On our Board of Directors, as well as Grace our Executive Managing Director, are our extremely experienced Non-Executive Directors who provide scrutiny to our work; help us set our strategic direction, determine pay and conditions for our paid staff; are equally responsible for all aspects of governance and in general offer guidance, expertise and support.
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Penny HallidayCHAIRPenny Halliday is Chair of our Board. She was an FE lecturer with Dumfries and Galloway College for 18 years and then moved to community development for 10 years setting up local and national support for kinship carers as well as families affected by drugs, for which she won several awards. Penny has served as a Non-Executive Member of the Board of NHS Dumfries and Galloway for over 8 years where she is currently Vice Chair as well as Vice Chair of the Integrated Joint Board – the body set up to oversee the integration of local health and social care services within the Region.
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Ian WHITETreasurer |
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REBECCA GIBLINSecretaryRebecca was appointed Secretary to the Sleeping Giants Board in February 2019 and has worked with the organisation over the years, providing a range of business and admin, project delivery, fundraising and marketing support.
She is an experienced arts administrator and fundraiser. Since moving to Dumfries and Galloway in 2013, she has worked with and volunteered at several festivals and arts organisations in the region, including Wigtown Book Festival, Spring Fling and Sanctuary. She brings fundraising, marketing and events management experience to the board, as well as a calm approach to problem solving and relationship management. |
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LINZI SIMLinzi Sim is a highly respected senior figure within the children’s care sector in England, where she has had leading roles within several high quality providers of residential child care, education and associated provisions that offers bespoke, specialist services to local authorities in England. Linzi has many years’ experience in the residential child-care sector, and prior experience in the youth work sector, including within Dumfries and Galloway. Linzi was also named national winner in the 2019 Great British Care Awards for making an Outstanding Contribution to Social Care.
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Our Board of Directors meets quarterly, but also undertakes additional development activities, including the process of strategic planning and organisational development has led to the development of this strategy. The Board includes our Executive Directors, as well as several extremely experienced Non-Executive Directors who are equally responsible for all aspects of governance.
Our Board uses The Scottish Governance Code for the Third Sector and its associated check-up tool to ensure that we are constantly striving for best practice in Governance. This includes work around:
•Organisational purpose
•Leadership
•Board behaviours
•Control
•Effectiveness
Our Non-Executive Directors also provide support to our Management Team by:
•offering guidance, expertise and support
•providing scrutiny to our work
•helping us set our strategic direction and monitoring our strategic plan
•determining pay and conditions for our paid staff
Our Board uses The Scottish Governance Code for the Third Sector and its associated check-up tool to ensure that we are constantly striving for best practice in Governance. This includes work around:
•Organisational purpose
•Leadership
•Board behaviours
•Control
•Effectiveness
Our Non-Executive Directors also provide support to our Management Team by:
•offering guidance, expertise and support
•providing scrutiny to our work
•helping us set our strategic direction and monitoring our strategic plan
•determining pay and conditions for our paid staff
