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DUSF Board of Directors

The Dundee United Supporters’ Foundation is governed by a Board of Directors.

The Board is made up of passionate Dundee United fans who work diligently and professionally to provide an additional avenue to financially assist the club. They work hard to identify suitable, achievable projects that can be put to members for consideration. They also take their role of financial stewardship of members funds very seriously. The Board manage all aspects of the Foundation and each Board member has distinct responsibilities, outlined below.

Martin Manzi

Communications

Responsibilities
- Social Media
- Mainstream Media
- Merchandising Procurement
- Members Newsletters
- DUFC Engagement

Martin was educated at Lawside Academy and graduated from Heriot Watt University in 1980 with a BSc Hons in Civil Engineering. He is a Chartered Engineer and has spent most of his career in the gas transportation industry and has held various senior management positions in engineering, safety, risk management and legal compliance.
Lucky enough to have seen all of United’s trophy wins, as well as too many Hampden heartaches, which prompted Martin’s involvement as co-editor of the award winning fanzine ‘The Final Hurdle’ a popular publication with United fans through 1988 to 2000.
He is the current Chair of local charity Dundee Volunteer and Voluntary Action, and is on the committee for Dundee Westfest.
Martin lives in Dundee and is married with a son, daughter and grandson.

Mike Evans

Events

Responsibilities
- Events Co-ordination
- Activities Co-ordination
- Fan Liaison
- Membership Certification
- DUFC Engagement

Mike Evans is a Chartered Fellow and Graduate of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.
He was Manager of the Employment Disability Unit of Dundee City Council for 21 years and was President of the European Union of Supported Employment for four years. Mike was Chairman and a founding member of the Scottish Union of Supported Employment. He is the author of Employing People with Disabilities, which was published as a best practice guide by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and he has delivered presentations, workshops and training courses throughout the United Kingdom, Europe and America. Mike was also a Sergeant in the RAF prior to returning to Dundee.
Mike has been a United fan all his life – he still has his Dundee United Junior Supporters card from 1962. He is a Founder Member of ArabTrust and he started the Young Lions whilst part of the Dundee United Business Club.

Graham McLelland

Finance

Responsibilities
- Annual Accounts & Tax Returns
- HMRC & Companies House
- Bank Operations
- Bill Payments
- Record Keeping

Graham’s first game at Tannadice was against Standard Liege in 1978. He then grew up with the United team of the late 70’s/80’s, and as well as the obvious trophy wins, has fond memories of Barcelona and Borussia Monchengladbach away.
Educated at Monifieth High School and Dundee College, Graham started his accountancy career with Ernst & Young, qualifying as ACCA in 1996. Graham has been a partner in FourM Chartered Accountants since 2000.
Graham played amateur football for Broughty United and cricket for Forfarshire Cricket Club but is now retired due to family commitments, and being too old and stiff.
He is married and has four young children.

Ged Bell

Operations

Responsibilities
- Members Services
- Members Payments
- Membership growth
- Data Management & Compliance
- Systems Management
- DUFC Engagement

Ged is a life-long Arab, who hails from Fintry, attending Tannadice for the first time in 1966. After giving up a distinctly average amateur goalie career, Ged has been a season ticket holder at Tannadice. On leaving Lawside Academy in 1975, he served an apprenticeship with NCR, later leaving to pursue technology roles throughout the UK. After several senior roles, he was appointed Head of IT with Dundee City Council in 2007. During that time, he chaired the Society of IT Management in Scotland, and took up board positions in public sector digital transformation. He also chaired the Lochee and then Maryfield Community Planning Partnerships. After leaving DDC in 2015, he worked as a self-employed digital transformation consultant.
Ged represented Dundee when it was recognised as a world-leader in Schools technology by the New York-based Intelligent Communities Forum in 2010. He graduated MBA with distinction in 2003 from Dundee University. He is currently a board member at Dundee & Angus College.
He is married with three grown-up kids and one granddaughter and lives in Broughty Ferry.

Denis McGurk

Distribution & Governance

Responsibilities
- Merchandising Distribution
- Rewards Distribution
- DUSG
- Social Media Authorisations
- Social Media Governance

Denis was educated at Harris Academy 1966-71 and joined the Post Office as an engineer apprentice. After a long career spanning 44 years he retired in October 2015. He held various roles at senior management level for the latter 20 years of his time with the company covering Field Operations, Field Controls, Network Investment end Efficiency dealing with business plans and annual budgets of more than £20m and Change Management.
Denis started going to Tannadice in the early 1960s and even when he moved away from Dundee in 1982 he still attended home games, apart from a period when he was in Switzerland for a year. He recalls the Massacre of ’65 vividly, that famous first game v Barcelona and the glory years when silverware started to arrive at Tannadice. He delighted in telling colleagues who supported the big English clubs of United’s incredible record v Barcelona along with other memorable European nights.
Now retired Denis was looking for something to do to pay back into the club he loves and feels the Foundation is the ideal platform to do something positive.
Denis returned to live in Dundee in 2006 and is married with 3 daughters and 4 grandchildren; all his grandkids are members of the Foundation.

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DUSF News & Events

June 23, 2023 in News

DUSF Members vote to complete Gussie Park works

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January 10, 2023 in News

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