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Staff Members

TITLE
(Grade)

NAME

PHONE
EMAIL

Chief Executive
(SCS)

Roisín
McDonough

(028) 90385200

chief@artscouncil-ni.org

Chief Executive Roisin McDonough

PA to Chief Executive
(EO1)

Wilma Haines

(028) 90385217

whaines@artscouncil-ni.org

Arts Development Department

Director of Arts Development
(UG7)

Nóirín
McKinney

(028) 90385216

nmckinney@artscouncil-ni.org

Noirin
Director of Operations
(UG7)

Lorraine
McDowell
(028) 90385215

lmcdowell@artscouncil-ni.org

Lorraine McDowell

Director
(UG7)

Nick
Livingston

(028) 90385212

nlivingston@artscouncil-ni.org

Communications Manager
(DP)
Grainne
McCann
(028) 90385206

Sector Business Development Manager
(DP)

Vacancy

Operations Officer
(SO)
Maria
Lynch
(028) 90385224
Capital Projects Officer
(DP)
Lorraine
Calderwood
(028) 90385265
Small Grants Programme Officer
(SO)
Edel Murphy (028) 90385203

emurphy@artscouncil-ni.org

Communications Officer
(SO)
Matthew
Hendry
(028) 90385210
Media and Communications Officer
(Part-time)
(SO)
Maeve Lewis
(Maternity Cover)
(028)
90385263
Media Relations Officer
(SO)
Sarah Coburn (028)
90385263

scoburn@artscouncil-ni.org

Student Placement (Communications) Christopher Sloan (028)
90385200

csloan@artscouncil-ni.org

Public Affairs Officer
(SO)
Fiona MacMillan (028)
90385226
fmacmillan@artscouncil-ni.org
Departmental Support Officer to Arts Development and the Director of Strategic Development
(EO2)
Patricia Curran (028) 90385227 pcurran@artscouncil-ni.org
Arts Development Department - Arts Development Officers
Head of Drama and Literature
(DP)
Damian
Smyth 
(028) 90385244
Head of Visual Arts
(DP)
Suzanne
Lyle
(028) 90385249
Head of Community and Participatory Arts (DP)
Fionnuala Walsh (028) 90385247 fwalsh@artscouncil-ni.org
Head of Music
(DP)
Rosa Solinas (028) 90385260 rsolinas@artscouncil-ni.org
Visual Arts
(CE)
Deirdre Robb (028) 90385241 drobb@artscouncil-ni.org
Visual Arts
(Part-time)
(CE)
Joanna Harvey (028) 90385262 jharvey@artscouncil-ni.org
Community Arts
(Job Share)
(CE)
Joan Dempster
(028) 90385269
Community Arts
(Job Share)
(CE)
Christabel Williamson (028) 90385277 cwilliamson@artscouncil-ni.org
Drama and Dance
(CE)
Gilly
Campbell
(028) 90385207
Traditional Arts (including bands)
(CE)
Maria McAlister (028) 90385261 mmcalister@artscouncil-ni.org
Youth Arts
(CE)
Gavin
O'Connor
(028) 90385239
Development Officer
Sonya Whitefield
(028) 90385213
Arts Development Department - Research and Policy Officers
Research and Policy Officer
(SO)
Karen Barklie
(028) 90385242
Research and Policy Officer
(SO)
Graeme
Stevenson
(028) 90385243
Policy Development Officer
(SO)
Jacqueline Witherow (028) 90385219

jwitherow@artscouncil-ni.org

Arts Development Department - Assistant Arts Development Officers
Visual Arts and Craft
(EO1)
Anne
Shipton
(028) 90385248
Arts and Disability
Arts and Health
Voluntary Arts
Community Arts
(EO1)
Debbie
Young
(028) 90385233
Drama
Dance
Architecture
Capital
Public Art
(EO1)
Maria
O'Kane
(028) 90385223
Music, Opera
Bands
Traditional Arts
(EO1)
Julie
McBride
(028) 90385235
Literature and
Youth Arts
(EO1)
Craig
Corsar
(028) 90385202

