The Management Committee is the Association’s governing body. It has a minimum of 7 and a maximum of 15 members, including any co-opted members who are appointed to fill any vacant places after the AGM. Elected members of the Management Committee generally serve for a three-year term while co-opted members serve only until the next AGM. Vacancies on the Management Committee are filled at our annual general meeting in September.
If you are interested in joining the Management Committee please contact the Association.
Keith Kintrea
Chairperson
Keith was invited to join the Management Committee in February 2014 to fill a ‘casual vacancy’ between AGMs. He was then formally elected at the 2014 AGM. Keith lives in Crosshill and has been a member of the boards/committees of three other housing associations at various times, including chairing two of them. Keith is a retired Professor of Urban Studies and Housing at the University of Glasgow.
Audrey Flannigan
Vice Chairperson
Audrey grew up around Eglington Toll and Govanhill, and although she moved away in her early 20s she maintained a connection to the area through the Elim Church. In 2020 Audrey moved back to Govanhill and became a tenant of the Association. Audrey was elected to the Management Committee in September 2022, and to the position of Vice Chair in 2023.
Ghazalaa Hakeem
Secretary
Ghazala has been a tenant for over 20 years. She has been a Management Committee member since 2008 and has also served on the subsidiary company, Govanhill Community Development Trust. She has experience of various organisations’ management committees and boards. These include a women’s organisation, and in the youth, education, anti-poverty, community development and housing sectors.
Ghazala joined the committee in April 2008 and was elected on to the Management Committee in September 2008. She was elected Secretary September 2024.
Cheryl Miller
Treasurer
Cheryl lived in Govanhill as a tenant of the association for over 10 years and brought her children up in the area. Her family have close ties with the area spanning over multiple generations. Keen to contribute to a community close to her heart she was Co-opted into the management committee and subsequently appointed as Vice Chairperson in September 2022. She was elected treasurer at the 2024 AGM.
Jen Cassells
Jen is an Environmental Manager and has lived in Govanhill for nearly 20 years. She joined the Management Committee following a succesful approach to the Association to take over the factoring of her close.
Jen was elected to the Management Committee in September 2021.
Paul Callandar
Paul joined the committee in 2024 and brings with him a passion for housing and the built environment. He has worked as a director for a private residential factor and before founding a business supplying property management software to the factoring industry. Paul is looking forward to using his professional skills to support the Association realise our vision that everyone living in Govanhill and Merrylee should enjoy quality homes in attractive neighbourhoods and vibrant communities
Mujeeb Ur Rehmann
Mujeeb has been a tenant of Govanhill Housing Association since October 2005. Mujeeb has over 25 years of experience in working with private sector and community organisations dealing with financial management, business development, and community development.
Mujeeb was elected to the Govanhill Housing Associatiom Management Committee in September 2006.
Barbara Robertson
Barbara lives in Govanhill and has been involved with a number of local community groups, including the Govanhill Stakeholders Group, Govanhill Community Action and the Irish Heritage Foundation. She has a background in social care and currently works at the University of the West of Scotland as a student case worker for the student association. Barbara has been a co-opted member since the beginning of the 2015 and was elected at the 2016 AGM.
Iain Docherty
Iain has lived in Govanhill for more than 25 years, and works full time in the procurator fiscal’s office. Iain has two daughters who attended local schools and clubs in the area. Iain is enthusiastic about efforts being made to regenerate the area and wishes to assist in the future of Govanhill. Iain was elected to the Management Committee at the AGM in September 2017.
Elizabeth Klein
Elizabeth has been a Govanhill Housing Association committee member since 2006. Following second-stage transfer, she became a tenant of the Association. She was Chair of the Merrylee Local Housing Organisation subcommittee and was previously a long-standing member of the Merrylee Tenant Management Co-operative.
Elizabeth joined the Management Committee in April 2006 and was elected on formally at the September AGM that year.
Elnimiery Khalifa
Elnimiery Khalifa joined the Management Committee in 2024 after volunteering with the Govanhill Community Garden. He is a tenant of the Association and fluent in three languages.
Khalifa has experience working in customer service and is looking forward to making a positive impact on the community.