Our Board

Jamila Greig

Chair of the Board - Tenant 

Cockenzie

Jamila is serving her second term as our Chair and has been a Member since 2008. 

A tenant board member, she is passionate about our local area and delivering our promises to our tenants.  She led the organisation through a difficult period in 2021/22 and is now working with our recently appointed Chief Executive Officer to grow Homes for Life and see it flourish.

Olga Krasteva 

Vice Chair of the Board - Tenant 

Gullane

Donna Wight

Tenant Member

Ormiston

Donna is a civil servant who has worked for the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency for the past 20 years.

She has a health and safety background, and is passionate about equality, diversity and inclusion.

Gordon Leitch

Tenant Member

Tranent

Gordon was born and bred in Tranent.  He served in the Royal Air Force and is a retired chef.

He has been married to Patricia for fifty three years and counting. They have three children and five grandchildren. 

David Rose

Longniddry

David is an experienced Executive Member of EVH and a Board Member for East Lothian Housing Association.  He was one of HfL's original Board Members at set up in 1998.

He brings his experience as a Community Councillor and a spell as the Secretary of the East Lothian Care & Repair Charitable Trust to our Board.

Graeme MacGregor

Haddington

Neil MacDonald

Edinburgh

Originally from the Outer Hebrides but now living in Edinburgh.

Neil is a trained quantity/building surveyor with over 20 years experience working with councils and housing associations on reactive repairs and planned maintenance.  He is also trained and qualified in health and safety management including asbestos and fire safety. 

Neil aims to give back some of his knowledge and experience to benefit Homes for Life. 

Rob Hughes

Broughty Ferry

Rob is a retired housing professional with 40 years experience working in various social housing roles, the last of those as Operations Manager for Hillcrest Homes, responsible for the management of 6,500 tenancies. 

He has also previously served 12 years as a committee member of Rural Stirling Housing Association, and has served as a Scottish Housing Regulator board appointee to another Registered Social Landlord.

Debby Gillett

Innerleithen

Debby is a dedicated housing professional with 18 years of experience delivering services to social housing tenants across the Scottish Borders.

Currently working as a Development Manager Debby is regularly involved with contract management, acquisition, appraisal, negotiation, and the delivery of quality new build homes.  Key aspects of Debby’s work are to develop strategy, policy and process to ensure compliance, value for money, and business growth.

Alistair Kettles

Haddington

Originally from Dundee where he commenced his quantity surveyor training over 50 years ago with an East Lothian company. Subsequently moved to East Lothian where has lived over for 40 years.

Alistair is a highly experienced construction and property professional who has experience in the many sectors of the industry.  New build housing has regularly featured and he has worked with several social housing providers and mainstream speculative developments both as a contractor and developer.  He has extensive experience of working as an Executive Director board member and prior to retiring ran his own construction and property consultancy for over10 years.

Alistair retired after having a stroke and as part of his recovery goals he seeks voluntary opportunities to share his skillset to benefit others.

Gill Binnie

Chief Executive Office

Gill has more than 20 years’ experience leading the development and delivery of social housing services, with substantial experience of working in partnership with other RSL’s, Local Authorities, and Development Contractors on regeneration and new build projects.

She has a focus on improving Tenant Services, business efficiency and the Customer Journey.