Charlie Nicell Expand Charlie Nicell Former Chair of the Verbal Board, Charlie was an engineer in the power industry. He held operational roles in large-scale power plants before starting a consultancy business Human Resource Management. He then worked as the O&M Manager in a biomass plant burning recycled wood.
Dr Gerry Cleary Ph. D Expand Dr Gerry Cleary Ph. D Dr Gerry Cleary had an academic teaching career, before joining the International Office of Queen’s University to recruit international students and facilitate university liaison. He was Assistant Professor of Intercultural Studies in I Shou University, Taiwan and teaches in the QUB Open Learning Centre.
Lisa Bradley Expand Lisa Bradley Dr Lisa Bradley is Head of International Business at Magee College, Ulster University. She holds a third Dan black belt in judo, and was a silver medallist at the 2002 Commonwealth Games, as well as being twice World Masters champion.
Padraig Canavan Expand Padraig Canavan Derry/Londonderry based, Padraig Canavan is married to Jill and they have four children. Padraig founded international software house Singularity. He chairs Hunter Apparel, Scattr, Flowforma and LitheIT. He is also on the boards of InvestNI, the Londonderry Chamber of Commerce, St Mary's College, NWRC, and U4D.
Steven Lindsay Expand Steven Lindsay, Treasurer Steven is a chartered accountant and a chartered internal auditor. He has been Chief Executive and Director of Finance in Health and Social Care, and a partner in an accountancy practice. He sits on the boards of organisations in the public, charity, and not-for-profit sectors.
Tom Frawley Expand Tom Frawley Tom Frawley, CBE, was the Northern Ireland Ombudsman until March 2016, a position he accepted following a long and distinguished career in the NHS. Tom is Visiting Professor of Leadership attached to the Faculty of Business and Management School of Accounting at Ulster University.