Karen Hillhouse

DPHA Vice-chair & Chair of Community Development and Wider Role Committee; Health and Safety Committee.

Karen is originally from the East End of Glasgow and moved to Dalmuir as a DPHA tenant in 1982. She has a son, a granddaughter and two grandsons who all live in Clydebank.

She is a former Secretary of Clydebank Women’s Forum and previously worked for Women’s Aid.

Karen is also a previous secretary and treasurer of the Dalmuir Plots Project. She helped raise almost £500,000 to regenerate the allotments with the help of Dalmuir Park Housing Association and Community Links Scotland.

She is currently employed as a Project Delivery Assistant with Glasgow Housing Association.

Karen said: “I feel it’s really important that people take ownership of their own communities. Housing Associations like Dalmuir Park listen to what their tenants are saying and I like to know that I am doing my bit to help improve the area. Being part of a Housing Association Committee is also good for your personal development as you learn new skills.”