Experience

International Association for Community Development (IACD)

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• European Trustee and Chair of the Board

  • Jul 2019 - Present



Prospect Community

• United Kingdom
• Education Administration Programs

• Director

  • Dec 2014 - Present

  Learning design and development agency with a focus on community development and participatory processes supporting community planning, action research, programme evaluation, leadership and governance. Learning design and development agency with a focus on community development and participatory processes supporting community planning, action research, programme evaluation, leadership and governance.



Development Consultancy

• Development Consultant

  • Aug 2007 - Present

  Development Consultancy providing specialist services to voluntary and statutory sectors primarily in Northern Ireland.Action Learning FacilitationReflective PracticeMentoring SupportCommunity DevelopmentTrainingResearchConsultationEvaluation Development Consultancy providing specialist services to voluntary and statutory sectors primarily in Northern Ireland.Action Learning FacilitationReflective PracticeMentoring SupportCommunity DevelopmentTrainingResearchConsultationEvaluation



Rural Community Network

• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Education and Training Officer

  • 1998 - 2007

  Strategic responsibility for managing a major NI wide community networking infrastructure programme, 1998-2000.NI wide co-ordination of community development training and learning programmes for rural community/voluntary sector organisations. Programmes included a NI wide community based capacity building programme for community practitioners, an accredited professional development programme for community based trainers and facilitators and an annual community development summer school. Provision of mentoring support to development workers across NI.Research and consultation on community development including substantial action research project exploring the skills needed for rural community development on behalf of Carnegie UK Trust.