Staff Team
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Ingrid Shearer
Heritage Engagement Manager |
Niall Gallacher
Project Development Manager |
Sally Johnston
Festival and Events Manager |
Daniel Brown
Project Development Officer |
Joe Robins
Marketing & Audience Development Officer |
Our Board
The Board of GBPT comprises 7 Directors elected from the membership, 2 Directors nominated by Glasgow City Council and up to 3 co-opted Directors who all give their time voluntarily in support of the work of the Trust. Together, the Board of Trustees has a wide range of expertise across heritage, community, architecture, planning, law, governance and finance.
Dr Andrew Agapiou
Andrew is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Strathclyde, combining an academic background in construction law with over 25 years of industrial experience, helping clients to manage and resolve their disputes as a Certified Mediator, specializing in property and construction sector mediation. He has been working within the property and development sectors for over 25 years, both as an academic and an industry practitioner. He currently provides consultancy services to a wide range of property companies in Scotland which includes support for the development of legal, and regulatory compliance policies and procedures. His knowledge of contract law and dispute resolution practice assists GBPT with the scrutiny of contractual aspects of development projects. Andrew has been an Elected Director of the GBPT Board since 2020. |
Jana Bartschova
Jana is a Chartered Building Surveyor with a professional background in arts/culture and commercial refurbishment projects, masterplanning feasibility project management and building surveying. Currently, Jana is part of Turner & Townsend’s Project Management team leading delivery of a number of heritage projects across the Central Belt of Scotland. Prior to joining the team in Scotland, Jana was based in London where she worked on variety of projects for both private and public sector clients, including the V&A and BFI. Jana’s passion for architecture, conservation, design and the general built environment together with understanding of the overall process of a project lifecycle means she will be able to assist the Trust with various stages of the construction process and foresee and mitigate against any potential issues well in advance. Jana was Co-opted to the board in October 2023. |
Hanneke Booij
Hanneke is an interdisciplinary scholar working in the field of heritage studies. She is currently undertaking a PhD at the University of Stirling in collaboration with Glasgow Building Preservation Trust. Through her PhD and previous MSc research, Hanneke has a good insight into the Scottish heritage sector and the opportunities and challenges it faces. Hanneke has focused her research on how small heritage organisations approach socially engaged, environmentally oriented practices while staying economically viable. Hanneke teaches postgraduate students regarding Heritage Futures, Sustainability and Resilience at the University of Stirling. Prior to her switch to academia, Hanneke enjoyed 10 years of professional experience in HR Management and Occupational Health in The Netherlands, supporting people in their return-to-work processes. Since her move to the UK, Hanneke has developed her love and interest in Scottish history, heritage, and the landscape. Hanneke was co-opted to the board in October 2023. |
Chris Cunningham
Chris is City Convener for Health, Care and Caring and Older People on Glasgow City Council where he was first elected as an SNP councillor for the Garscadden/Scotstounhill ward in October 2016 and has been a GCC-nominated Director of GBPT since October 2017. Chris was re-elected in 2022 and during the 2017 – 2022 SNP administration he was City Convener for Education, Skills and Early Years. Chris' professional background is in housing where he enjoyed a 35-year career with Shettleston Housing Association, starting as a Housing Officer in 1982 and becoming Director in 1989. Chris was Chair of the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations from 1995 to 1998 and was seconded to Glasgow Housing Association from June 2000 to December 2002, helping to set up the new organisation and heading up the original Investment Team. He returned to Shettleston HA in January 2003 until he retired in the autumn of 2017. Chris is a Nominated Director from Glasgow City Council. |
Liz Davidson OBE Hon FRIAS
During her time running GBPT in the 1990s, Liz delivered the first Doors Open Days event and projects including St. Andrew’s Square Church, the Tobacco Merchants House and the ‘Tardis’ police boxes. Liz established and delivered the Merchant City Townscape Heritage Initiative and the Conservation Area Regeneration Scheme programme. Liz was then Head of Heritage and Design in Glasgow City Council prior to becoming Senior Project Manager for the Glasgow School of Art and is currently Project Director for the National Trust for Scotland at the Hill House. Liz has previously held trustee positions with the Architectural Heritage Fund and the National Lottery Heritage Fund Scotland Committee. In 2010, Liz received an OBE for services to conservation and the built heritage in Scotland. Liz has been an elected Director since 2020. |
Scott Donohoe
Scott is currently a Branch Officer for UNISON Glasgow City Branch; Health & Safety officer and Depute Branch Secretary, also dealing with employment law & industrial relations. Scott is the current Chairperson of our Scottish Health & Safety Committee helping to drive forward the union’s issues and campaigns at National level. Scott first joined the GBPT Board as the Scottish Trades Union Congress’ nominated director. Scott is also Trustee & Chair of a leading Health & Safety charity, Scottish Hazards, and a Board member of the Carbeth Hutters Community Company. Scott was Elected to the board in 2020. |
