Nicola Wilson
Role: Head of Economic Development Company: Craigavon Borough Council Track Record: What does your role involve? My role primarily involves taking responsibility for developing and delivering Craigavon Borough Council’s work in relation to economic development, town centre management, tourism, public realm, public art, festivals/ events and rural development. We work with local companies, business owner/managers,...
Carmel O’Connor
Role: Head of corporate responsibility for BT in Ireland Company: BT Track Record: After university worked in the PR team at Diageo for six years before moving to BT to take up the post of media relations manage What is your career background? After university I worked in the PR team at Diageo for six...
Paul Cassidy
Role: Student Support Outreach Advisor Company: University of Ulster Track Record: What does your role involve? Designing policies and protocols in relation to students coming from a background of care to study at the University of Ulster. This is aided by developing structures and delivering services that enable young people to reach their full potential...
Jane McClenaghan
Role: Nutritional coach Company: Vital Nutrition Track Record: Attended Reading University to study food science, followed by a three-year diploma course in nutritional therapy and a one-year teaching course for adult learning. After that Jane worked in a nutrition laboratory before joining The Nutrition Practitioner What does your job entail? I own and run my...
Sean Scott
Role: Maritime Events Consultant Company: Ocean Track Record: What does your job entail? I work as an independent maritime events consultant. I am currently working on the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race 2011-12. FG Wilson are the yacht sponsors of the Derry-Londonderry yacht. They are really maximising the opportunities to network and market in...
Pauline O’Flynn
Role: Area Manager Company: Lifeline Track Record: What does your role involve? Counselling charity Contact runs the regional 24/7 crisis Lifeline helpline service, a major project under the Protect Life Suicide Prevention Strategy. There are two main aspects to the delivery of this service: the helpline part of the service, where any member of the...
Dympna McGlade
Role: Policy Director Company: Community Relations Council Track Record: What does your role involve? I have been the Policy Director for the Community Relations Council (CRC) for over 10 years, ably assisted by team members Gemma, Bebhinn and Grace. During this time I have seen major changes in the nature of community relation work and...
Naomi Thompson
Role: Senior cancer prevention officer Company: Ulster Cancer Foundation Track Record: A nursing graduate who worked with the Western Board and also gained a Masters degree in health promotion What do you do? My job is extremely varied. I work within a team at the Ulster Cancer Foundation (UCF), Northern Ireland’s leading cancer charity, as well as...
Caroline Mooney
Role: Consumer Affairs Officer Company: Consumer Council Track Record: Worked with a number of public sector bodies before joining the Consumer Council as a researcher in the energy team. What does your role involve? My role is to increase consumer skills and confidence in relation to managing money. For me, this means helping people take...
Jack Gillis
Role: Apprentice Company: Greiner Gold Apprentice Track Record: Left school post GCSEs to join the Greiner Gold course What does your job entail?My job as a Greiner Gold apprentice involves me working for thirteen weeks at a time in eight different technical areas within the company. These areas include printing maintenance, print technician, thermoforming maintenance,...