CCPS Board

Angela Bonomy

CEO, SENSE SCOTLAND

Angela joined the CCPS Board in the summer of 2022. She started at Sense Scotland in September 2019 and was appointed Chief Executive Officer in April 2022.  

Angela is a law graduate and has experience of working in the public, private and third sectors. After graduating, she moved to Nottingham for 10 years, working for Boots the Chemists in a variety of roles.  

She then returned to Scotland and worked for the NHS and Scottish Government, leading much of their sensory impairment work, before joining the National Deaf Children’s Society as Scotland and Northern Ireland Director.  

Hazel Brown

CEO, CORNERSTONE 

Chair of the Adult Social Care Reform Committee

Hazel is the CEO of Cornerstone, one of Scotland's largest providers of care and support to adults and children with autism, learning disabilities and complex care needs across Scotland.  

Hazel has spent her entire career working in health and social care, starting as a frontline carer before training as a mental health nurse and later achieving a postgraduate degree in Community Care from the University of Glasgow. She’s currently enjoying her second term as a CCPS Board member. 

Dr Ron Culley

CEO, QUARRIERS 

Vice-Convener and Chair of the National Care Service Committee

Ron is Chief Executive of Quarriers, one of Scotland's leading health and social care charities, providing care and support across Scotland in a huge variety of service areas.  

Prior to his role at Quarriers, Ron was the Chief Officer of the Health and Social Care Partnership in the Western Isles. He spent five years on the islands, supporting better integrated service delivery and partnership working. Ron also has a first-class honours degree and PhD in Politics. 

Viv Dickenson

CEO, CROSSREACH

Viv is currently the CEO of CrossReach, having previously served as the Director of Children and Family Services. She holds an honours degree in Psychology from St Andrews University and has qualifications in counselling, management, and leadership.

With 10 years of experience in operational management roles in Prison Service England and Wales, Viv joined CrossReach in 1995. Her career there spans various areas, including Postnatal Depression, Addictions, Mental Health, Homelessness, and Children and Family Services, as well as strategic planning.

Sue Freeth

CEO, VOLUNTARY SERVICE ABERDEEN (VSA)

Sue joined the CCPS Board in October 2023. She is the CEO of VSA, one of Scotland's largest and oldest city-based social care charities.  

Sue has enjoyed a 40-year career in leadership and management in historic UK charities. This has included time spent in the boardroom of large grant-making campaigning and service-providing charities, working in social care, mental health, justice, education and skills development.

She has also served as a director and trustee on several Scottish charity boards.

Louise Hunter

CEO, WHO CARES? SCOTLAND 

Louise is CEO of Who Cares? Scotland, the national membership and advocacy organisation for Care Experienced people. She previously served as Chief Executive and Interim Chief Executive at two visual impairment charities.  

Louise has served on the boards of Glasgow Homelessness Network, the Scottish Council on Visual Impairment and the Scottish Refugee Council. She is also a member of the National Suicide Prevention Advisory Group. Louise has long-term experience around governance, strategy and organisational development. 

SallyAnn Kelly

CEO, ABERLOUR

Represents the Chair, Mary Glasgow, for the Children and Young People Committee

SallyAnn joined the board of CCPS in 2014. Appointed CEO of Aberlour Children’s Charity in 2014, she is committed to challenging and reducing poverty, inequality and discrimination.   

SallyAnn has over 30 years’ experience working in Children’s Services. Prior to joining Aberlour, she worked for Barnardo’s Scotland, first as Head of Operations, then as Acting Director of Barnardo’s Scotland. 

SallyAnn is currently the Chair of STAF (Scottish Throughcare and Aftercare Forum) and was awarded an OBE in 2022. 

Annie Mauger-Thompson

CEO, SACRO

Chair of the Criminal Justice Voluntary Sector Forum (CJVSF) Executive Committee

Annie is an experienced leader in the public and voluntary sectors. She has worked across the UK leading NGOs, charities, membership bodies and as Executive Director with the Chartered Institute of Housing in Scotland.  

Annie joined Sacro as Chief Executive at the end of March 2020. Sacro works across Scotland to provide paths to positive change for people in the justice system, victims or crime, and people in crisis. 

