Below you will find a list of Belfast LSP Board Members. There are twenty-eight members representing Belfast City Council, Statutory Agencies,Community/Voluntary Sector, Business/Private Sector, Trade Union, and Agriculture. The Board meets on a monthly basis.

To get more information about an individual Board Member simply click on the corresponding name.

Belfast City Council

> Cllr Patrick Convery – SDLP

Elected as Councillor to represent the Castle Area - June 2001.

Council 2001-2005

Committees/Sub-Committees

Client Services Committee (Chairman - June 2003 -

Health & Environmental Services Committee

Client (Community & Leisure) Sub-Committee (Chairman - June 2001 - June 2003 )

Client (Parks & Amenities) Sub-Committee

Development (Tourism & Promotion of Belfast) Sub-Committee

Housing Liaison Committee

Outside Bodies

Belfast District Policing Partnership (Deputy Chairman March, 2003 - )

Belfast District Policing Partnership West Belfast Sub Group

Belfast District Policing Partnership North Belfast Sub Group

Belfast Education and Library Board

Eastern Health and Social Services Council

Northern Ireland Local Government Association

Local Strategic Partnership Board

North Belfast Partnership Board

> Cllr David Rodway - DUP

> Cllr Mervyn Jones - Alliance

> Cllr Paul Maskey - Sinn Fein

Elected as Councillor to represent the Upper Falls Electoral Area in June 2001 and May 2005.

Council 2001-2005

Committees/Sub-Committees

Contract Services Committee, Policy & Resources Sub-Committee (Policy & Performance Review) (Deputy Chairman, June 2001 - June 2003), Belfast Waterfront Hall Board (Chairman - June 2003) and Development Sub-Committee (Tourism & Promotion of Belfast).

Outside Bodies

Belfast City Council Road Safety Committee

Council 2005-2009

Committees/Sub-Committees

Town Planning Committee, Development Committee (Deputy Chairman, June 2005), Personnel Sub-Committee, Arts Sub-Committee, Economic Development Sub-Committee and Tourism and Promotion of Belfast Sub-Committee.

Outside Bodies

Belfast Visitor and Convention Bureau Limited, Investment Belfast Limited and Belfast Local Strategy Partnership Board.

> Cllr Caral Ni Chuilin - Sinn Fein

Co-opted as Councillor for Oldpark Area in October 2003, and re-elected in May 2005.

Council 2001-2005

Committees/Sub-Committees

Contract Services Committee
Policy & Resources (Policy & Performance Review) Sub-Committee
Housing Liaison Committee
Development Committee (November 2003 - 2005)

Outside Bodies

North Belfast Partnership Board (April 2004 to present)

Council 2005-2009

Committees/Sub-Committees

Community and Recreation Committee
Development Committee
Members Sub-Committee
Housing Liaison Committee

Outside Bodies

Belfast Local Strategy Partnership

> Cllr Christopher Stalford - DUP

Christopher Stalford is a life-long resident of Belfast. Born in Annadale he was educated at Wellington College Belfast and the Queens University where he graduated with a degree in Politics and Modern History. He was elected to Belfast City Council in May 2005 representing the Laganbank ward and is currently the Chairman of the Ulster and Waterfront Halls Board. Councillor Stalford is deeply involved in European Funding issues. He is currently employed by Jim Allister QC MEP and is committed to ensuring fairness for all communities in allocation of resources. Christopher is married to Laura and his interests include reading and history.

> Cllr Bob Stoker – UUP

Elected as Councillor to represent the Balmoral Electoral Area in Bye-election of May 1995.

Re-elected as Councillor to represent the Balmoral Electoral Area in May 1997 and June 2001.

Elected to Northern Ireland Forum for Belfast South in May 1996.

