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  1. Who We Are
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Our Board

Chairman - Colin Black

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Colin founded Black & Lizars in Glasgow and was their principal optometrist until his recent retirement.

Colin has extensive charitable involvement and currently is a trustee of Tenovus, the medical research charity, The Targu Mures Trust, which supports Holocaust survivors in Romania.

Formerly he has been with JNF, a Director of Jewish Care and was a trustee of the Ronald Mcdonald House at Yorkhill.

Colin joined Cosgrove in 2012 and is the current Chairman of Cosgrove Care. In his spare time he enjoys reading and theatre. 

He is married to Veronica with two grown up married children and has four lovely grandchildren.

Published: 1st September, 2020

Author: Lynsey McKinnon

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Co- Chairman - Donny Lyons

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Donny is a retired psychiatrist and former Chief Executive of the Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland. Under his leadership, the Commission published a wide range of reports relating to people with learning disability and mental illness, including investigations into poor care and guidance on good practice.

Since retirement in 2014, he has worked as a non-executive director of Greater Glasgow and Clyde NHS Board, taught with NHS Education for Scotland, been a member of the Mental Health Tribunal and served on other statutory and charity boards. Since his retirement, he has served terms on NHSGGC and other statutory and voluntary organisations. He remains a medical member of the Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland.

Donny Joined the Cosgrove Board in 2014.

He lives in Newton Mearns, is married with three grown up sons and fits his work around golf, chess, crosswords and supporting Greenock Morton.

Published: 2nd August, 2018

Updated: 6th January, 2021

Author: Lynsey McKinnon

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Judith Hochfield

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Judith originally trained as a teacher of English and lived in California and France before returning to Glasgow in 1993 after her son Graham was diagnosed with severe autism. 

Judith started the first Autism Support Group in East Renfrewshire and was subsequently invited to join the Board of The East Renfrewshire Carers’ Centre in 2002 – she has been Chair of their Board of Directors since 2009.

Graham has been supported by Cosgrove Care since he was seven years old, he is now 30 and since October 2013, has lived independently with housing support provided by Cosgrove.

Judith joined the Cosgrove board in 2014 and is delighted to be able to give something back to the organisation in this way.

Judith is married and has three other grown up children.

Published: 3rd October, 2018

Updated: 12th August, 2020

Author: Lynsey McKinnon

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Lilias Dunlop

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Lilias spent the last 20 years, prior to retirement as Director of a Housing Association (RSL) which she was instrumental in establishing.  Lilias served as a Board member on a number of RSL’s which required assistance as a Scottish Housing Regulator appointee and co-optee.

Lilias also served as an elected member on one of Scotland’s largest Housing Associations which provides a range of care services to older people.

Lilias’ daughter, Sascha, has had learning difficulties for the last 50 years since illness struck when a year old. Sascha has received a care package provided by Cosgrove for nearly 20 years.

During these years Lilias has been a volunteer with Cosgrove and she joined the Cosgrove Board in 2018.

Published: 3rd October, 2018

Updated: 25th August, 2020

Author: Lynsey McKinnon

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Jim Murphy

Jim Murphy is our newest Board Member, joining Cosgrove Care in 2020.

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The Right Honourable Jim Murphy is Managing Director of Arden Strategies.

He is a former Cabinet Minister in the UK Government and has held multiple Ministerial portfolios whilst a Member of Parliament from 1997-2015. He served in both Tony Blair's and Gordon Brown's governments in senior positions. His roles included Minister for Europe and UK Public Diplomacy globally, Minister for Technology, Minister for Employment and Welfare and Secretary of State for Scotland.

He has chaired a myriad of public and government bodies. He serves as a Trustee of the Foundation for Jewish Heritage and is on the Advisory Board of the Community Security Trust. Jim is a marathon runner, keen footballer and mediocre golfer. He is also the author of the well-received 2014 book 'The ten football matches that changed the World and the one that didn't'. 

Published: 1st September, 2020

Author: Susan McAneney

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Nicola Livingston

Board member Nicola Livingston

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Nicola qualified as a community worker in 1982. She has held a number of roles, specifically dealing with disability, within Glasgow City Council’s Social Work Department, involving both direct service provision and commissioning and contract management of new services. 

Since 2004 Nicola has worked with Glasgow Homelessness Services on a programme which saw the decommissioning of the large homeless hostels and the development of an extensive range of more appropriate housing and support services.  Her particular area of work has involved services for young adults with complex needs. 

Nicola became involved with Cosgrove Care in a professional capacity in 1995, helping prepare the organisation for the move from a residential home setting to fully fledged support in the community organisation.  She joined the Board in 2001.

Published: 1st September, 2020

Author: Neil Gray

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    Why We Need Your Support

    While we are a small charity we have a big ambition to provide quality support to elderly and more people with additional needs. We need your support in helping us achieve our mission. #NeverMoreNeeded

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    We believe that vulnerable people deserve the opportunity to live the life they choose, and to thrive as equal citizens in our local community

  • How To Get Help

    How To Get Help

    To find out more about Cosgrove, what we do and how we can help contact us on 0141 620 2500 or complete our call back form and we will get back to you as soon as possible.

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    Donate

    Cosgrove Care relies on the generosity of people like you to help us transform the lives of people with learning disabilities. You really can make a difference today.

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    Whether you want to run, swim, cycle or hold an office tea party there are many ways to support our work and have fun fundraising for Cosgrove..

  • Honorary President - John Dover

    Honorary President - John Dover

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    How To Volunteer

    Can you use your experience and develop your skills in a way that helps others? Volunteering will give you the opportunity to make a difference to other people’s lives.

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