Pictured (L to R): Tony Reynolds (Deputy Chairman), Paddy Bailie (Chairman), Angela Colhoun, Brian Scott, Hugh Donnelly, Carmel McGuckian, Lord Leitch (Deputy Chairman, Lloyds Banking Group), Janet Leckey, Jim McCooe, Janine Donnelly, Robert Agnew and Sandara Kelso-Robb (Executive Director).
Paddy Bailie - Chairman
Paddy Bailie trained as a physiotherapist and specialised in paediatrics. Paddy has a long involvement with the Voluntary sector and has worked on behalf of the Cedar Foundation and the Samaritans.
Tony Reynolds OBE – Deputy Chairman
Tony Reynolds has spent most of his working career with Gilbert Ash, serving as Chief Executive from 1988-2003 and then in the non-executive position of Chairman. Tony has been involved in a range of professional and voluntary bodies and was awarded the OBE in 1998 for services to the construction industry, industrial relations and charitable organisations.
Robert Agnew
Robert Agnew is a graduate of Trinity College Dublin. He spent 13 years in the textile industry as Sales Director for a County Armagh company, before becoming Marketing Manager for the (newly re-opened) Grand Opera House Belfast and for the Belfast Festival at Queen’s, of which he was Executive Director from 1994 to 2000.
Angela Colhoun DL
Angela is a lawyer living in Omagh.
Hugh Donnelly
Hugh Donnelly is a Chartered Accountant with broad experience in the financial services industry. He has held leadership roles within the Corporate Banking and Asset Finance markets and is presently Northern Ireland Regional Director for Certus. He is a graduate of Queen’s University, Belfast.
Janine Donnelly
Janine Donnelly is a Local Director for Halifax Northern Ireland, part of Lloyds Banking Group and has spent most of her working life within Senior Management positions of Leeds Permanent, Halifax, Sainsbury's Bank and HBOS. She is currently Banking Sales Director for West of England and NI and is also an Assessor on the Lloyds Banking Group Talent Development Programme.
James Grant
James Grant is a Chartered Accountant with extensive experience of the third sector. He has held various financial and senior management positions within the voluntary and community sector throughout Northern Ireland and in London. James is interested in counselling and also works as a volunteer.
Janet Leckey
Janet Leckey had a career in social work and in research in higher education. She served on the Board of the Health Promotion Agency for Northern Ireland (HPAN) and was a volunteer for 26 years with Cruse Bereavement Care. Currently she sits as a Lay Magistrate and is a lay assessor with the National Clinical Assessment Service (NCAS).
Jim McCooe
Jim Mc Cooe has 25 years experience in Retail Banking. He also acts as Lloyds Banking Group's Regional Ambassador for Northern Ireland. Jim is a graduate of Durham University and is married with two teenage children. He is an active volunteer in his local Church and Gaelic Football Club.
Brian Scott
Brian Scott worked in publishing and international agribusiness for many years, and has recently stepped down as Chief Executive of Oxfam Ireland. He serves on several local and public charity boards and is a Trustee of the National Museums Northern Ireland.