Staff List
Placing arts at the heart of our social, economic and creative life.
The Arts Council staff includes art form specialists and support staff who will offer guidance and advice on funding opportunities and project development. Below is a list of staff members at the Arts Council and their contact details.
Chief Executive’s Office
| Title (Grade) | Name | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Executive | Roisín McDonough | (028) 92 623533 | chief@artscouncil-ni.org |
| Assistant to the Council and Directors (Temporary) | Diane Dillon | 075 0055 9260 | ddillon@artscouncil-ni.org |
| PA to the Chief Executive | Shirley Hanna | 075 0055 9266 | s.hanna@artscouncil-ni.org |
Arts Development Department
| Title (Grade) | Name | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director of Arts Development | Nóirín McKinney | (028) 92 623536 | nmckinney@artscouncil-ni.org |
Music
| Title (Grade) | Name | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Music | Ciaran Scullion | 075 0055 9269 | cscullion@artscouncil-ni.org |
| ADO Traditional Arts - including bands (Job share, Part time, Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesday AM) | Maria McAlister | 075 0055 9273 | mmcalister@artscouncil-ni.org |
| ADO Music and Traditional Arts (Secondment) | Joanne Wright | 075 0055 9274 | jwright@artscouncil-ni.org |
| AADO Music and Traditional Arts - including bands | Lisa Birkholz | 075 0055 9288 | lbirkholz@artscouncil-ni.org |
Literature
| Title (Grade) | Name | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Literature and Drama | Damian Smyth | 075 0055 9289 | dsmyth@artscouncil-ni.org |
| AADO Literature, Drama and Dance | Julie McBride | (028) 92 623530 | jmcbride@artscouncil-ni.org |
| AADO Literature, Drama and Dance | Roisin Murray | 075 0055 9291 | rmurray@artscouncil-ni.org |
Drama and Dance
| Title (Grade) | Name | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Literature and Drama | Damian Smyth | 075 0055 9289 | dsmyth@artscouncil-ni.org |
| ADO Drama and Dance Officer | Caoileann Curry-Thompson | (028) 92 623537 | cthompson@artscouncil-ni.org |
| Development Officer | Sonya Whitefield | 075 0055 9285 | swhitefield@artscouncil-ni.org |
| AADO Literature, Drama and Dance | Julie McBride | (028) 92 623530 | jmcbride@artscouncil-ni.org |
| AADO Literature, Drama and Dance | Roisin Murray | 075 0055 9291 | rmurray@artscouncil-ni.org |
Visual Arts
| Title (Grade) | Name | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Visual Arts | Suzanne Lyle | 075 0055 9292 | slyle@artscouncil-ni.org |
| ADO Visual Arts | Patricia Lavery | (028) 92 623542 | plavery@artscouncil-ni.org |
| ADO Visual Arts (currently on Maternity Leave) | Joanna Johnston | (028) 92 623523 | jjohnston@artscouncil-ni.org |
| AADO Visual Arts & Craft, Health & Venues | Robert Stephenson | 075 0055 9299 | rstephenson@artscouncil-ni.org |
| ADO Visual Arts (temporary, part/time maternity cover) | Jacqueline Barker | 075 0055 9300 | Jacqueline.barker@artscouncil-ni.org |
Operations
| Title (Grade) | Name | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director of Operations | Paul Harron | 075 0055 9303 | pharron@artscouncil-ni.org |
| Temporary Operations Manager | Maria Lynch | (028) 92 623528 | mlynch@artscouncil-ni.org |
| Arts Support Officer | Patricia Curran | (028) 92 623511 | pcurran@artscouncil-ni.org |
| Arts Support Officer | Joanne Forsyth | 075 0055 9304 | jforsyth@artscouncil-ni.org |
| Arts Support Officer | Olivia Gamble (Temp) | (028) 92 623520 | ogamble@artscouncil-ni.org |
| Deputy Operations Officer | Andrea McKittrick | (028) 92 623508 | amckittrick@artscouncil-ni.org |
| Creative Industries Development Officer | Matthew Malcolm | (028) 92 623558 | mmalcolm@artscouncil-ni.org |
