Board of Trustees
TPS is governed by a Board of Directors which is responsible for the overall determination of the company’s business plan and organisational policy. The Board also monitors the performance of the Chief Executive.
The Board meets five times a year and consists of up to 15 members. Each Director may serve for two periods of four years and then must resign. A succession plan is in place for Directors, Chair and Vice Chair.
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Executive Team
Martin Cawley – Chief Executive
Prior to joining TPS in 2008, Martin was service director at Quarriers. Martin has 26 years experience of working in both the statutory and voluntary sectors. After qualifying as a nurse in his earlier career, he worked in various health care settings, working and managing services for people with learning and physical disabilities. Martin joined Quarriers in 1992 as Project Co-ordinator.
He became a member of Quarriers Executive Management Team, initially as Assistant Director and became Service Director in 1999. Martin has experience of developing and managing a broad range of community care services to a number of vulnerable groups. He has been involved in a number of national umbrella organisations and working groups and has undertaken a range of post-graduate studies including a Diploma in Community Nursing. He since graduated with a Masters in Community Care from the University of Glasgow in 1995 and an MBA from Caledonian University in 2005.
Wendy Spencer – Senior operations Manager
Wendy’s experience includes a variety of service settings in the public and voluntary sector. Sher trained as a psychiatric and general nurse and latterly gained an Open University degree and post graduate certificate in social services leadership.
Wendy has worked with TPS as the Senior Operations Manager since 2002. She is the line manager for all of the operations managers and is responsible for the development, implementation and review of all the organisation’s operational policies and procedures.
Craig Winter – Business Development and Improvement Manager
Craig has worked with TPS since April 2000. Craig’s first post with TPS was as Service Manager in the Renfrewshire Learning Disability Service. In 2004 Craig was promoted to the position of Operations Manager where he had operational responsibility for a range of services throughout Scotland. Craig was promoted to the post of Business Development and Improvement Manager in December 2007.
Craig Qualified as a social worker in 1992 and spent eight years working as a social worker and senior social worker in various local authorities, primarily within community care sections. he has line management responsibility for Quality and Audit, Employability, Fundraising, Information and the Communications Department.
Kenny Crawford – Finance and Resources Manager
Kenny qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1992 before moving into industry in 1996 with a steel stockholding company. He joined TPS as Finance Manager in 1999 and since then he has taken management responsibility for a number of different departments.
Today as Finance and Resources Manager, Kenny line manages Finance, Human Resources, Training and Development, Health and Safety, Property and the Information Technology Department.