ccorsar@artscouncil-ni.org

Arts Development Department - Arts Support Officers
Arts Support Officer
(EO2)
Brendan
Carson
(028) 90385205
Arts Support Officer
(EO2)
Joanne Forsyth 028 90385221

jforsyth@artscouncil-ni.org

Arts Support Officer
(EO2) (Temporary)
Donna Hunter
(028) 90385208
Arts Support Officer
(EO2)
Robert Stephenson
(028) 90385230
Re-imaging Communities
Community Development Officer
(PO3)
(Maternity Leave)
Sara Shields (028)
90385268
sshields@artscouncil-ni.org
Community Development Officer
(PO3)
Ann Ward (028) 90385267

award@artscouncil-ni.org

Community Development Officer
(Temporary)
(EO2)
Ciara Shaw (028) 90385266 cshaw@artscouncil-ni.org
Creative Industries Innovation Fund
Development Officer
(SO)
David McConnell (028) 90385270

dmcconnell@artscouncil-ni.org

Development Officer
(SO)
Greg Marrs (028) 90385204

gmarrs@artscouncil-ni.org

Creative Industries Innovation Fund Support Officer
(EO2)
Kathryn Young (028) 90385271

kyoung@artscouncil-ni.org

Cultural Olympiad
Cultural Olympiad Creative Programmer
(DP)
Cian Smyth (028) 90385273 csmyth@artscouncil-ni.org
Legacy Trust UK Programme
Co-Ordinator
(SO)
Marian Clark de Monreal (028) 90385276

mclarkdemonreal@artscouncil-ni.org

Support Officer
(EO2)

Marlyn
Beck
(028) 90385228
Corporate Services Department
Director of Finance and Corporate Services
(UG7)
Geoffrey Troughton

(028) 90385218

gtroughton@artscouncil-ni.org

Geoffrey Troughton

IT Manager
(DP)

Ken
Bartley

(028) 90385225

kbartley@artscouncil-ni.org

Finance Manager
(DP)

Edel Bonar

(028) 90385214

HR Officer
(SO)
Claire
Kilpatrick
(028) 90385264

ckilpatrick@artscouncil-ni.org

HR Officer
(SO)

Shanon Gillen (028)
90385274
sgillen@artscouncil-ni.org
Verification Officer
(temporary)
(EO1)
Gordon Clark (028)
90385280
gclark@artscouncil-ni.org
IT Officer
(EO1)
Francis
Pill 
(028) 90385245
E-Media Officer
(EO1)
Brian
Byrne
(028) 90385240

bbyrne@artscouncil-ni.org

Student Placement (IT) Scott Gibson (028)
90385200
sgibson@artscouncil-ni.org

Executive Assistant to the Council
(SO)

Claire
Robinson

(028) 90385229

crobinson@artscouncil-ni.org

Assistant Accountant
(SO)

Linda Gallagher

(028) 90385237 lgallagher@artscouncil-ni.org

Assistant
Finance Officer
(EO2)

John Paul Fitzsimmons

(028) 90385211


jpfitzsimons@artscouncil-ni.org

Assistant
Finance Officer
(EO2)
Martina
Morrow
(028) 90385211

mmorrow@artscouncil-ni.org

Student Placement (Finance) Eirnin McDermott (028)
90385200
emcdermott@artscouncil-ni.org
Departmental Support Officer
(EO2)

Anne
Goodwin

(028) 90385231

agoodwin@artscouncil-ni.org

Registry Officer
(AO)
Joe
Reilly
(028) 90385234
Registry Officer
(AO)
Siobhan
McDowell
(028) 90385234
Registry Officer
(AO)
Toni
Cully
(028) 90385200
Receptionist
(AO)
Jenny
Gallon
(028) 90385200

Also based at the Arts Council

Creative and Cultural Skills

Northern Ireland Manager

Sara
Graham

(028) 90385200

Sara.Graham@ccskills.org.uk

Creative & Cultural Skills is the Sector Skills Council for the advertising, craft, cultural heritage, design, literature, music, performing arts and visual arts industries.  We are the link between industry, government and education, working in partnership to identify skills gaps and develop real solutions.  Please visit our website to find out more www.ccskills.org.uk

       

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