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,...
Geraldine Gilpin
Role: Chief Executive Company: Abbeyfield UK (NI) Track Record: Studied law and after a brief spell in accountancy became director of Extra Care for Older People.Took career break when her family was young but returned to work in 1996 as regional co-ordinator for Abbeyfield What does your role involve? As Chief Executive of Abbeyfield UK...
Aine McVerry
Role: Director of marketing and communications Company: The MAC, Belfast Track Record: What does your role involve? I once read that to be successful in marketing you had to be comfortable with both the art and science of your role. I think that this sums it up really well. My role involves a lot of...
Claire Carson
Role: Deli Manager Company: Centra, Ballymoney Track Record: What does your job entail? My key role, like Deli counter managers in Centra stores across Northern Ireland, is to help provide a varied range of high quality and popular ‘on the go’ meals for customers. I give direction to the team on the deli counter, design menus, select the...