Meet the team

Jim Bradley
Partnership Manager
jim.bradley@belfasthills.orgJim strategically manages and leads the organisation, ensuring the effective and efficient development and working of the partnership, its staff and operational programmes.

Jim BradleyPartnership Manager

Judy Meharg
Projects Officer
Judy.meharg@belfasthills.orgJudy is responsible for developing and managing the Partnership’s practical programmes and for liaising on practical issues with relevant staff in funding and partner organisations.

Judy MehargProjects Officer

Jo Boylan
Youth Outreach Officer
jo.boylan@belfasthills.orgJo is responsible for delivering outreach activities to young people aged 11-18 years old through the Our Bright Future programme.

Jo BoylanYouth Outreach Officer

Lizzy Pinkerton
Scheme Manager
lizzy.pinkerton@belfasthills.orgLizzy is responsible for the strategic management of the Belfast Hills Projects including the Landscape Partnership Scheme (LPS) and Our Bright Future (OBF) programme; ensuring the effective development and day to day delivery of the scheme, its staff and programmes.

Lizzy PinkertonScheme Manager

John McLaughlin
Youth Development Officer
john.mclaughlin@belfasthills.orgJohn is responsible for the Youth Development Programme, working with 16-24year olds, delivering outreach and empowerment activities relating to the local environment.

John McLaughlinYouth Development Officer

Kevin Traynor
Admin & Finance Manager
kevin.traynor@belfasthills.orgKevin provides administrative and financial management support for core and project work to the Managers, Board of Directors, Sub Committees and other staff.

Kevin TraynorAdmin & Finance Manager

Sara McCloskey
Admin Officer
Sara.mccloskey@belfasthills.orgSara provides admin support to the Partnership Manager, the Board of Directors and other staff.

Sara McCloskeyAdmin Officer

Lisa Critchley
Volunteer Officer
lisa.critchley@belfasthills.orgLisa runs the volunteering, training and outreach programme throughout the Belfast Hills. This includes promotion, recruitment of volunteers, liaising with site managers, working with community groups and primary schools along with writing reports and keeping financial records.

Lisa CritchleyVolunteer Officer

Noel Rice
Wildlife Connections Officer
noel.rice@belfasthills.orgNoel is working on the Wildlife Connections Project funded by Esmée Fairbain aimed at involving local people in improving the management of key fringe community sites for wildlife, for community use and for a better local environment.
