Irene Sherry

Head of Health & Wellbeing

Irene set up Bridge of Hope in 2001 as a project of Ashton Community Trust to support people affected by the legacy of the conflict and to encourage better health and wellbeing. She is head of Ashton’s Health & Wellbeing department and a strong advocate and strategist in the field of mental health and suicide prevention in the city of Belfast.

Lindsay Whitten

Operations Manager

Lindsay is Operations Manager at Bridge of Hope. She is responsible for overseeing the day to day delivery of all Bridge of Hope services. She has extensive experience of working within the voluntary sector.

Mary Stanton

Training Coordinator

Mary is Training Coordinator of Bridge of Hope and manages the recruitment & delivery of all personal and professional development training including accredited VTCT courses. She is a qualified life coach and therapist.

Áine Magee

Legacy Coordinator

Áine is Bridge of Hope’s Legacy Coordinator and her work focuses on developing & delivering conflict and legacy programmes especially the Transitional Justice Grassroots Toolkit partnership work with Ulster University. Her role also involves communications and research development.

Ellen Harmon

Finance & Administration Coordinator

Ellen is Bridge of Hope’s Finance and Administration Coordinator. She is responsible for the financial administration of the project and line management of the admin team. She is based at McSweeney Centre and has significant experience working in the community sector.

Martina Donnelly

Project Administrator

Martina is Project Administrator with Ashton’s Bridge of Hope project. She oversees activities at the McSweeney Clinic in Henry Place and is a key member of the team.

Jim McGivern

PEACE IV Health and Wellbeing Caseworker

Jim is a Health & Wellbeing Caseworker with Bridge of Hope, providing support to those impacted by the conflict. Jim is a qualified counsellor and life coach and has significant experience supporting people from a trauma informed approach.

Brendan Brownlee

PEACE IV Health and Wellbeing Caseworker

Brendan is a Health & Wellbeing Caseworker with Bridge of Hope, liaising with a multitude of statutory and community agencies to improve the health & wellbeing of those affected by the conflict here. He draws  upon many years of trauma stewardship experience to complement his practice.

Liz White

Administrator

Liz is a key member of the Bridge of Hope administrative team and is based at our clinic in Alliance Avenue. She oversees the delivery of health and wellbeing activities at this clinic.