Development Managaer (Arts & Culture)

Tim Kerr has a background in fundraising and the arts. He was the founding Director of the Association for Business Sponsorship of the Arts (now called Arts and Business) in Northern Ireland and was the Head of Development at the Royal National Theatre, London. He went on to become Chief Executive of Opera Northern Ireland and subsequently a freelance producer and consultant.

He has served on the Board of a number of organisations including Opera Circus, the Arts Council of Northern Ireland and the Ulster Youth Orchestra. He is currently Chair of the Play Resource Centre in Belfast and a Director of Opera Theatre Company in Dublin.

Events Officer

Curator

Hugh Mulholland, Curator is responsible for the University Art Collecton as well as programming an ongoing series of exhibitions at the University Gallery. Hugh also acts as consultant on the University's behalf to external agencies in respect to the delivery of specific projects these include; his role as project manager for a major public art commission for the Belfast Harbour Commissioners and as Curator for a significant survey exhibition of works from Magnum Photographers who have been on assignment in Derry as part of Derry-Londonderry UK City of Culture.

Hugh has worked as a curator for over 20 years and was founding Director of Context Gallery, Derry and Director of Ormeau Baths Gallery from 1997 - 2006. He is currently Director of the third space gallery Belfast and has worked as Counsultant Curator at the MAC, Belfast.

Clerical Assistant

Kelly joined the Arts & Culture team within the Development and Alumni Relations Office in 2004 as a clerical assistant on the Belfast campus. During this time Kelly has completed a HNC in Administration and IT and an Adverstising, Marketing & PR Diploma. Kelly’s main duties include assisting with the organisation of events, marketing, financial transactions and provide support to the Arts & Culture Manager primarily on the Belfast and Jordanstown campuses.

Clerical Assistant

Cheryl is currently working as a Clerical Assistant in the Development and Alumni Relations Office providing clerical support for event delivery at Coleraine and Magee campuses. Cheryl began working with the University in 2003.

Executive Assistant

Sandra began working at the former Ulster Polytechnic in August 1980 for the Information Services and Publications Office. Her work within the University has included staff and student recruitment, corporate events, press office, internal communications, and publications all within the Department of Public Affairs. She joined the Alumni Relations Office in December 2007 and provides support for a wide range of activities, including: the production of the alumni magazine ‘The Ulster Graduate’; the management of the Alumni Relations events with Arts and Culture; manages the range of memorabilia that is available to both the internal staff and graduates. Sandra provides general administrative support to the Development and Alumni Relations Office and also to the Alumni Association Executive Committee.

Administrative Assistant (Database & IT)

After graduating from the University of Dundee with an MA Hons degree in Psychology and an MSc in Applied Computing, Nicola worked for a number of years as a Web Accessibility and Usability Consultant for the Digital Media Access Group, based within the School of Computing, University of Dundee. Nicola returned to Belfast in 2006 where she continued to work within Web Accessibility and most recently worked as a Mobile Device Test Engineer for Mformation Technologies Inc. Nicola graduated in June 2009 with an MPhil by Research in Applied Computing.

Nicola joined the Alumni Relations Office in July 2009 in the post of Database and IT Administrator. Nicola's main responsibilities are managing the Development and Alumni Relations database and websites.

Support Assistant (Cultural Events & Development)

Claire joined the University of Ulster in December 1993. She worked in the Cultural Affairs’ Department first at the Riverside Theatre, Coleraine, and later when the department became part of the Development and Alumni Relations Office. Claire joined the Development Services team in 2011. Her main responsibility in the department is supporting Development meetings and providing procurement and administrative assistance.

Clerical Assistant

After leaving school, Sharon worked in the Civil Service for 16 years. Then in March 2002 Sharon began working part-time at the University of Ulster in the Provost’s Office at the Belfast Campus in a temporary position. In October 2002, Sharon was successful in a permanent part-time position within the University, and moved to the Development and Alumni Relations Office in October 2002 to take up the position of Database Support Assistant. Her primary responsibility is to maintain the Development and Alumni Relations database.