Kelly McAllister
Role: Managing Director Company: Lough & Quay Estate Agents & Property Consultants Track Record: What is your educational background? After completing my degree at Queens I spent a year working in a very fast paced sales driven job, which I found to be an amazing benefit when establishing Lough & Quay. Since joining Lough &...
Sinead Polland
Role: Nurse Manager Company: Lucas Love Healthcare Track Record: What is your educational background? I studied Nursing at The City Hospital Belfast and University of Ulster. I was one of the first P2000 Nurses. What was your very first job? When training my love was always care of Dementia sufferers and I recognised the fantastic...
Owain Martin
Role: Finance and Operations Manager Company: Marks and Spencer Track Record: Worked with M&S while an under-graduate before entering the firm full-time and working in stores throughout Northern Ireland. What does your job entail? My job is extremely varied and no two days are the same, which makes it very exciting and different. The role...
Nisha Tandon
Role: Director Company: ArtsEkta Track Record: Studied theatre at the National School of Drama in New Delhi before moving to Northern Ireland. Initially volunteered for ArtsEkta until it was formally funded What does your role involve? I am the director of ArtsEkta – which is Northern Ireland’s leading ethnic arts organisation. The core of my...
Cian Smyth
Role: London 2012 Creative Programmer Company: Arts Council of Northern Ireland Track Record: An arts student, Cian previously worked with the UK Film Council and Northern Ireland Screen What does your role involve? I lead the creation and promotion of the Cultural Olympiad programme and its finale, the London 2012 Festival in Northern Ireland, which runs until...
Sean Conlon
Role: Big Bus Coordinator Company: Action Cancer Track Record: What does your job entail? My main duties involve working with companies, community groups and health trusts to organise bookings for the charity’s Big Bus mobile unit, which offers breast screening and cancer prevention services in communities across Northern Ireland. The job entails a lot of...
Alan Mercer
Role: Partner Company: Hillmount Nursery Track Record: Completed a BSC in business management and horticulture at university in Essex as well as the Scotts Lawn Care Masterclass in the US What does your job entail? Working in a garden centre you never know what you will be doing next. Recently I managed a £500,000.00 extension...
Michael Lindsay
Role: Travelwise NI sustainable travel co-ordinator Company: Northern Ireland Civil Service Track Record: Michael has been in the Northern Ireland Civil Service for over 35 years and have been working within Travelwise NI for four years. He completed a business degree, part-time, at the University of Ulster. What does your role involve? I work for...
Donna McKenna
Role: Qualified Person Company: Almac Track Record: Took a degree in biological sciences at University of Ulster and also completed a one year diploma in industrial studies. On graduation, worked with an API manufacturer in quality assurance before moving to Almac eight years ago What does your job entail? My job as a Qualified Person...
Suzy McIlveen
Role: Regional Fundraising Events Manager Company: Marie Curie Cancer Care Track Record: What does your role involve? I am responsible for all fundraising events led by Marie Curie Cancer Care in Northern Ireland. As part of this I manage, lead and develop our events team to maximise the number of people participating for Marie Curie...