Over 30 years experience in Northern Ireland's eNGO sector with varied roles including Education Officer and Operations Manager with The Conservation Volunteers, CEO at Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful, and currently Senior Conservation Officer at Buglife. Prior to that I worked in academia in forestry and agricultural zoology. 

Voluntary roles include serving as an advisor to the Global Environmental Educaiton Partnership, as a Board Director and Vice President with the Foundation for Environmental Education, and as a Board Trustee with Northern Ireland Environment Link. I also have a ringing (banding) licence for my time spent on Copeland Bird Observatory.