INVERCLYDE COMMUNITY FUND
For local community and voluntary organisations
MEET THE TRUSTEES
ELIZABETH ROBERTSON
Trustee & Chair
The first-ever Female SNP elected member to Inverclyde Council, Elizabeth is a local arts and theatre enthusiast who is well known locally through her commitment and support to a number of local theatre groups.
Elizabeth is also the SNP Group Leader for Inverclyde.
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.
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.
ANDREW BOWMAN
Trustee
Andrew is the co-founder of the Inverclyde property business - Bowman Rebecchi.
Andrew started his career in Glasgow at Zurich Insurance and grew to a strategic leadership role, supporting its public sector arm, Zurich Municipal in London before leaving the private sector to join public sector regeneration charity, Riverside Inverclyde for three years.
Andrew is the former Chair of Developing the Young Workforce (DYW) West region, co-founder of the social enterprise Creative Inverclyde and a former Director of the Inverclyde Chamber of Commerce.
Andrew lives in Greenock with his wife and three children.
CHRISTIE MCALPINE
Trustee
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.
CHARLENE ELLIOTT
Trustee
Charlene Elliott joined the Trustees in Summer 2021.
Charlene is the 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.
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.
ELLIOTT MCKELVIE
Trustee
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 was brought up in Port Glasgow, schooled in Greenock, and lives in Gourock. Elliott is passionate about making Inverclyde an attractive destination in which to live, work or visit.
He has been a trustee of several charities and was 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.
Elliott is also well-known locally for his involvement in amateur theatre and has played lead roles in over 40 musicals. Aside from music, he is heavily involved in the Burns movement and is Secretary of the Greenock Burns Club (The Mother Club).
SIOBHAN MAHON
Trustees
To Follow.
MEET THE TEAM
REID MCLAUGHLIN
Volunteer Administrator
Reid joined the ICF Board as a volunteer administrator in September 2022.
Reid is a qualified Community Learning & Development worker and worked for Inverclyde Councils Community Learning & Development Service for over 15 years.
Reid has supported a wide range of community groups across Inverclyde ranging from Mental health Groups to Community Councils.
He has been instrumental in setting up a number of local community groups and community organisations. He started his career by assisting local residents set up a local Community Centre where he worked for 5 years as Community Centre Manager.
He went on to set up The Wider Opportunities for Older People in Inverclyde (WOOPI) Project as the project coordinator and in later years became the Inverclyde Friend Dementia Senior Worker.