Office Bearers & Officials

QPCC Office Bearers & Committee Members 2019-20

President & Trustee: Maureen Anderson

As President, my main role is to welcome and introduce guest speakers and judges to club meetings. I also chair all Trustee and committee meetings and ensure that the club meets its obligations to its members and the Scottish charity regulator.

I joined QPCC in 2008 and have enjoyed learning about a wide range of photography. In 2017, I took on the position of Vice President, which involved deputising for the President where necessary and delivering the vote of thanks speech to visiting speakers and judges.

I have also been Syllabus Secretary since 2016 and will be pleased to hand over the role to another member next year!

Vice President & Trustee: Sandy Gilmour

The Vice President role involves deputising for the President where necessary and delivering the vote of thanks speech to visiting speakers and judges.edit.

Club Secretary & Trustee: Alan Forbes

The Club Secretary's main duty is to record and promptly distribute the minutes of all committee and general meetings and highlight all the action points for committee members.

He also conducts all official correspondence on behalf of the club except for those matters that may be delegated to appropriate committee members.

Treasurer & Trustee: Claire Milligan

As the current Treasurer of the Queen’s Park Camera Club, my primary role is to record all of the financial transactions undertaken by the Club throughout the year. The status of the finances is presented to club committee at the monthly committee meeting. I also prepare the audited Annual Accounts which are presented to the membership for review and comments/discussion at the Annual General Meeting.

Despite having owned cameras since childhood, over the years I have produced only albums of snapshots. However, I think photography may be in the genes: my father was a keen amateur photographer who turned the attic of our home into a photographic studio with a darkroom. I finally began to take an interest in learning how to take photographs properly only a couple of years ago, joining QPCC in 2014. And now I’m hooked!

Membership Secretary & Trustee: Tom Doherty

The responsibilities of the Membership Secretary are to ensure that the membership list is current with all categories of membership and that contact details are up to date. He also maintains the waiting list of potential new members and contacts them when vacancies occur following attendance reviews. At the start of the new photographic season, new members to QPCC are invited to attend a New Members Social Evening, hosted by the President and the Membership Secretary, where they can get to know each other, be briefed and ask questions on the many and varied activities of QPCC. Additionally, all new and rejoining members are invited to attend the Registration Evening on the Thursday before the start of every new season, where they are registered, their membership fee collected by the Treasurer and issued with a copy of the new season syllabus.

Syllabus Secretary: Maureen Anderson

The role of the Syllabus Secretary is to plan, develop and organise the future program of events for QPCC’s weekly Thursday evening meetings. In addition to timetabling the regular club features such as competitions and presentations by QPCC members and social occasions, it also involves engaging around a dozen speakers each season to give lectures to the club on different aspects of photography.

"I am pleased to be continuing in the role of Syllabus Secretary and will be developing the program of events for the weekly Thursday evening meetings. As well as the regular presentations, competitions and social occasions, I will be on the lookout for speakers. I know that within our membership there is a wide range of photographic interests so I would be pleased to hear your recommendations for speakers and topics. Please let me know your suggestions – either in person or email me via the Google group".

Syllabus Facilitator: Bob Collins

As Syllabus Facilitator, my function is to contact each speaker about two weeks in advance of their presentation to ensure that they know the location of our Club Rooms.

Also, if they are going to be traveling a distance, they would be offered the opportunity of having something to eat before the meeting, in which case, I would accompany them for a meal locally at the Club's expense.

My final duty is to send a letter or email expressing our thanks on behalf of our members for making the evening so successful.

Print Exhibition Secretary: Sheila Clark

As Exhibition Secretary for prints, my main role in the club is to collect entries for the various internal print competitions held during the season. Entries can be handed to me any time up to and including the ringed date in the syllabus. Once collated, they are delivered to the judge. I also collect entries for any external competitions which are held at various times during the season.

My interest in photography started when I was given a little camera at the age of 8. Like many teenagers in the 1970’s, I had a couple of instamatic cameras before purchasing a cheap SLR in 1980. I purchased my first Canon SLR in 1984 and I've used Canon ever since.

I joined the club in 1993 and by coming along to various groups and entering the competitions I have developed my photography skills. I enjoy general photography and in the club I am known for my photography of The Royal Family, which is an interest I have had since the age of four. I use my photography in my job as a Home Economics teacher to record, in particular, the cakes produced by pupils in the department. From time to time I photograph other events in the school and have taken the school prom photos for a number of years.

Projected Image Exhibition Secretary: Sandy Gilmour

With a membership of more than 100 members, many who are active in both internal and external competitions, the role of PI Exhibition Secretary is quite a challenge. We have several digital competitions on the syllabus, and many others besides. In an average season, there may be as many as 12 competitions, involving a great deal of form filling, scrutinising entries and several selection processes involving the ACE Group. It also involves ensuring that image submissions conform to all rules and regulations and also sizing and titling conventions, before onward delivery for assessment.

On a personal note, my working career incorporated engineering design, manufacture and plant operation across light, medium and heavy engineering – a competitive environment! My interest in photography began some years ago and throughout my working career I have been involved in creating images to illustrate various companies’ engineering capabilities through client presentations, sales brochures and technical manuals. I had never really studied photography in such depth until I joined the club two years ago and find it absorbing - every day is a school day. In the last two years I’ve attended all of the club’s instruction classes and found them extremely useful and the support provided is second to none.