Our Board members

The following agencies are represented on SBNI Board

  • Bernie McNally

    Bernie McNally

    Chair
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  • Brendan Whittle

    Brendan Whittle

    Director Social Care and Children
    Strategic Planning and Performance Group
  • Colm McCafferty

    Colm McCafferty

    Director of Children and Young People Services
    Southern Health and Social Care Trust
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    Tom Cassidy

    Director of Women & Children's Services
    Western Health and Social Care Trust
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    Kerrylee Weatherall

    Interim Director of Children's Community Services
    Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
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    Lyn Preece

    Director of Children's Services & Executive Director of Social Work
    South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust
  • Maura Dargan

    Maura Dargan

    Divisional Director of Women, Children and Families Division Executive Director of Social Work
    Northern Health and Social Care Trust
  • Emily Roberts

    Emily Roberts

    Safeguarding Nurse Consultant
    Public Health Agency
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    Dr Naoimh White

    GP Representative
  • Una Turbitt

    Una Turbitt

    Interim Director
    Education Authority
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    Amanda Stewart

    Chief Executive and Accounting Officer
    Probation Board Northern Ireland
  • Anthony McNally

    Anthony McNally

    Chief Superintendent
    Police Service for Northern Ireland
  • Paul McStravick

    Paul McStravick

    Director
    Youth Justice Agency
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    Dawn Shaw

    Chief Executive Officer
    Children's Court Guardian Agency for Northern Ireland
  • Heather Moore

    Heather Moore

    Chief Executive Officer of Lisburn and Castlereagh Council
    Solace Northern Ireland
  • Bronagh Muldoon

    Bronagh Muldoon

    Assistant Director
    NSPCC
  • Michele Janes

    Michele Janes

    Director
    Barnardo’s
  • Lorna Ballard

    Lorna Ballard

    Director
    Action for Children
  • Paddy Mooney

    Paddy Mooney

    Director
    Include Youth
  • Pauline Leeson

    Pauline Leeson

    Chief Executive
    Children in Northern Ireland
  • Paddy Kelly

    Paddy Kelly

    Director
    Children’s Law Centre
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    Dr Jacqui Montgomery-Devlin

    Secretary to the Council for Social Witness
  • Gerry Guckian

    Gerry Guckian

    Independent Lay Member
  • Simon Rogers

    Simon Rogers

    Independent Lay Member
  • Andrew Thomson

    Andrew Thomson

    Independent Chair CMR
    [email protected]
  • Mary Rafferty

    Mary Rafferty

    Independent Panel Chair
    [email protected]
  • Yvonne Adair

    Yvonne Adair

    Independent Panel Chair
    [email protected]

Meeting schedule

  • 2023

    • Wednesday 15th February 2023
    • Wednesday 19th April 2023
    • Wednesday 14th June 2023
    • Wednesday 13th September 2023
    • Wednesday 6th December 2023

  • 2024

    • Wednesday 14th February 2024
    • Wednesday 17th April 2024
    • Wednesday 12th June 2024
    • Wednesday 11th September 2024
    • Wednesday 4th December 2024

Agendas

Minutes

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