9 October 2025

Three new appointments made to CCPS’s Board of Directors  

Range of knowledge, experience and expertise from across third sector social care provision brought to governance roles

Following their election at our recent AGM, three new members have joined CCPS’s Board of Directors.   
 
Sean Donachie, Deputy Director of Services at Capability Scotland; Gary Meek, CEO of Blue Triangle; and Sara Murphy, Managing Director of Community Integrated Care, were appointed as Directors at the event on 22 September. 
 
Hazel Brown, CEO of Cornerstone; Lorraine McGrath, CEO of Simon Community Scotland; and Neil Richardson, Chief Executive, of Turning Point Scotland, stood for re-election and were re-appointed to the Board.  
 
Welcoming the news, CCPS’s Board Convener and CEO of Key Andrea Wood said:

“We’re delighted that Sean, Gary and Sara will be bringing their expertise, knowledge and experience to CCPS’s Board – and equally pleased that Hazel, Lorraine and Neil will be continuing with us as Directors.”
 
“Alongside our 10 other Directors, this is a Board of senior leaders from the social care and support sector able to draw on a uniquely valuable set of perspectives and experience in their governance roles.”

Having been a Director for 11 years, SallyAnn Kelly, CEO of Aberlour, stood down from the Board last month, as did Karen Sheridan, Community Integrated Care’s Chief Operating Officer, who has served since 2022. 
 
Andrea thanked SallyAnn for being “a tremendous asset to CCPS”, describing her as “always principled, and always focused on what’s best for the organisation and the sector”. Andrea also thanked Karen, acknowledging her “thoughtful and wise” contributions to the Board over the past three years. 
 
CCPS’s Board brings together a diversity of experience and knowledge across social care provision, spanning areas including children’s services, criminal justice, learning disabilities, housing, homelessness, mental health and poverty. 
 
The other members of CCPS’s Board are:

  • Angela Bonomy, CEO, Sense Scotland  
  • John Booth, Managing Director, Hillcrest Futures  
  • Dr Ron Culley, CEO, Quarriers  
  • Viv Dickenson, CEO, CrossReach  
  • Sue Freeth, CEO, Voluntary Service Aberdeen (VSA)  
  • Janet Haugh, Chief Executive, Right There  
  • Annie Mauger-Thomson, CEO  
  • Amanda Miller, Director of Community Services, Eildon Housing Association  
  • Dr Sam Smith, CEO, C-Change Scotland  
  • Fiona Steel, National Director for Scotland, Action for Children.

Click here to read more about CCPS’s Board 
 

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21 June 2024

Community of support and advocate for change: celebrating CCPS on its anniversary

What’s been the organisation’s contribution since 1999? Marking our quarter century, five Board members give their views

This year CCPS celebrates its 25th anniversary as a registered charity. To mark the milestone, members of our Board have given us their perspectives on our contribution since 1999 – and why the organisation matters.

C-Change CEO Sam Smith reflected on our unique role and what she’s gained from being a Board member, commenting:

“CCPS is a membership organisation that helps not for profit social care providers do their best to support our citizens and communities to thrive. It provides a community of support and learning that ensures civil society organisations can evolve and develop to meet the changing needs of Scotland’s population.

“Through CCPS my colleagues have a network of similarly committed professionals to learn and grow with. And for me as a leader, it is a place where I am supported and challenged to do and be better.”

Richmond Fellowship Scotland Chief Executive Austen Smyth, the longest serving member of our Board, said:

“I have been an active CCPS board member for over 18 years. During that time I’ve seen CCPS grow, develop and extend its reach and influence.

“The organisation plays a pivotal role in amplifying the issues and voices of the third sector social care and support sector. It advocates for providers as an important agent for change.”

Viv Dickenson, CEO of CrossReach, told us about the value of CCPS as a collective voice:

“The voluntary sector plays a critical role in delivering social care to thousands of people across Scotland. Providers can see ways to improve the system we operate within, both for supported people and for the workforce, but individually our voices are often not heard.

“Being a CCPS member gives us the opportunity to get together, explore the big issues in social care, and collectively advocate for positive change. It has been a force for good for 25 years, and Scotland would be the poorer without it.”

VSA’s Chief Executive Sue Freeth highlighted our role in influencing and collaborating with government, stating:

“VSA is proud to be a member of CCPS. Scotland’s third sector needs a strong voice to improve the lives of people VSA and other members exist to support.

“CCPS enables us to escalate concerns, become a better networked sector, to share new approaches and provides the platform to collaborate with government on practice based policy.

Finally, Doug Moyes, Director of Customer Service at Blackwood, highlighted CCPS’s pivotal role during the pandemic:

“CCPS has been a consistent voice and support for Scotland’s care sector over the last 25 years. While care providers face incredible challenges year on year there has never been such a significant contribution than CCPS support and guidance during the Covid pandemic.

“CCPS united providers across the country, supporting us to navigate new legislation and infection control measures and raised our collective issues and concerns on behalf of our customers and staff with government.”

Thanks to all Board members who contributed their views.

 

 

 

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