About Us
Learn More about our team
Learn About What We Do
VANL is the support organisation for community and voluntary sector (CVS) organisations and volunteering across North Lanarkshire and also facilitates partnership working between the CVS and public sector.
Supports the wider CVS in North Lanarkshire by enhancing sector effectiveness. It promotes volunteering, fosters partnerships between CVS and the public sector (including the North Lanarkshire Climate Action Together Initiative and Green Wellbeing Project), and hosts the Health and Social Care North Lanarkshire Partnership’s Community Solutions Programme. More information is available in the leaflet and briefing
Learn About What We Do
VANL is the support organisation for community and voluntary sector (CVS) organisations and volunteering across North Lanarkshire and also facilitates partnership working between the CVS and public sector.
Supports the wider CVS in North Lanarkshire by enhancing sector effectiveness. It promotes volunteering, fosters partnerships between CVS and the public sector (including the North Lanarkshire Climate Action Together Initiative and Green Wellbeing Project), and hosts the Health and Social Care North Lanarkshire Partnership’s Community Solutions Programme. More information is available in the leaflet and briefing
Meet The Team
VANL’s staff team are here to help community and voluntary organisations, volunteers and our public sector partners.
| Chief Executive Officer | |
| Name | Title |
| David Wood | CEO |
| Deputy CEOs | |
| Name | Title |
| Kirsty Struthers | Deputy CEO – Operations |
| Thomas Moan | Deputy CEO – Strategy |
| Community Development | |
| Name | Title |
| Kamil Tomzik | Head of Community Development |
| Judith Bremner | Community and Organisational Development Lead – Airdrie & Coatbridge |
| Sharon Bissett | Community and Organisational Development Lead – Motherwell & Bellshill |
| Aileen Webster | Community and Organisational Development Lead – Cumbernauld, Kilsyth & Northern Corridor |
| Community Solutions | |
| Name | Title |
| Gordon Watson | Head of Community Solutions |
| Rebecca Thomson | Community Solutions Evaluation Lead/Social Prescribing Development Officer |
| Abeer Ashraf | Mental Health and Wellbeing Capacity Building Lead |
| Marta Szczepanska | Community Solutions Team Support |
| Community Wealth Building | |
| Name | Title |
| Michelle Thomson | Head of Community Wealth Building |
| Grant McLean | Income Generation Lead |
| Claire Dymond | Employability and Volunteering Lead |
| Tony O’Neill | Social Enterprise Lead |
| Volunteering | |
| Name | Title |
| Carol Clarkson | Head of Volunteering |
| May Stronach | Volunteering and Admin Team Support |
| Children, Young People and Families | |
| Name | Title |
| Joyce Morgan | Head of Children, Young People, and Families |
| Claire Stewart | Children, Young People, and Families Lead |
| Corporate | |
| Name | Title |
| Mohamed Ashour | Head of Finance |
| Lisa Scott | Finance Lead |
| Ryan Young | Head of Corporate Services |
| Craig Anderson | Communications Lead |
Membership of VANL
Any CVS organisation serving the people and communities of North Lanarkshire can become a member of VANL. The benefits of VANL membership include:
- 10% discount on our professional services such as our Digital Community Accountancy Service and HR service and also for any chargeable events
- Priority booking for our free events and training
- Invitation to our AGM
- Formal recognition in VANL’s Annual Report and on its website
If your organisation would like to become a member of VANL, please complete and return this form to info@vanl.co.uk
For any queries on VANL membership, please contact info@VANL.co.uk or via our contact form.