High Life Highland reveals new board members ready to contribute to trailblazing Inverness Castle transformation
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A BLACK Isle resident with quarter of a century's experience in the education sector is one of two new board members announced today by High Life Highland.
The other – an "impressed"customer – also declared herself keen to contribute after returning to the Highlands after amassing experience as a charity finance director.
Roddy Henry, a former depute principal of Inverness College UHI, is joined by Kerry Ross, who has worked in the third sector for over a decade.
High Life Highland is an arm's length charity formed by Highland Council to run a number of operations, including leisure facilities across the region. It is the largest charity and third sector provider in the Highlands.
High Life Highland vice-chairman Michael Golding welcomed the two new appointees to a board which includes members with extensive experience of public, private and development agency work.
The High Life Highland Board consists of four elected members from Highland Council and eight independent directors, who each bring skills relevant for the charity governance.
Board members are responsible for leading the strategic direction of the organisation and meet several times a year.
Roddy Henry is currently principal and chief executive of a specialist adult education college in Midlothian. Previously he was depute principal of Inverness College UHI, working closely with a range of organisations across Highland.
Mr Henry said: “Working in colleges, and as part of UHI, my focus has always been on designing and delivering high-quality services to meet the needs of the people and communities that the organisation serves. I hope the skills and attributes I have gained in my working life and other voluntary roles will benefit High Life Highland. I am keen to contribute further to Highland communities through my role as a non-executive director with the charity."
Kerry Ross, who has recently returned to the Highland area, has worked in the third sector for over ten years, most recently as director of finance and resources for a UK charity.
She said: “I was keen to see how I could put my experience to work for other organisations in the third sector. I’ve been a member of HLH for almost 10 years now and whilst I have only engaged on a customer level, I have always been impressed with the organisation. I am really looking forward to working with the Executive team and my fellow board members, and hope that I am able to bring some of own expertise to the table at an extremely challenging time for publicly funded and supported organisations.”
Michael Golding said: “We warmly welcome Kerry and Roddy to the High Life Highland Board and look forward to their contributions to the charity’s strategy and governance going forward. I know that the skills and experience they each bring to the table will be a great asset to the charity.
“It really is vitally important to have skilled and committed directors for HLH and Kerry and Roddy will consolidate the skills and experience from the world of private, public and third sectors on our Board, especially when we have several key projects progressing including our Levelling Up project as well as the transformation of Inverness Castle, which is due to open as a world-leading tourist attraction in 2025.”
