Board & Staff

Governance

With the continuous support of An Chomhairle Ealíon and the Arts Council of Northern Ireland over the past twenty-five years and the more recent support from County Councils through Regional Bursary Schemes, Irelands premiere creative resourse The Tyrone Guthrie Centre at Annaghmakerrig provides living proof of the strength of the artistic community on this island, and it remains a flag ship project and shining example of cross-border co-operation. The nine-member Board of the Centre represents a broad range of skills, experience and expertise with regional and gender balance.

Peter Fallon (Chairman)

Poet and member of Aosdána who founded The Gallery Press which has published more than four hundred books of poems and plays by the country's finest established and emerging authors and which is recognized as Ireland's pre-eminent literary publishing house.

Maurna Crozier

Is Director of the Cultural Diversity Programme of the Northern Ireland Community Relations Council and Hounorary Fellow of the Department of Social Anthropology at Queens's University, Belfast; Trustee of the National Museums and Galleries Northern Ireland; member of the Advisory Committee for British Cultural Studies at the British Council.

Brian Garret

Deputy County Court Judge. He is Chairman of the Northern Ireland Teachers Salary and Conditions of Service Committee and a Chairman of the Social Security Appeals Tribunals; former Deputy Chairman for the Northern Ireland Independent Commission for Police Complaints and a member of the Standing Advisory Commission on Human Rights.

Maureen Kennelly

CV to be added.

Petria McDonnell

Is a Circuit Court Judge and a former Senior Partner with McCann Fitzgerald and former President of the Irish Maritime Law Association. During her time with McCann Fitzgerald she was key to the purchase and development of their important collection of Irish contemporary art. Petria is also a patron of Opera Theatre Ireland.

Anne Makower

Former TV Producer for RTE. Has worked closly with composer James Wilson, producing four of his Operas and had a leading role in his Twelfth Night; co wrote an Opera with Prionnsias O Duinn based on Edward Lear's Stuff and Nonsense.

Marcus Patton

Marcus Patton is a qualified architect and artist. He studied urban design and worked as a town planner. He is Director of HEARTH Housing Association. He has served as a council member of the Royal Society of Ulster Architects and was first convenor of its conservation committee. He has also served as committee member of the Ulster Architectural Heritage Society.

Barbara Sweetman FitzGerald

Director of Irish Association for Cultural, Economic and Social Affairs; Trustee of Michael Sweetman Trust and a prominent figure over the years on North-South co-operation and collaboration.

Staff

Robbie McDonald Director (resident)
Mary Clerkin Finance Officer
Ingrid Adams Resources Manager
Patrick McCabe Estate Manager

Lavina McAdoo Chef
Teresa Rudden Housekeeper
Esther Hall Housekeeper
Mary-Alice Lynch Housekeeper
Martina Beggan Admin/Occasional Cook
Geraldine Sheerin Organic Gardener