MEET THE TRUSTEES

ELLIOTT MCKELVIE

Chair

Elliott joined the board at the beginning of 2023. He retired after selling his business to St James’s Place in 2019 and now spends much of his time volunteering with organisations in the Third Sector. He is a trustee of several charities and for 13 years was a director and then chairman of Greenock Arts Guild Ltd. and head of the client group which designed and developed the Beacon Arts Centre. He was instrumental in negotiating over £10m of public and private funding for the project.

He is Secretary of Greenock Burns Club (The Mother Club) - the world's oldest Burns club and a trustee of the Wyllieum.

Elliott was brought up in Port Glasgow, schooled in Greenock, and lives in Gourock. He is passionate about making Inverclyde an attractive place in which to live, work or visit.

CHRISTIE MCALPINE

Vice-chair

Christie joined ICF as a Volunteer Administrator in September 2022 and became a Trustee in December 2023.

Previously working as a fundraiser for a local youth charity, Christie currently works for The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations where she manages their Funding Scotland service.

A local to Inverclyde, Christie grew up in Wemyss Bay and now lives in Greenock.

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ELEANOR ROBERTSON MBE

Trustee

Eleanor is a former Chair of ICF and has a vast amount of experience working with voluntary groups.

In recent times, Eleanor has been on the Board of CVS Inverclyde, Cloch Housing, and a volunteer with the Inverclyde Tourism Group.

With unrivalled knowledge of Inverclyde, Eleanor is well known and respected in Inverclyde and her pragmatic approach ensures successful outcomes for projects.

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SUSAN ROBINSON

Trustee

Susan joined CVS Inverclyde in November 2013 as Strategic Investment Officer with a focus on developing partnerships with organisations across Inverclyde.

Her fundraising experience has focussed on working with individual donors, major donors and charitable trusts and foundations – both as a fundraiser and as a grant-maker.

Susan has worked with small community groups, with larger Scotland-wide, UK-wide and international not for profit organisations and charities, across a wide range of sectors.

In recognition of her work, Susan was presented with the national Fundraising Excellence Award in the Scottish Fundraising Awards 2019.

CHARLENE ELLIOTT

Trustee

Charlene joined the board in Summer 2021.

She is Chief Executive of CVS Inverclyde having joined in September 2019 from her role as Head of Corporate Funding and Development at the Kibble Education and Care Centre in Paisley.

Passionate about the voluntary sector, Charlene brings extensive experience and knowledge, working at senior management level in large national charities, to 'make a difference' for the benefit of her home community where she lives.

Born and bred in Inverclyde, Charlene attended Lady Alice Primary School and Greenock High School. She now lives in Inverkip with her husband and two young daughters.

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DAVID MCCALLUM

Trustee

David has been involved in volunteering with the Scout Association in various roles for 40 years at a local, regional, and national level, providing skills for life for the youth of Inverclyde.

He has also served on various educational and funding bodies including education appeal panels, parents council, and Youthlink Scotland.

David is employed as a Civil Servant with the Scottish Government within the Criminal Justice sector.

SIOBHAN MAHON

Trustee

Siobhan's creative interests led her to live in Glasgow whilst studying at the Glasgow School of Art and Glasgow Caledonian University. Following her studies Siobhan worked for welfare-to-work organisation, Ingeus, using her digital skills to train and support jobseekers into employment. She has run her own business, Flash Bang Booth, providing a photo booth for events, parties and weddings. After the birth of her first child Siobhan sold her business and began to work for River Clyde Homes in a National Lottery funded project called Future Skills, supporting people in Inverclyde with digital and money management skills. Her career with River Clyde Homes continued beyond Future Skills within the Inclusive Communities team. Siobhan has been instrumental in delivering various other funded projects to benefit the Inverclyde community, including the £100k Wellbeing Fund from the Scottish Government in 2020 which provided funds and support to people throughout Inverclyde during lockdown.

Siobhan continues to work for River Clyde Homes as Support Manager for RCH's sheltered and retirement services and she lives locally with her children.