Eleanor McAllister OBE Hon FRIAS
Eleanor is both an economist and a town planner and has worked for over 25 years in the west of Scotland using both these disciplines in developing and implementing regeneration projects. Eleanor was previously Director of Glasgow Building Preservation Trust in the 1980s. Eleanor is currently a trustee of the Architectural Heritage Fund, where she is Chair of the Grants Panel and has previously been a Trustee of the Heritage Advisory Council for Scotland; Council member of Historic Scotland; and a member of the Scotland Committee of the National Lottery Heritage Fund. Eleanor was elected to the board in 2021. |
Claire Martin
Claire is a marketing and communications professional, with extensive experience working in events and external engagement. She is currently Marketing and Communications Lead for the College of Social Sciences at the University of Glasgow, where she works with academics to promote their research and engage with external audiences. Prior to this, Claire worked in events and communications roles within building and heritage organisations, including the UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence, UK Green Building Council, and the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB), which instilled a lifelong appreciation of architecture and conservation. Claire holds an MA Hons in Modern History from the University of St Andrews and is a member of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR). Claire was appointed as an Elected Director in October 20023. |
Bailie Leòdhas Massie
Leòdhas is a Glasgow City councillor and Bailie of the city, representing the ward of Newlands/Auldburn. Elected in May 2022, Leòdhas is the Glasgow Green Party’s spokesperson for social care, homelessness, external affairs and Gaelic/Gàidhlig. Leòdhas has a professional and academic background in history and politics, particularly in the area of diplomacy and international security. Leòdhas is a nominated director from Glasgow City Council. |
Charlie Turner
Charlie was first appointed to the Board in 2020 and has helped support the vision of bringing some of our City’s old buildings back to life. Helping to rescue, repair, restore historic buildings at risk, working in partnership with like-minded organisations, giving redundant buildings a new purpose and lease of life, then returning them back to their community, gives him a great sense of pride and satisfaction. Initially, his working experience and knowledge of Glasgow Building Preservation Trust, dates back to 2007, when Castlemilk Stables, (built in 1790), was restored. As a Trustee of Cassiltoun Trust, who own the building, he led the team that saw its restoration and journey into becoming a community hub and a fantastic building to be proud of. He has maintained an interest and relationship with the work of GBPT ever since. Soon after his initial appointment to the GBPT Board, he was asked to take on the role of Chair, and whilst holding this role supported the Trust through the covid pandemic and a period when we had no Staff Director in place. For the last twelve months, he has held the position of Vice-Chair and Company Secretary. Both his working experience being involved in other charitable organisations and his formal CIPFA qualifications in corporate governance have enabled him to make a contribution in modernising GBPT’s governance arrangements. |
Mandy Watson
Mandy is a Chartered Surveyor with almost 20 years’ experience in managing complex projects, with particular experience in the commercial sector, regeneration projects and Compulsory Purchase Orders. Mandy is currently a project manager ad Ryden LLP and works on a number of large scale development projects involving listed buildings in in the city. Prior to joining Ryden, Mandy worked with Clyde Gateway URC, specialising in office and residential development and the remediation of contaminated land. Mandy has an excellent track record of managing project teams and developing strong partnerships with both private and public sector organisations. She has a very personable approach with an acute ability to see a clear forward strategy to deliver development projects. Mandy is a member of Glasgow Development Forum and had previous early involvement in the West Boathouse, Pollok Stables, Parkhead School and the Cathedral Gatehouse. She has a personal interest in sustainable conservation projects, having restored a 19th century cottage into a family home. |
Jim Whyteside
Jim has been the National Trust for Scotland’s Head of Communications since 2010. Prior to this he was Head of Public Affairs at NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Scotland’s largest health board; and before that he was the Policy and Marketing Manager of South Lanarkshire Council’s Community Resources Department. He previously held Marketing and business promotion roles with the Scottish Vocational Education Council, Lanarkshire Development Agency, the Scottish Development Agency and Locate in Scotland. Jim is a history graduate of the University of Glasgow and is passionate about the fascinating stories of the City of Glasgow, its people, urban landscapes and enigmatic archaeological sites. He is a member of both the Chartered Institutes of Marketing and Public Relations. He is also a Board Member of Barrhead Housing Association. |