Northern Ireland Industry Skills Panel
Skillset's work in Northern Ireland is guided by the Northern Ireland Industry Skills Panel with membership drawn from leading employers as well representatives from unions, trade associations, further and higher education and public agencies including Northern Ireland Screen. The panel is Skillset's formal advisory committee in Northern Ireland, convened jointly with Northern Ireland Screen.
The panel provides us with a critically strategic level of direct industry influence and guidance, ensuring engagement with industry at a local level. The members of this panel are committed to driving forward the skills agenda and continue to support aspirations in delivering improved levels of productivity and competitiveness.
Northern Ireland Industry Skills Panel (NISP) - Members 2008
Chair: Mairéad Regan, Group Human Resources Director - UTV plc
Administration: Michele Dillon, Scotland and Northern Ireland Co-ordinator - Skillset
Adrian Lennon, Managing Director - being
Alasdair Smith, Scotland & Northern Ireland Director - Skillset
Brendan McGoran, Creative Industries Officer - Belfast City Council
Cecilia McAllister, Northern Ireland Manager - Skillset
Dave Culbert, Senior Content Producer - BBC NI New Media
Deirdre Devlin, Manager, Production - BBC Northern Ireland
Dinah Caine, Chief Executive - Skillset
Jannine Waddell, Head of Programmes - Waddell Media
Julieanne Crothers Gibson, Director of Policy Development - Northern Ireland Screen
Kevin Jackson, Assistant Head of Drama - BBC Northern Ireland
Mal Duffin, Director - CanDo Interactive
Pearse Moore, Chief Executive - The Nerve Centre
Philip Morrow, Managing Director - Wild Rover Productions Ltd
Richard Williams, Chief Executive - Northern Ireland Screen
Russell Moore, Digital Marketing Director - Fire IMC Ltd
Ruth Bennett, Sectoral Development Manager - Department for Employment and Learning
Dr.Sarah Edge, Associate Head of School Media and Performing Arts, Media Studies - University of Ulster
Shane McBreen, Chair - Media Ireland
Stephen Mullen, Head of Creative Industries - Invest NI
Willis McBriar, Branch Chair - BECTU
DEPUTIES
Derek O'Hara, Assistant Development - Department for Employment and Learning
Maggi Gibson, Series Producer - Waddell Media
Paula McBrien, Training Co-ordinator - BBC Northern Ireland - currently on maternity leave
