Mr. Alan McDonald

Head of Development & Property Services, Govanhill Housing Association
Mr. Alan McDonald
Alan has worked in housing for over 30 years. Alan’s career has seen him work for A. D. Holmes & McDonald Chartered Architects, Ross & Cromarty District Council, Glasgow City Council, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth District Council and East Dunbartonshire Council among others. Alan has also chaired the advisory group and members forums of Happy to Translate and participated as a committee member of WESRA and Housing Diversity. He joined Govanhill Housing Association in 1999 has been a member of the Chartered Institute of Housing since 2007. Alan is also an affiliate member of the Royal Institute of Architects in Scotland.

He has a keen interest in development activities, repair of pre-1919 sandstone tenements and improving the energy efficiency of social and owner occupied housing along with providing high class customer services.

Alan has a Bachelor of Architecture from the Mackintosh School of Architecture at Glasgow School of Art as well as a Post Graduate Diploma in Housing Studies from Heriot Watt University.