2024-06-19T14:50:39+00:00

Meet Friends: treasurer Ian Mackie

Meet Ian Mackie, who took over as our treasurer at Friends of Roxburghe House Grampian in March last year.

He had recently stepped away from a busy full-time chief financial officer position in the learning and development sector into a part-time role in a local chartered accountancy practice with the intention of dedicating more of his time to volunteer work.

And that is where Friends of Roxburghe House came in.

A former colleague of Ian - Audrey Adams, who instigated the cuddle-bed fundraising initiative - suggested his eminent suitability to Friends chairman Barbara Manson.

As the previous treasurer Peter Clark had announced he was planning to retire and with Ian’s impressive financial resume in mind, it was a timely introduction and Ian was appointed to the position at last year’s AGM.

Ian said: “Peter had served the charity well for over a decade so I approached the challenge with some trepidation because those are big shoes to fill.”

However he has risen to the challenge admirably, as was shown in his presentation at this year’s AGM which focused the great work the charity does to support the patients, their families and the staff of Roxburghe House Grampian.

“As a chartered accountant, managing the finances is a significant part of what I do,” he said.

“However what I aim to bring to the role are the stories behind the numbers and for that reason I’m very proud of this year’s report.

“One of the best parts of being a trustee is listening to people and their connections to Roxburghe House. I'm consistently humbled by the stories that are shared with me.

“And that goes for my fellow trustees as well. It amazes me that they all give their time freely, and no one is paid for their role.

“However, despite the brilliant and widespread expertise on offer, we are constrained by the time we have to give so we are looking to strengthen the board.

“This will let us add some brilliant new projects to support in 2024 and beyond and that’s definitely something to look forward to.”

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