At present FSWC is managed through a Board of Directors that meets 8-10 times per year. The Board are the legal guardians and custodians of FSWC and can be made up of professional people who have a genuine interest in the welfare of the Centre.
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Louise Mallon |
Katalin Hajdu |
Maria McGilly |
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Chairperson - Louise has been a voluntary director with FSWC since 2018 and held the position of Company secretary in 2019. Louise is passionate to empower women's professional and personal development through education and training. To fulfil all the duties associated with FSWC board Louise holds a MBA Master of Business Administration, an Extended Diploma in Strategic Management & Leadership and a BSc Hon's Degree in Health and Social Care Policy. She has extensive partnership working experience and over 20 years experience working across the community and statutory sectors.
Vice Chairperson - Vacant
Treasurer - Katalin is Hungarian and came to FSWC learn English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) course. She also completed a number of computer courses and now works full time for a local business.
Secretary - Maria is a teacher/lecturer and an active Rotarian and Volunteer.
Committee Members/Directors
Janice McMullan - Janice has spent many years working in Health & Social Care and Training & Employment; commencing her career as a Registered General Nurse and then managing family support, Janice further progressed to senior management as Strategic and Operational Manager of government funded programmes in the voluntary and community sector, working across the NHSCT, SHSCT & WHSCT. Janice is currently employed as a Registered Manager of Supported Housing for Young People. As a former employee of First Steps Women's Centre as Programme Coordinator and then Childcare Manager, Janice feels "the Centre has been pivotal in empowering and giving me the confidence to partake in adult learning, career progression and the importance of a strong and caring team."
Siobhan Wallace - With over 20 years experience at the helm of an eclectic mix of Projects, Siobhan is a creative thinker and enjoys finding alternative perspectives and new approaches to ensure the highest quality provision for service users. Siobhan has worked in a variety of fields from diversity training to Family Support to mental health and has developed a number of new projects from scratch. She has worked in both the community and public sector all of her working life. Currently employed as Programme Manager for Dungannon & Coalisland SureStart Siobhan has enjoyed radically reshaping services to serve the needs of local families with children under 4 and has been inspired by the Reggio Emilia approach in doing so. Siobhan is looking forward to getting more involved in improving opportunities for women in the Mid Ulster area.
Geraldine McAuley - Geraldine became a director at FSWC in November 2020. She has been studying theology for two years and has now gained her diploma and will be heading into nursing to follow a mental health nursing pathway. Geraldine has a keen interest in mental health and has worked alongside community addictions teams and various other agencies when she worked as an addiction worker which is a subject close to her heart. Her own life journey has led Geraldine to mentor other women in her own community. This work involved helping with self-esteem issues following domestic abuse or rehab. Geraldine says: “ I have a heart for empowering women of all ages, as they have encouraged me through the years as I have seen them grow from strength to strength.”