Professor Roy Spence OBE, JP, MD, MA, LLD (Hon), FRCS Professor Spence is a Consultant Surgeon specialising in breast cancer at Belfast City Hospital.  He is a Professor of Surgery at Queen’s University Belfast, an Honorary Professor and Member of the Council at the University of Ulster and he has been awarded Honorary Fellowships from the Royal Colleges of England and Glasgow.  Professor Spence was appointed an OBE in the New Year’s Honours List in 2001.  With a wide range of professional and academic accolades and years of dedicated public service, Professor Spence brings a wealth of knowledge and strategic leadership to Cancer Focus Northern Ireland. Mr Boyd Carson FCA Boyd has a wide range of finance and investment experience.  He is currently a partner in Sapphire Capital Partners LLP which focuses on real estate financing and investment advice and he also serves on the Board of numerous companies.  Previously he was a Director of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in New York where he worked in the Corporate Finance Group. 

Boyd is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants. Trevor is the Course Director of the MSc International Business and the Human Resource Management (HRM) subject co-ordinator at the University of Ulster’s Department of International Business.  Trevor brings expertise in management, particularly business strategy and human resource management.  kroger hoodiesHe is also a Board member of the Labour Relations Agency.cavenders hoodie Since 1987 Dr Gilliland has held a Clinical Academic appointment in the Medical School at Queen’s University Belfast.  atcq hoodiesHe divides his time between being a part-time GP Principal in Belfast and a Senior Lecturer in the Centre for Medical Education.  california republic hoodie rebel yell

He is the Lead for Assessment in the undergraduate medical course and also has a key role in facilitating medical students with disabilities.  His main teaching input is in Years 4 and 5 of the course, including the cancer studies module. Alex is a retired teacher and Open University lecturer. He has a personal experience of cancer and is a member of our laryngectomy group. codeine hoodiesAlex also sits on the Northern Ireland Cancer Network (NICaN) board as a patient representative and provides training to speech therapists and paramedics.lmss hoodie Julieann is a graduate in marketing and business. punisher hoodie 3xlHer career experience includes managing the marketing function of Property News and as Digital Product Marketer at The Irish News.  She brings particular skills in brand development and management, website design and management, and digital marketing together with experience of managing a team in a highly competitive market.

Jimmy is a retired Nurse Education Consultant. He spent most of his working career in nurse education and training. In later years he was involved in in-service education and training for health service staff. Following the death of his wife Gina from cancer in 2006, he became involved in fundraising for Cancer Focus Northern Ireland. He is also involved in suicide prevention and supporting those bereaved by suicide in his local community. Mark is a member of the Steering Committee of the European Cancer Concord and holds an Associate Director position at the Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology at Queen’s University Belfast. Mark has a keen interest in both research and cancer policy, and has been at the forefront of a number of patient focused cancer healthcare initiatives aiming to remove inequalities and improve cancer care for the citizens of Europe. John graduated from Queen’s University Belfast with LL.B (Hons) in 1971 and qualified as a solicitor in 1974. 

In 1984 John was appointed Deputy Coroner for Greater Belfast before taking on the full time post in 1992 and progressing to Senior Coroner for Northern Ireland in 2006.  John has also completed an LL.M course at Queen’s University Belfast in Human Rights and Emergency Law.  From 1996 – 2001 he was appointed a member of the Criminal Cases Review Commission and he is currently a Parole Commissioner. Jim is a chartered Quantity Surveyor and a retired University Lecturer.  He has published numerous academic papers in construction economics and cognitive psychology.  Jim has been involved in Cancer Focus NI for 40 years.  He is a member and secretary of our Ballymena Cancer Support Group since 1973 and a Board Member since 1985. Lady Christine Eames LLB., M Phil Lady Eames offers extensive experience in governance of charities and in leading voluntary organisations through change.  Her academic background is in medical law and ethics and she has worked with a number of charities providing strategic guidance.

Breda holds an MSc in Health Promotion and was Commissioner for Health Promotion in the Southern Trust until taking early retirement in 2009.  She brings skills and experience in the broad area of health promotion and cancer prevention combined with practical experience of managing projects and departments in the statutory sector. Pat has been a registered General Nurse since October 1982 and currently holds the position of General Manager of Cancer Services in the Northern Trust. She has led on several nursing initiatives and nurse development programmes within the acute hospital setting and she manages a team of health professionals, nurses and admin staff.  Pat has recently secured funding for a further 6 cancer nurse specialists to improve provision of support within the Trust and she works closely with voluntary groups – including Cancer Focus NI and Macmillan to secure improved support for cancer patients. Ivan offers extensive experience in business and finance having worked at Danske Bank, formally the Northern Bank, for almost 35 years, currently as their Head of Business Acquisition.