Our Board members

The following agencies are represented on SBNI Board

  • Bernie McNally

    Bernie McNally

    Chair
    028 9536 1810
    SBNI.Info@hscni.net
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    Ciara McKillop

    Deputy Director, Community Care Directorate
    Strategic Planning and Performance Group
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    Donna Murphy

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

    Tom Cassidy

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

    Kerrylee Weatherall

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

    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
  • Heather Reid

    Heather Reid

    Director of Nursing and Allied Health Professional
    Public Health Agency
  • Emily Roberts

    Emily Roberts

    Safeguarding Nurse Consultant
    Public Health Agency
  • Naoimh White

    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
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    Zoe McKee

    Detective Chief Superintendent
    Police Service for Northern Ireland
  • Mary Aughey

    Mary Aughey

    Director
    Youth Justice Agency
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    Dawn Shaw

    Chief Executive Officer
    Children's Court Guardian Agency for Northern Ireland
  • Richard Harvey

    Richard Harvey

    Acting Director, Lisburn & Castlereagh City 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
  • Diane Hill

    Diane Hill

    Chief Executive Officer
    Include Youth
  • Pauline Leeson

    Pauline Leeson

    Chief Executive
    Children in Northern Ireland
  • Paddy Kelly

    Paddy Kelly

    Director
    Children’s Law Centre
  • Gerry Guckian

    Gerry Guckian

    Independent Lay Member
  • Simon Rogers

    Simon Rogers

    Independent Lay Member
  • Andrew Thomson

    Andrew Thomson

    Independent Chair CMR
    Andrew.Thomson@hscni.net
  • Mary Rafferty

    Mary Rafferty

    Independent Panel Chair South Eastern, Northern & Western
    Mary.Rafferty@hscni.net
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    Philip O'Hara

    Interim Director and DLP
    Catholic Diocese Down and Connor
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    David Douglas

    Independent Panel Chair Belfast & Southern
    David.Douglas2@hscni.net

Meeting schedule

  • 2023

    • Wednesday 15 February 2023
    • Wednesday 19 April 2023
    • Wednesday 14 June 2023
    • Wednesday 13 September 2023
    • Wednesday 06 December 2023

  • 2024

    • Wednesday 14 February 2024
    • Wednesday 17 April 2024
    • Wednesday 12 June 2024 
    • Wednesday 11 September 2024
    • Wednesday 04 December 2024

  • 2025

    • Wednesday 12 February 2025
    • Wednesday 16 April 2025
    • Wednesday 11 June 2025
    • Wednesday 17 September 2025
    • Wednesday 03 December 2025

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