Elected Deputy Lord Mayor in June 1998

Elected Lord Mayor in June 1999

Council 1993-97

Committees/Sub-Committees

Contract Services (1995-97)

Client (Community) Sub-Committee (1995-97) (Deputy Chairman (February 1996 - May 1997)

Policy & Resources (Finance & Administration) Sub (September 1995 - May 1997)

Client Services Committee (June 1996 - May 1997)

Health & Environmental Services Committee (June 1996 - May 1997)

Outside Bodies

20.10.95 - Belfast Common Purpose: 1996 Programme

12.12.95 - Sports Council for Northern Ireland

Council 1997-2001

Committees/Sub-Committees

Client Services Committee 1997/99 and 2000/01

Development Committee 1997/99

Client (Community & Leisure) Sub-Committee (Chairman 1997/99)

Development (Tourism) Sub-Committee 1997/99

Town Planning Committee 2000/01 (Deputy Chairman 2000/01)

Contract Services Committee 2000/01

Development (Economic Development) Sub-Committee 2000/01

Housing Liaison Committee 2000/01

Outside Bodies

Ulster Tourist Development Association

Belfast City Council Road Safety Committee

1997/98 & 1999/01 - South Belfast Partnership Board

Oct 1998 - Advisory Committee on Travellers

Council 2001-2005

Committees/Sub-Committees

Client Services Committee

Development Committee

Policy & Resources (Personnel) Sub-Committee

Client (Community & Leisure) Sub-Committee

Development (Arts) Sub-Committee

Development (Tourism & Promotion of Belfast) Sub-Committee

Outside Bodies

Belfast Visitor and Convention Bureau Limited

Donegall Pass Community Centre Committee

Finaghy Community Centre Committee

Morton Community Centre Committee

Olympia Community Centre Committee

Sandy Row Community Centre Committee

Suffolk Community Centre Committee

Olympia Playcentre Community Centre Committee

Laganside Corporation, Board of

Northern Ireland Local Government Association

Local Strategic Partnership Board

South Belfast Partnership Board

Southcity Resource and Development Agency

Statutory Agencies

> Maurice Johnston

Maurice Johnston is Belfast Area Manager of the NI Housing Executive. He has a BA (Hons) in Philosophy and an Institute of Housing Professional Qualification ; has worked for NIHE for 27 years and is a member of the North Eastern Education and Library Board. He is married with three children.

> Harriet Ferguson

Harriet Ferguson is currently employed as a Principal Officer
in the Department for Employment and Learning (DEL). Having started in the Training and Employment Agency as a Careers Officer, Harriet moved on promotion and has worked in different departments including The Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister before returning to the DEL in October 2004.
She is currently responsible for 2 Job Centres and 7 Jobs
and Benefits Offices within the Belfast area.
She is married with 4 children.

>> Maurice Patterson

Maurice Patterson, Manager of Invest NI's Eastern Local Office
Mr Patterson has worked for over 20 years in the field of economic development, 15 of these in Invest NI's predecessor agency, the Industrial Development Board.

Community / Voluntary Sector

> Sam Burns

Sam Burns currently works with Outreach Youth Initiative. He has worked for approximately 15 years in all aspects of Community Development and is currently involved with North Belfast Community Support Group, North Belfast Partnership Board, North Belfast Employment Centre, North City Business Centre, Arts for All, Grove Tenants Association, Grove Community Centre and CPL Committee. This gives a range of experience from social problems to economic development. Sam is married with two sons and his personal interests include gardening, DIY and travelling.

> Marie Cavanagh

Marie Cavanagh is Director of Gingerbread NI. She holds directorships with Lower Ormeau Residents Action Group and the Markets and Lower Ormeau Community Forum. Marie is also on the Board of the Northern Ireland Anti-Poverty Network and Children in Northern Ireland.

> Sammy Douglas

Sammy Douglas is Voluntary Chairman of Greater East Belfast Partnership. He is a self-employed Community Economic Development Advisor, a Board member of Laganside Corporation and voluntary Director of East Belfast Community Development Agency. His personal interests include football, music, spiders, jogging, politics, Bible reading (KJV), and family pursuits.

> Liam Maskey

Liam Maskey founded the Newington/Cavehill Community Services Association (NCCSA) in 1989 and is both co-founder and Director of Intercomm since 1995, a cross community project operating in North Belfast . He was a founding Member of the North Belfast Partnership Board and he has served on the Belfast European Partnership Board since its formation in 1996. He has recently been awarded the prestigious U.S. President's Award for his efforts in promoting peace and reconciliation.

