The MACS Board is the core group of people who guide and direct the organisation.
They also ensure the organisation meet its legal and financial obligations. Positions on the Board are voluntary and unpaid.
Meet the Board
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Barry Smyth, Co-chair
Barry joined the MACS Board in 2017 and is currently the Operations Manager for the Alzheimer’s Society
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Harriet Long, Co-chair
Harriet joined the MACS Board in 2017 and currently works for PPR in Belfast, she is also an adoptive parent and foster carer.
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Andrea McCooke
Andrea joined the MACS Board in 2020.
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Avril Honan
Avril joined the MACS Board in 2020 and is currently the Membership Director with Ulster University Students' Union, and has experience of governance, developing skills and engaging young people in decision-making.
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Brian McCormick
Brian joined the MACS Board in April 2018. He is a counsellor/psychotherapist in private practice and is also experienced working within the public and voluntary sectors.
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Caroline King
Caroline joined the MACS Board in 2020.
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Eamon McCotter
Eamon joined the MACS Board in 2020.
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Joanna Johnston
Joanna joined the MACS Board in 2018. She is currently the Grants Officer for the Halifax Foundation and the Development Officer for the Arts Council NI and has previously been a Volunteer Mentor at MACS.
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Joyce Agnew, Board Apprentice
Joyce joined the MACS Board in 2019 and will be with us for one year as part of the Boardroom Apprentice Scheme.
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Liguori Dobbin
Liguori joined the MACS Board through Boardroom Apprentice in 2018. She is recently retired from four decades in financial services with experience in governance and regulation. Being an adoptive mum she has experience and understands the challenges of young people who have not had a fair chance.
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Stephen Green
Stephen joined the MACS Board in 2020.
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Victoria McCallum
Victoria joined the MACS Board in 2018. She has a BA in Management and Business and has experience of volunteering with young people, financial services compliance, technology and project management.