneration with an emphasis on ecological solutions - reducing waste, more re-use and less consumption of resources. His interests include arts and culture, economic empowerment and the alleviation of poverty, health, and human rights. He is also a keen cyclist. |
Prakash Shankar: Prakash is a Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist currently working at St John's Hospital in Livingston. His interests are in managing complex conditions that straddle physical and mental illness using holistic approaches. His additional interests are in the field of governance and leadership especially in the charity sector. He is an amateur runner, fitness enthusiast and cyclist.
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