Lorraine McGrath

CEO, SIMON COMMUNITY SCOTLAND

Lorraine began her career in NHS mental health before moving into social care in 1990. For the past 25 years she has held executive/senior management roles.  

Since 2012 she has been Chief Executive of Simon Community Scotland. Dedicated to combatting the causes and effects of homelessness in the West of Scotland, the organisation employs almost 300 staff and reaches more than 8000 people each year.  

Lorraine is passionate about delivering impact and empowering the people who receive support, alongside the frontline staff supporting them, to achieve the very best they can.

Amanda Miller

DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY SERVICES, EILDON HOUSING ASSOCIATION

Chair of the Housing Support Enabling Unit (HSEU) Executive Committee

Amanda joined Eildon Housing Association in 2015. In her current role, she is responsible for Eildon’s housing management service, regulated care services and community projects.

Amanda has worked in social housing since 1988 and has held various positions across housing providers at officer and senior management level with experience of managing social housing and a range of care and support services. In addition to her CCPS role, she is a Board Member of Prospect Housing Association, based in Edinburgh.

Doug Moyes

DIRECTOR OF CUSTOMER SERVICE, BLACKWOOD HOMES AND CARE

Doug is the Director of Customer Service for Blackwood Homes and Care, an innovative organisation that uses technology to enhance people's lives and support them to live independently. He is responsible for the strategic planning and delivery of Housing Management and Care provision across Scotland.  

Doug has over 20 years’ experience working in various roles in the third sector. He holds an MSc in Housing Studies from the University of Stirling and is a qualified manager in care. 

Neil Richardson OBE QPM

CEO, TURNING POINT SCOTLAND

Neil Joined the sector in 2017 after 32 years’ experience working in the public sector, most notably in policing. He has been a member of CCPS’s Board for six years.

Neil has unique experience of leading complex strategic change at organisational and national level. He holds an MBA (Distinction) as well as degree and diploma qualifications in Social Science and Criminology. He was elected fellow of the Chartered Management Institute in 2004. 

Neil has also served as a Non-Executive Director of the Scottish Government since 2019. 

Karen Sheridan

CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, COMMUNITY INTEGRATED CARE

Karen is the Chief Operating Officer for Community Integrated Care, where she leads the Operational Teams across Scotland and England, ensuring that they provide modern and high-quality support. She also oversees Business Development, Technology Enabled Care, Service Innovation Teams, and many national partnerships with leading community, voluntary, and Governmental groups.  

Karen has over 22 years’ experience in health and social care and has previously worked as Assistant Director of the Scottish learning disability charity, ENABLE Scotland.

Dr Sam Smith

CEO, C-CHANGE SCOTLAND 

Chair of the Digital Committee

Sam is the founder and CEO of C-Change Scotland, a not-for-profit organisation supporting disabled people to live the lives they choose. The organisation was initially established to support adults with learning disabilities and/or mental health issues. 

Sam's interest in disability and social justice was inspired by her involvement with an inclusive youth club as a child. She has championed the values of inclusion throughout her career. Sam wrote the book Human Rights and Social Care: Putting rights into practice, published in 2018.  

Austen Smyth

CEO, THE RICHMOND FELLOWSHIP SCOTLAND (TRFS)

Austen is a qualified Social Worker and Mental Health Officer who has worked in Social Care throughout his career. He has held posts in both the public and voluntary sectors.  

Austen joined TRFS in 2005. As Chief Executive he leads the organisation and ensures its success and impact for people who require support services.  

Austen has been on CCPS’s Board for 18 years and has been a member and contributor to many CCPS working groups over the years.
 

Andrea Wood

CEO, KEY 

Convener

Andrea is the Chief Executive of Key and has been on the Board of CCPS since 2017, holding the role of Convener since 2020.   

She shares the organisation’s vision of a rights and relationship-based system of social care provision, actively promoting and supporting the third sector’s work in achieving this through partnership and collaboration. 

Andrea has over 35 years’ experience working in the third sector and is a jointly qualified Social Worker and Learning Disability Nurse.