> Gerry McConville

Gerry McConville is the Director of Falls Community Council.
He has worked with that organisation for 12 years, formerly as Manager of the Community Drug Programme. He has worked within the community sector of West Belfast for over 20 years. Gerry is a member of the Board of Directors with The West Belfast Partnership Board and Community Restorative Justice Ireland. He is also Chair of the Communities Working Group of the NI Drug and Alcohol Strategy.

> > Patrick Yu

Mr. Yu is the Executive Director of the Northern Ireland Council for Ethnic Minorities. He has LLB, Post-graduate Diploma on Legal Practice, and Diploma in Social Work. He is actively involved in the race equality and human rights campaign in Northern Ireland, UK, Republic of Ireland and Europe. In January 2006, he was awarded an OBE for services to Community Relations.

He is currently the member of the Legal Expert Panel to advise the government on the Single Equality Bill for Northern Ireland. He recently also appointed by the Public Appointment Commissioner on her Diversity Working Group. He is also a member of the Civic Forum of the Northern Ireland Assembly (the Assembly is currently suspended), member of the Senate of the Queen’s University of Belfast (since 2002) and EU-China Human Rights Network Expert member (in preparation for China to ratify both the ICCPR and ICESCR through training and dialogue).

He was the former Commissioner (2001-2003) of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission, Deputy Chairman of the Commission for Racial Equality for Northern Ireland (1997-1999). He was also member of the High Level Steering Group on Public Awareness Programme on Racism of the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Republic of Ireland (2000-2004). He was also the former Chair of the Starting Line Group (1998-2001), a European Network of legal experts and key NGOs, which campaigns for the EU Directive on racial and religious discrimination. The Starting Line proposal became the cornerstone of the European Commission’s Race Directive

Mr. Yu also involved the European preparation process for the World Conference Against Racism as one of the seven Expert Members (representing Western Europe) of the NGO Resource Group of the Council of Europe (1999-2001) in which working in partnership with 41 Member States organised the European Conference Against Racism and the NGO Forum in Strasbourg in 2000. He was also the Rapporteur of the Legal Protection Caccus of the NGO Forum of the Durban World Conference Against Racism in 2001.

He is also the Steering Group member of the UK Race European Network and the co-Board member of UK in the European Network Against Racism (ENAR).

Business/Private Sector

> Jackie McCoy

Jackie McCoy is a Professor in Management Development at the Business Institute, University of Ulster. She has had responsibility for the design, delivery and evaluation of a wide portfolio of business and management development initiatives for public, private, and community & voluntary sector organisations. Jackie has wide international experience and has led consultancy projects in the United States, Europe and the Middle East. Over the past five years she has been actively engaged in the development of support initiatives for the community & voluntary sectors and is at the forefront of curriculum and programme development for the social economy. Jackie has been an active member of Belfast LSP since its inception and was former Chair of the Belfast European Partnership Board.

Trade Union

> Brendan Mackin

Brendan Mackin is Director of Belfast Unemployed Resource Centre. He is Vice-President of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, Chairperson of the Social Economy Agency, Board member of the NI Housing Executive and Chairperson of Intercomm (North Belfast). He lists his personal interests as sport, reading and visiting pubs.

> Manus Maguire

Manus Maguire works with Cliftonville Joint Development Group and was nominated to the LSP by the Northern Ireland Committee of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions and the Belfast and District Trades Council.

> Anne McVicker

Anne McVicker is a member of Unison, and has been part of the Belfast European Partnership Board (now Belfast Local Strategy Partnership) since its establishment in 1996, serving firstly as Vice-Chairperson and then as Chairperson until June 1999. A committed feminist, Anne has worked in the voluntary/community sector since returning home in 1984 after spending five years studying law at Manchester and London Universities . Currently Anne is the Director of the Women's TEC (Training, Enterprise and Childcare Centre) after spending 10 years as Co-ordinator/Director with the Shankill Women's Centre.