Chairperson - Angela O'Hagan








Manager
– Andrew McAlister, B.A. (Hons) Town Planning,
Dip. (Queens) Rural Development

Andrew has been involved in community and economic development in the North Antrim area for many years. He comes from a background of private business but has also been involved in rural and community development for the last 14 years. His involvement in Leader goes back to 1992 and has continued in a voluntary capacity until 2002 when he started as Manager in September.







Office Administrator
– Margaret Graham

Margaret was Administrator with North Antrim in Leader II and has now taken over duties for Leader+ in the area. Her extensive experience in the monitoring, evaluation and administering of the previous programme are a real asset to the Company. She comes from a farming family and is involved in various environmental and cultural groups in the area.


Monitoring and Development Officer
 – Eamonn Matthews BSc Hons Rural Development, Dip. Community Development, MSc Rural Development
 
Coming from an agricultural background with personal experience in farm diversification Eamonn has a wealth of experience in project appraisal.  After graduating Eamonn worked as a Tourism Development Officer before moving onto DARD.  He spent three years working within the Veterinary Service and was extensively involved in the Foot and Mouth crisis in the Glens.