Conor Mannion Board Apprentice Expand Conor is a Business Consultant within the aviation industry having studied Aeronautical engineering where he lived in Switzerland for many years. He recently completed his Master’s in business psychologist from Trinity College Dublin and launched a business psychology company called The Better Society ltd, supporting people to achieve fulfilment in the workplace. His passion lies with helping charities and organisation solve problems and supporting people.
Dr Gerry Cleary Ph. D Board Member Expand 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.
Jason McIntosh Board Member Expand Jason is a Chartered Accountant and is Senior Finance Manager at Seagate Technology where he is responsible for the Accounting group in the UK and Ireland and across a number of EMEA locations. He previously worked in accountancy practice as an audit manager. Jason studied an LLB in Law, and a Masters in Corporate Governance at Queen's University Belfast. He is also on the board of Groundwork NI, where he currently chairs the Finance & Personnel Committee.
June Coates Board Member Expand June - now retired - worked at Seagate Technology for 24 years where she was Internal Communications and Community Engagement Manager. In this role, she was responsible for local employee communications, PR, sponsorships and community partnerships. The latter included the development and delivery of a number of STEM programmes for local schools and the promotion and facilitation of employee volunteering opportunities.
Mark Moroney Chair Expand Professional engineer with extensive business experience in Ireland and North America. Served for 21 years as a senior manager in the largest high tech employer in N Ireland, Seagate Technology. Was responsible for total facilities construction and management. Hold a masters in Engineering management, a BAI in electronic engineering and a BA in economics.
Padraig Canavan Vice Chair Expand 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.
Paul Healy Board Member Expand Paul Healy works as a programme manager in the technology sector. He is the co-founder of Fantom, (https://www.fantom.me ) a technology provider to supermarket sales promoters. He also works as a decision support consultant in the consulting collective Get Real (https://www.getreal.ie ), and is an Accredited Member of the Association of Facilitators. Based in Derry/Londonderry he works with international clients in Media, Internet, and Technology businesses.
Steven Lindsay Treasurer Expand 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.
Valerie Dinsmore Board Member Expand Valerie was born and brought up in Derry and now lives in London. Her background is in policy, strategy and community engagement in local government and health services. She works as a freelance consultant, training commissioners in health and social care. She is also a qualified librarian.