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...
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...