Our Board of Trustees

The picture above includes (from left to right) Wanda MacKay, Ewan Fisher, Jude Currie & Graham Hewitson

We currently have one vacancy on the board and are looking for someone with either a marketing or human resources background.

Chair - Graham Hewitson

Treasurer - Emma Mitchell

Co Vice Chairs - Ewan Fisher (TUD SUD UK), and Jude Currie

Trustees - Anne Callaghan, Liz Forbat (University of Stirling), Shahida Zafar, Joanne Sefton, Wanda MacKay & Dave Shea

Our team of ten trustees, nine staff and army of volunteers are all committed to helping develop intergenerational work across Scotland connecting people of different generations specifically young and older people. There are currently only one vacancy on our board at present. If you would like to join GWT's board of Trustees please get in touch with Alison Clyde, CEO.

Trustees are appointed for a term of two times three years and are eligible to serve a further three-year term or three one-year terms, after which they must retire from the board. Our Trustees are responsible and accountable for the overall strategic leadership and direction of the organisation and share our vision and passion about promoting strong, generationally connected communities.

We ask for a commitment which involves attending:

  • Quarterly board meetings (normally held on a Wednesday, 5.30pm to 8pm) (however this could alter in the future due to the needs of Trustees)
  • The Annual General Meeting (online) – Wednesday 13th November 2024 at 12noon.
  • One development session (an in person event normally held in Glasgow) each year (aroudn September time) to develop and review the corporate plan/manifesto.
  • Occasional GWT Conferences/ Parliamentary receptions or other events.
  • Short life working groups - as and when required utilizing the strengths of our trustees knowledge and expertise.

“Generations Working Together (GWT) believes the principles of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion should underpin everything we do. We view diversity as a strength to be harnessed and aim to create an inclusive organisational culture that respects and values difference. This commitment applies to our Board as it does to all other aspects of our work. We strive to have a Board of Trustees that reflects our membership and the wider population and believe that diversity brings a range of valuable skills, experiences and perspectives to our work, contributing to positive organisational performance.”

The comments below are shared by our Board members

“Volunteering with GWT this past year has let me see the value of intergenerational practice in many arenas of life. It has given me greater insight into the passionate practice out there and also the resource and specialism required to support it to be done in ever more meaningful and measurable ways. I have loved the opportunity so far of being part of a Board with such great diversity of age and experience.”
—Trustee

“My experience volunteering as a Trustee for GWT over the past two plus years has been both rewarding personally and beneficial professionally. Exposure to the Governance and Compliance aspects of Trusteeship has been useful supporting my role as a senior manager within a private sector business, while the opportunity to present to workshops and conferences has been invaluable experience of public speaking. Additionally, working alongside the other Trustees and GWT staff who have a wealth of diverse and in-depth experience has been extremely useful from a professional development perspective. From a personal perspective, being able to give my time to support a cause which is increasingly important to society overall and impacts on the lives of everyone I know is rewarding and well worth the investment in time.”
—Trustee