Caron, who was elected Chair of Melville in 2017, is a qualified accountant and a chartered internal auditor. She joined the Board in 2014 and has 30 years experience providing risk-based internal audit and business support services to clients from many different sectors in the UK and Australia.
David joined the Board in 2016 and was elected vice chair the following year. He lives in Midlothian and has an interest in the development of the local community.
Barbara is a Melville tenant and the longest serving member of the Melville Board, having originally joined in 2004.
Glen joined the Board in 2017 and lives in Broughty Ferry.
Lucy joined the Melville Board in 2020.
Donna lives in Newtongrange and joined the Melville Board in 2017.
Paul joined the Board in 2013. 
Andrew was born and raised in Edinburgh and joined Melville's Board in 2017. 
Haillie joined the Melville Board in 2020.
Clare joined the Melville Board in 2017.
Terry joined the Melville Board in 2020.
Bill joined the Melville Board in 2017 and has a great deal of social housing experience.
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The Melville Board
Melville is led by an experienced Board that has overall responsibility for the governance of the Association, and the strategies and policies delivered by our staff.
Find out more about Melville's governance structure.
Board members are unpaid volunteers with a wide-range of skills who represent all sections of the community. They work closely with the senior management team on the planning, monitoring and control of high quality, efficient services to our tenants and service users.
Board members can claim travel and other expenses for attending meetings and we also offer training and encourage members to develop their knowledge and skills by attending seminars and conferences on behalf of Melville.
The Board meets a minimum of seven times a year (not including the Annual General Meeting in September when members are elected). Meetings are usually held in the early evening and normally last a maximum of two hours.
Find out more about the roles and responsibilities of our Board and our Audit Committee.
More information on the Board, including details of how to put yourself forward as a future member, can be found at the foot of this page.
Our Board Members
Chair: Ms Caron Quinn
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Caron has a detailed knowledge of the housing sector, developed over the past 14 years while providing services to Scottish Registered Social Landlords. She is also the Chair of West Lothian Citizens Advice Bureau and a member of their Governance, Policy and Procedural committee. |
Vice chair: Mr David Bond
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A chartered accountant with a wide range of financial and commercial skills, David has an executive search firm and is the Director, Scotland for the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales (ICAEW). |
Secretary: Mrs Barbara Shearer (tenant)
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A keen and active member of a number of local community groups including the Girl Guides, Barbara has recently been recognised for her 20 plus years as a leader in the Guide movement and currently volunteers as both a Guide guider and a Rainbow leader.
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Member: Mr Glen Alexander
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With a career background in the international banking sector, Glen currently works as a relationship executive with the FCFM Group. |
Member: Ms Lucy Bell
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A member of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors, Lucy has almost 5 years experience working for one of the largest real estate advisory firms in the world. She curently specializes in the investment, development and valuation of commercial property. Outside the office Lucy is a keen cyclist and enjoys finding unexplored routes throughout East Lothian. |
Member: Ms Donna Bogdanovic
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A qualified planner, Donna currently works as principal officer for housing strategy with Scottish Borders Council and has spent the last ten years focusing on a wide range of housing policy areas. She is also a member of the Chartered Institute of Housing, where she also serves on the Board. Donna is an active member of her local community and has a strong interest in the social housing sector. |
Member: Mr Paul Cameron (tenant)
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A tenant of the Association, Paul works for Midlothian Council. Previously he has worked in the postal service and in building maintenance. |
Member: Mr Andrew Dougherty
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A qualified management accountant and finance executive with 25 years experience, Andrew currently works for the Weir Group Plc. Andrew has a great deal of experience in voluntary youth work, including in the Army Cadet Force and is particularly interested in community engagement opportunities. |
Member: Ms Haillie Johnston
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With more than 16 years experience in housing, Haillie currently works as a Welfare rights officer for social housing provider Hanover (Scotland). |
Member: Ms Clare Marshall
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Managing director of a marketing consultancy in Edinburgh, Clare has a background in event and brand development and specialises in strategy for small to medium sized businesses. |
Member: Ms Christine Moore
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Currently working as an asset planning surveyor with social housing provider Link Group, Christine also has professional experience of working in the energy efficiency field. |
Member: Mr Terry Powell
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A former teacher and retired Police Divisional Commander, where he covered Mid and East Lothian, Terry have valuable Board experience. He currently sits on the Board of the Risk Management Authority and until recently also served on the Parole Board. |
Member: Mr Bill Takhar
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Bill started working in the social housing sector in 1994 and has been employed by several different local authorities across the UK. During that time he has developed skills and experience in a wide range of areas including estate management, housing maintenance and homelessness. |
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