Jon has been a resident of Menstrie with his family since 2004 with three children having attended the local school.   A Board member of MCAG since its inception he has worked with many other volunteers to help ensure that Our Dumyat Centre remained open for local community use. Having attended many functions and activities in Centre he is keen to see it deliver further to retain its focus as the hub and beating heart of the village life with the building upgraded and activities expanded to enable even more of our community to be supported.  

Theresa has recently retired from a career in the NHS and is now concentrating on her family, her new house and her garden.  Having been a member of the Board from the inception of MCAG, Theresa is grateful for the community support that enabled us to retain the Dumyat Centre for Community use, and is now ambitious for the opportunities that are ahead.  

Originally from Yorkshire, Penny moved to Scotland in 1999 when she married Andrew and became stepmum to his three children and will soon welcome their second grandchild.    

Penny has over three decades of working in a finance role, the last two within the third sector.  She retired in 2021 but after 18 months decided she wasn’t quite ready yet and returned to the workforce part-time doing admin and finance for a local charity. 

A keen family historian, Penny recently reunited with five sibling cousins that she hasn’t seen for over 45 years and decided it was time to retire for good to allow time for travelling and exploring these connections with family.  

When she saw the post for Treasurer advertised, Penny felt this role would allow her to continue using her finance skills and still have time to explore other activities.

Caroline Crawford has lived in Menstrie for over 50 years, and for all that time she has been actively involved in the community as a volunteer.   Caroline was on the Community Council for 30 years and Chair of the Centre Committee in the old Primary School, previous, to the Dumyat Centre being built. 
Caroline ran a Youth Club in the village for 17 years, and currently runs a Senior Citizens Lunch Club on a weekly basis.  She is also very involved with organisations outside of the village; she is a Trustee on the Board of Alzheimer Scotland, the Friends of Forth Valley Hospital and the Clackmannan and Stirling Environmental Trust.
  She organised the village’s first Community Plan and looks forward to working on an updated version, in consultation with the community, when one aspect will be further developing Our Dumyat Centre, for the whole community.

Aileen has lived in the village since 1989 and is retired. She worked in the Education Service for 38 years, starting her career as a Primary Teacher at Menstrie Primary, before transferring to Stirling Council. She was an Education Quality Improvement Officer and Headteacher for many years in schools in Stirling and Clackmannanshire. Her two sons regularly attended various clubs at the Dumyat Centre when they were young and Aileen is committed to ensuring that others enjoy and benefit from the facilities and clubs on offer, whatever their age. 

Eileen is a retired Senior Manager who has lived in the village with her husband  since 1982, raising two children who both attended Menstrie PS and Alva Academy. Her son and daughter enjoyed  participating in many activities in the village including all stages of the Scouting movement
With a  career, spanning 39 years, initially in Education including teaching, Development Officer,  Local Association Secretary of the EIS, seconded as a Depute Head Teacher she  managed the   project to build the three academies in Clackmannanshire.
In 2010 she became a Senior Manager responsible for public buildings and asset management, coordinating  capital projects and Facilities Management for Clackmannanshire Council.
She is currently Chairperson of Menstrie Community Council and a member of the Resilience, Gardening, Events, Bike Trail and Woodland Groups. She enjoys helping make Menstrie a pleasant and safe place to live.
She is coordinating the development of the Community Action Plan and Local Place Plan.
She has been an RDA volunteer for 25 years, a coach for Shiresmill Riding Therapy for 17 of them   and is currently  a trainee coach for Forth Valley Carriage Driving.
Eileen was also a volleyball  coach whilst teaching  and helped Menstrie  youth group prepare for competitions.
Eileen is  a keen dog walker and enjoys Pilates and TRX. She hopes to help support the Board in any way she can at the Dumyat Centre.

Anne is retired, following a career in Local Authority Transport Planning. She has lived in Menstrie since 2017 becoming more and more involved in this wonderful Community. She is a keen artist and loves painting. You may have seen Anne sketching around the village. When you are passing  by, say hello.

Natasha joined our team in January 2022, as our part time Centre Manager (initially as a job share). She has been an avid user of the Dumyat Centre since 2018 with her own events business and was delighted to be able to be part of the Dumyat Centre and our wider community. With nearly a decade experience in the Events and Employability sector, she is keen to bring this expertise to further our Centres Events proposition and deliver unique activities that help provide opportunities for our community. 

Louise has lived in the village for most of her life. She is passionate about communities being inclusive with no division.
Louise has already been a successful Rainbows Leader, which also included working with many people in a wider range of projects, and is now moving onto the new challenges of being part of this committee. She has worked with many communities in her former work in the library service, and currently works with children with additional needs on the school run.
Louise has some knowledge in many areas, and is willing to fill the spaces in between and focusing on the bigger picture, and is willing to assist with most tasks as they arise.