Social Investment Fund Steering Groups

The Social Investment Fund is being delivered in partnership with communities across nine social investment zones. Each zone has a steering group with up to 14 members from the business, political, statutory and voluntary and community sectors.

Work of the steering groups

The Steering Groups developed and prioritised projects to address priority needs in each zone. They took forward significant engagement with the wider community in each zone to determine priority issues and identify projects to best address those issues. 

Membership of the steering groups

You can find information on the membership of each Steering group using the links below:

Belfast North

Name 

Organisation

 Sector

David Gilliland Arts for All voluntary/community
Manus Maguire Cliftonville Community Regeneration Forum voluntary/community
Paul Roberts Ashton Community Trust voluntary/community
Wilson Lambe Ballysillan/Upper Ardoyne Neighbourhood Partnership voluntary/community
JJ Magee
*replaced Cllr Conor Maskey in July 2014
Sinn Féin political
Nicola Verner
*replaced Cllr Lee Reynolds in March 2015
DUP political
William Humphry MLA DUP political
Gerry Kelly MLA Sinn Féin political
Conor Ellis Department for Communities Statutory 
Johnathon Martindale  Phoenix Business 
Sinead Grimes
*replaced Gerry Millar in August 2014
Belfast City Council Statutory 

Belfast South

Name 

Organisation

Sector

Dr Garnet Busby Belfast South Community Resources voluntary/community
Joy Poots South Belfast Sure Start voluntary/community
Keith Hamilton Taughmonagh Community Forum voluntary/community
Ronan McKenna Lower Ormeau Residents Action Group voluntary/community
Geoffrey Dudgeon
*replaced Bob Stoker in spring 2016: Mr Stoker replaced Michael McGimpsey in November 2012
UUP political
Paula Bradshaw Alliance political
Vicky Nelson DUP political
Cecilia Whitehorn  CM Works Consultancy Business 
Mark Regan Kingsbridge Hospital  Business 
Andrew Hazzard  Belfast City Council Statutory 
Seamus Mullan Public Health Agency Statutory

Belfast East

Name 

Organisation

Sector

Bernadette McConnell Strand Community Forum voluntary/community
Michael Briggs East Belfast Community Development Agency voluntary/ community
Sam White Charter NI voluntary/community
Steven Irwin Clarawood Community Association voluntary/community
Chris Lyttle MLA Alliance political
Jim Wilson BCRC political

Robin Newton MLA
(has stood down - November 2016)

DUP political
Sharon Skillen DUP political
Geraldine Millican Department for Communiities Statutory 
Mandy Patrick  Park Avenue Hotel Business 
James Brown 
(has stood down)
Undertaker Business 
Shauna Murtagh
*replaced Joan McCoy/John McGrillen in April 2015
Belfast City Council Statutory 
Jude Limiskey  Lisburn City and Castlereagh District Council Statutory 

Belfast West

Name

Organisation

Sector

Geraldine McAteer West Belfast Partnership Board voluntary/community
Gerry McConville Falls Community Council voluntary/community
Jackie Redpath Greater Shankill Partnership voluntary/community 
Jim Donnelly Active Communities Network voluntary/community
Cllr Brian Kingston DUP political 
Cllr Jim McVeigh Sinn Féin political
Cllr Stephen Corr Sinn Féin political
Rosie McCorley MLA Sinn Féin political
Geoff Beattie  Department for Communities Statutory
Deirdre Timoney  Business in the Community Business
Gerry Millar  Belfast City Council* replaced Suzanne Wylie in April 2016 Statutory

Derry/Londonderry

Name

Organisation

Sector

Alison Wallace Waterside Neighbourhood Partnership voluntary/community
Charles Lamberton TRIAX/Neighbourhood Partnership Board voluntary/community
Darren Kirby Outer North Neighbourhood Partnership voluntary/community
Noel McCartney Community Restorative Justice (Ireland) voluntary/community
Cllr Ann Donnelly SDLP political
Cllr Drew Thompson DUP political
Cllr Paul Fleming Sinn Féin political
Marion Quinn SDLP political
Ian Snowden  Department for Communities Statutory
Barry O’Hagan 
*replaced Tina Gillespie in March 2013
Derry City & Strabane District Council Statutory

Southern

Name

Organisation

Sector

Hilary Singleton Mid Armagh Community Network voluntary/community
Irene Mackle
*Has stood down
Coalisland Residents and Community Forum voluntary/community
Richard Mealey Portadown Local Action for Community Engagement voluntary/community
Roy McCartney Mullacreevie Development Association voluntary/community
Cathal Boylan MLA Sinn Féin political
Carla Lockhart MLA DUP political
Cllr Colin McCusker UUP political
Cllr Tomas O’Hanlon SDLP political
Catherine McInerney  Department for Communities Statutory
Seamus McCrory  Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Burough Council Statutory

South Eastern

Name

Organisation

Sector

Adrian Bird Lisburn PSP/The Resurgam Trust voluntary/community
Annie Armstrong Colin Neighbourhood Partnership voluntary/ community
Cathy Rice Ards Development Bureau and Community Network voluntary/ community
David Stitt Charter NI voluntary/community
Cllr Trevor Cummings
*replaced Mervyn Oswald in November 2012
DUP political
Cllr Paul Porter DUP political
Cllr Philip Smith UUP political
Cllr Willie Clarke Sinn Féin  political
Tom Doran  NIE Business 
Lynda Vladeanu  South Eastern Trust  Statutory
Sonya Burns 
*replaced John Dumigan in November 2015
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Statutory

Northern

Name

Organisation

Sector

Ann McNickle Causeway Urban and Rural Network voluntary/community
Conor Corr Cookstown and Western Shores Area Network voluntary/community
Helen Dunn Action for Children (Northern Ireland) voluntary/community
William Adamson Carrickfergus Enterprises voluntary/community
Cllr Billy Ashe DUP political
Dermot Nicholl
*replaced Cllr Colm Thompson in February 2016
Sinn Féin political
Ian Paisley Jnr DUP political
Robin Swann MLA UUP political

Western

Name

Organisation

Sector

Gerard Harkin Strabane and District Caring Services voluntary/community
Liz Kavanagh Barnados NI voluntary/community
Maureen McKeague Derg Valley Care voluntary/community
Dr Norman Baxter
(now stood down)  
Independent  voluntary/community
Neville Armstrong DUP political
Cllr Derek Hussey UUP political
Michaela Boyle MLA Sinn Féin political
Sean Lynch MLA Sinn Féin political
Nick O’Shiel  Omagh Enterprise Business 
Marcus Isherwood  Creative Media Business 
Helen Shields 
*replaced Liam Flanigan in March 2015
Fermanagh & Omagh District Council Statutory

Minutes of meetings of the Steering Groups

The minutes of the meetings of the nine Social Investment Fund Steering Groups which are held by the Executive Office can be accessed via the link below:

Conflict of Interest Register

A Conflict of Interest Register was created for Steering Group members of the Social Investment Fund programme which can be accessed via the link below:

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