Our Team
Inspire’s activities are governed by a voluntary board of trustees. It is elected at our annual general meeting to represent the interests of those to whom we provide support and services, and to offer staff guidance on the charity and social enterprise’s remit in supporting people with addiction issues, mental health conditions and/or intellectual/learning disabilities. Our board is made up of diverse and highly expert professionals from a variety of backgrounds.
Our Senior Management
Inspire’s senior management team is made up of professionals from a variety of community/voluntary, public and private sector backgrounds.
Kerry Anthony MBE
Group Chief Executive
Lisa McElherron
Group Director of Insight, Engagement & Innovation
Sinead McNicholl
Group Director of People, Development and Compliance
Alex Bunting
Group Director of Therapuetic and Wellbeing Services
Dunia Hutchinson
Group Director of Care & Support (Intellectual Disability & Autism Services)
Tara Toland
Group Director of Finance
Our Board Members
Inspire is fortunate to have a board made up of highly experienced individuals helping to shape and guide our activities.
Aidan Browne RPN RGN MBA
Chair of Inspire Board & Chair of Nomination and Governance Oversight
Jill Harrower-Steele
Vice Chair of Inspire
Colum Conway
Chair of Services, Quality & Development
Peter Brown
Board Member
Marcus Ruegg
Board Member
Professor Seamus Cowman. PhD, MSc, PGCEA, Dip N (London), RPN, RGN, RNT, FFNMRCSI, FAAN.
Board Member
Ben Banerji
Board Member
Emma Pollock
Board Member
Sir David Sterling KCB
Board Member
Patricia Goan
Board Member