Staff

Management Board

  • Janet Wilson (Chair)                 RSPB
  • Terry Murphy (Treasurer)          CCMS
  • Mary McGeown (Secretary)      
  • Kasia Garbal                            Irish Congress of Trade Unions
  • Vivien Kelly                              SELB
  • Andrew McDowall                    National Trust
  • Mary McGeown                        British Council
  • Aisling Swaine                         University of Ulster, Jordanstown

Director

Stephen McCloskey

Main Duties

  • To promote development education in the formal and non-formal education sectors in keeping with the organizational objectives of the Centre
  • To carry out advocacy / lobbying work on behalf of the Centre to ensure the enhanced practice and resourcing of development education
  • Staff management including a leadership role on Centre projects
  • To fundraise on behalf of the Centre to ensure the organisation's long-term development and enhance its capacity to provide development education services
  • To produce and disseminate publications that promote the Centre's activities
  • To regularly revise and update the Centre's mission statement, aims and objectives through the production and implementation of an organizational development plan in three to five year cycles
  • To represent the Centre in appropriate development and education networks.

    Stephen has been Director of the Centre since 1995 and managed a series of projects in the formal and non-formal education sectors. He has written education and promotional publications and represents the Centre in development networks in the island of Ireland and England, Scotland and Wales. He is also the Chair of Cuba Support Group Belfast.

    For further information contact stephen@centreforglobaleducation.com or tel: 028 9024 1879.

Finance

  • Name: Marie McNeice
  • Main Duties:

To maintain financial accounts and records for the Centre and maintain separate accounts for projects 
To manage e-mail and internet correspondence, maintain and update filing systems and handle telephone enquiries.
To prepare financial reports and budgets for the Centre and its projects.

Contact Stephen on tel: 028 9024 1879 for more information.

 
 

Black and Ethnic Minority Officer

  • Name: Charo Lanao-Madden
  • Project: Making Connections: The Global Dimension and Minorities

email: charo@centreforglobaleducation.com

tel: 028 9024 1879

Information Officer

  • Name: Florian Schmid
  • Position: Information Officer

Florian is doing a voluntary service with the German organisation "EIRENE".

He is living in Belfast for one year and is responsible for maintaining the Centre's library.

Email: info@centreforglobaleducation.com

Tel: 028 90 241 879

 

Interns & Volunteers


Name: Chris Beattie

Nationality: Northern Irish

Task: IT support

 

Name: Sean Byers

Task:  Intern for Policy & Practice