Strategic Development Department
| Title (Grade) | Name | Phone |
|---|
Participatory Arts
| Title (Grade) | Name | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Community Arts and Education | Gilly Campbell | (028) 92 623504 | gcampbell@artscouncil-ni.org |
| ADO Programmes Officer | Lorraine Calderwood | (028) 92 623503 | lcalderwood@artscouncil-ni.org |
| ADO Community Arts (Part-time, Wednesday-Friday) | Lizzie Devlin | 075 0055 9318 | ldevlin@artscouncil-ni.org |
| ADO Youth Arts, Carnival & Circus (Safeguarding Officer) | Gavin O’Connor | 075 0055 9327 | goconnor@artscouncil-ni.org |
| AADO Community, Youth, Carnival & Circus Arts | Anne Shipton | 075 0055 9333 | ashipton@artscouncil-ni.org |
Voluntary Arts/Health and Disability
| Title (Grade) | Name | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Community Arts and Education | Gilly Campbell | (028) 92 623504 | gcampbell@artscouncil-ni.org |
| AADO Community, Youth, Carnival & Circus Arts | Anne Shipton | 075 0055 9333 | ashipton@artscouncil-ni.org |
Policy and Research
| Title (Grade) | Name | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Research and Policy Officer | Graeme Stevenson | 075 0055 9334 | gstevenson@artscouncil-ni.org |
| Research and Policy Officer | Ashleigh Lilley | 075 0055 9336 | alilley@artscouncil-ni.org |
| Creative Industries Development Officer | Matthew Malcolm | (028) 92 623558 | mmalcolm@artscouncil-ni.org |
Communications Department
| Title (Grade) | Name | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Communications Manager (Part-time) | Grainne McCann | 077 3854 3593 | gmccann@artscouncil-ni.org |
| Communications Officer | Matthew Hendry | (028) 92 623522 | mhendry@artscouncil-ni.org |
| Media Relations Officer (Part-time) | Sarah Coburn | (028) 92 623506 | scoburn@artscouncil-ni.org |
| Media and Communications Officer | Angela Warren | (028) 92 623552 | awarren@artscouncil-ni.org |
| Out of Hours Media Contact | Angela Warren | 078 4956 1919 | awarren@artscouncil-ni.org |
| Digital Content Officer | Leanne Magee | (028) 92 623538 | lmagee@artscouncil-ni.org |
Corporate Services Department
| Title (Grade) | Name | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director of Finance and Corporate Services | Geoffrey Troughton | (028) 92 623549 | gtroughton@artscouncil-ni.org |
| Office Manager | Vincent Crossey | (028) 92 623509 | vcrossey@artscouncil-ni.org |
HR
| Title (Grade) | Name | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR Manager (Part-time) | Shanon Downey | (028) 92 623514 | sdowney@artscouncil-ni.org |
| Departmental Support Officer (Corporate Services) (Part-time) | Siobhan McDowell | (028) 92 623535 | smcdowell@artscouncil-ni.org |
| HR Manager | Witney Williamson | 075 0055 9366 | wwilliamson@artscouncil-ni.org |
Finance
| Title (Grade) | Name | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finance Manager | James McCumiskey | 077 8820 0762 | jmccumiskey@artscouncil-ni.org |
| Accountant | Linda Gallagher | 075 0055 9349 | lgallagher@artscouncil-ni.org |
| Finance Officer | John Paul Fitzsimons | (028) 92 623516 | jpfitzsimons@artscouncil-ni.org |
| Finance Officer | Christine Ferris | 075 0055 9355 | cferris@artscouncil-ni.org |
IT
| Title (Grade) | Name | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Generalist IT Officer (Temporary) | Matthew Lindsay | (028) 92 623554 | mlindsay@artscouncil-ni.org |
Registry
| Title (Grade) | Name | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Receptionist AM (Temporary, part/time) | Natasha Goulden | (028) 92 623555 | ngoulden@artscouncil-ni.org |
| Receptionist PM (Temporary, part/time) | Heather Hamilton | (028) 92 623555 | hhamilton@artscouncil-ni.org |