CHAIR

“I have lived in Kilcreggan since 2006 and been involved in the Our Community Board / The Development Trust, either as a director or in a supportive role since 2011. I took over as Convener in 2025. 

I am a qualified accountant and have many years of experience in local government finance and project management from a previous life working in the private sector.

While funding clearly helps, at the heart of how we continue  to improve Our Community is the people who live here and what we can deliver working together. Working with the Our Community Board is one way of contributing to ensuring our villages continue  to prosper.”

VICE CHAIR

“I’m a Director of Our Community/ The Development Trust because I believe deeply in the potential of this place and the people who live here. Cove and Kilcreggan has a rare mix of character, creativity & community spirit. I want to help strengthen that by helping our Trust to be active, visible, and genuinely useful to local residents - building on its long history of supporting the peninsula.
My involvement began with a simple belief: our community deserves a strong, progressive platform that brings people together, supports local projects, and showcases the very best of where we live. I care about making things clearer, more connected, and more accessible for everyone, whether that’s through better communication, improved collaboration, or creating a shared vision that we can all stand behind.

In my professional life, I am an Owner/Director of a leading Snowsports provider and specialise in innovative business thinking, services in leadership, organisational change and growing values based, purpose driven teams. 

I’m particularly passionate about supporting the Trust’s vision to be a confident, proactive body with a clear identity. Our Community movement is a key part of that: a window to what we value, what we’re doing, and what we can achieve together.”

SECRETARY

“I have lived in Kilcreggan for 12 years with my family and feel fortunate to be a part of this amazing community. There is simply something special about this beautiful area.

Why did I volunteer for a Director position in Our Community? I feel it is very important to preserve the local area's history but also embrace new opportunities to enhance living and working for everyone in the local area.

With an amazing group of people, I helped to raise sufficient funds to buy and install Craigrownie playpark. I had been an active member of the PTA at Kilcreggan Primary School until my children left to attend high school. I hope our community will continue to flourish.”

TREASURER

“I have lived in Kilcreggan since 1999 (when I arrived as the village community police officer!) Post police service, I purchased and ran the local village pub for 6 years.

I have loved living here for the last 26 years and have gained so many friends as a result.

I wanted to volunteer for the “Our Community” group to try and give something back to the village that has given me so much over the years. Like many rural communities, it is a real struggle to get a piece of the financial pie these days, so it is vital that the group thrives in trying to secure grant funding and to provide volunteer activities to aid the community and make it the place we all want it to be.”

DIRECTOR

I moved to Kilcreggan four years ago with my partner David. I am retired now, but help my husband David to run a small yacht charter business in Oban. I spent half my working life as a professional Landscape Architect and the latter half working in the Community Development sector, in the tougher areas of Glasgow and with communities across Argyll & Bute, including the Islands. In my spare time, I spent time as a competitive hill runner (my knees now suffer!). I love mountains, gardening, dancing and a good scone. I dislike long, grey days, litter and floury scones!

I bring professional experience having worked with community groups as a Landscape Architect on projects such as backcourt renewals, streetscapes, play areas and community gardens. In my Community Development role, I worked with communities on village hall upgrades/ purchase, employability projects, woodland development and community action plans. Both areas of work included listening to needs and wants, identifying opportunities, designing projects, funding procurement and project management. Additionally, I came out of retirement last year, to assist Our Community on the delivery of the Local Place Plan. During this time, I gained an insight into the challenges and opportunities faced by our villages. I would like to contribute positively to addressing some of these.

DIRECTOR

“Indian by birth, I have lived in Kilcreggan since 2018. I was initially part of the Local Place Plan development team, before joining Our Community as a Director.

I am a professional storyteller, but have worn many hats as an anthropologist, community & academic researcher, environmental educator, film editor, activist, lecturer in the UK and India.

Kilcreggan is the first place outside of India that I have felt at home. I love the fact that our villages are diverse and delightful. Such interesting people have made home here, sharing their interests and expertise generously. Rosneath peninsula is an environmental gem. I would love to be able to contribute to enhancing the quality of life for all of us here.

Currently, I handle the communications (online and offline) for Our Community.”

DIRECTOR

"I’ve called Kilcreggan home for over 45 years. I grew up here, walked to Kilcreggan Primary as a child, and still feel the same sense of belonging every time I look out over the Clyde.

Together with my husband Stephen, I’ve run the village Post Office since 2011. It’s more than a shop to us—it’s the heart of daily life where we hear everyone’s news, worries and ideas.

I want to be a part of protecting what makes our community special while making sure it thrives for the generations to come."

DIRECTOR

“I have lived on the Peninsula for the last 44 years and brought up my 3 sons here, whilst engaging in their various youth & community groups as a volunteer. I was a Girl Guide Leader of the local company for the last 35 years, the Brownies for the last 9 years and continue as a volunteer at County level. I served 20 years on the local Community Council, 15 years as Cove Sailing Club Secretary; am in my 18th year as a Director of Cove Burgh Hall and have been part of the Local Development Place Plan/Our Community since it’s conception.

Now retired as an Advanced Nurse Practitioner after working in the NHS for 48 years, I continue to support the local community as a Community First Responder since the local group started in 2013 and am now the group co-ordinator. I am a Church Elder & volunteer Librarian at Cove Library.

I consider Kilcreggan to be a very special place to live - the history, the scenery, the environment and, not least, the people.  A place to treasure and support to maintain that specialness, whilst helping to keep it thriving in these challenging times.”

DIRECTOR

“I am originally from Cove and work as a consultant maxillofacial surgeon at Forth Valley Royal Hospital.

I have joined Our Community as a director to support the many wonderful projects and volunteers in Cove & Kilcreggan. 

I have set up the Community Lottery that has supported the Youth Cafè and the Scouts in our villages.”

DIRECTOR

(Ali Mills is on a break for personal reasons)