Meet the board
Steven Sweeney
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Steven is the Chief Executive of Voluntary Action South Lanarkshire (VASLan), the Third Sector Interface for South Lanarkshire.
Steven’s background is in teaching and coaching, he has a BSc in Sports Studies and a Postgraduate PGDE in Education. He previously led Aberdeen FC and their partner charity to being named by UEFA as the Best Professional Club in the Community in Europe. Leading with a strong emphasis on participation in physical activity and sport, education, promoting equality, diversity and inclusion, and community development.
He is now a Board Member of Sportscotland, Scotland’s national sports agency. Steven is also the Convenor at Children in Scotland, supporting all children to have an equal chance to flourish.