The Centre’s board meets every two months and is chaired by Dr Chris Gibson, former pro-chancellor, Queen’s University Belfast; former chairman of the Northern Ireland Civic Forum; and chairman of Foyle Meats Group and Wilson’s Country Ltd.
The other board members are:
- Dr Pauric Travers, President of St Patrick’s College of Education, Drumcondra (vice chairman)
- Helen Johnston, Senior Social Policy Analyst, National Economic and Social Council, Dublin
- Prof Ronaldo Munck, Theme Leader for Internationalisation, Interculturalism and Social Development, Dublin City University
- Paul Nolan, School of Education, Queen’s University Belfast
- Prof Liam O’Dowd, Director, Centre for International Borders Research and Professor of Sociology at Queen’s University Belfast
- Dr Jane Wilde, Director, Institute of Public Health in Ireland
- Colin Neilands, Director, Workers’ Educational Association (Northern Ireland)
- Professor Dermot Diamond, director, Science Foundation Ireland-funded‘Adaptive Information Cluster’, National Centre for Sensor Research, Dublin City University
- Tony Kennedy, former Chief Executive, Cooperation Ireland
- Colin Stutt, Belfast-based independent economic consultant.
The company Secretary is Margaret Connolly Head of Accounting Services, Queen’s University Belfast
Former board members were:
- Hariet Andrews (1999 – 2004) Careers Officer, Dundalk institute of Technology
- Rev Liam Carey (1999 – 2005) former Director, Centre for Adult and Community Education, National university of Ireland, Maynooth
- Prof Mari Fitzduff (1999 – 2003) Director of INCORE at the University of Ulster
- Colm McGivern (1999 – 2004) former Deputy Director, Workers Educational Association (Northern Ireland)
- Chris O’Malley (1999 – 2005) former Strategic Planning Executive, Dublin City University
- Brian Trench (1999 – 2003) School of Communications, Dublin City University
- Richard Jay (1999 – 2007) former Senior Lecturer, School of Education, Queen’s University Belfast
- Stevie Johnston (2000 – 2007) Workers Educational Association (Northern Ireland)
- Dr Eileen Connolly (2003 – 2007) Lecturer in politics, Dublin City University
