Meet our Team!

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  • Matthew is alumni of North Coast and Hazelwood Integrated College. He has also been on the Board of Governors for Braidside Integrated School since 2018. His doctorate is in Politics, and he currently works as an EU Information and Research Officer. Matt joined the AlumNI Board of Trustees in 2019, becoming Chair in 2023.

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  • Nicole is a researcher, evaluator, facilitator and advisor from somewhere between Ballymena and Antrim. She is based in The Hague, the Netherlands, and works in the cultural creative industries. She attended Braidside Integrated Primary School, and with firm early foundations in Integrated Education, she has been a passionate advocate ever since.

  • A recent addition to the team, Colin became our treasurer in January 2024. He is a site manager for a facilities company in Belfast during the day, and studies accountancy with the ACCA in the evening. Colin likes to get involved with local charities, from the Food Bank to the Mid-Antrim Animal Sanctuary.

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  • Amelia attended Slemish Integrated College, and has worked in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for over 4 years. She has written 2 children’s picture books, including ‘The Bees and The Wind’; a book celebrating 40 years of Integrated Education. She joined AlumNI in 2024.

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  • Michael grew up in Belfast and attended Lagan College from 2007 – 2014. Michael studied Politics, Philosophy and Economics at Queens University Belfast, graduating in 2017. From Monday to Friday, Michael works for an accounting firm in central Belfast, however, by weekends; he enjoys reciting an array of facts and dates in his role as a tour guide.

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  • Patrick Handley is a co-founder of AlumNI. He is a Partner with Brunswick Group, a global communications firm, head-quartered in London. He works with the energy and resources industries, and advises arts and charity organisations. Patrick is a board member of the British-Irish Association, and a supporter of the Improbable and Young Vic Theatres.

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  • Rosie is an experienced charity communications and marketing professional, passionate about telling stories in a way that is empowering, honouring and that inspire change. A past-pupil of Lagan College, Rosie is delighted to have the opportunity to channel her passion for storytelling into he Integrated Education movement; aspiring to see every pupil’s unique story is hard, valued and celebrated.

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  • Sarah is a past pupil of Priory College and went on to work in various community and voluntary sector organisations, including peace building, and has a keen interest in the health sector, Sarah is a former Boardroom Apprentice and shadowed the Belfast Health and Social Care board.

    Currently working in policy and public affairs, with a speciality in cancer, and a focus on how to integrate lived experience throughout the advocacy landscape.

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  • Lise is a founding pupil of Hazelwood Integrated School. Now based in Glasgow, she supports professional learning and leadership across the education system in her role as Senior Lead Specialist at Education Scotland, an executive agency of the Scottish Government.

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  • Neil attended Crumlin Integrated Primary and was an early pupil at Lagan College, before going on to serve in the Military. He has the privilege of being a Parent Governor at Rowandale Integrated Primary School, Moira. He now works in sectors ranging from the TV and Film Industry to the Construction sector, while also serving as Head of Youth Operations with Crewe United Football Club. He continues to serve in the Military with the Army Reserve.