TRN Staff

Paula Beattie
Network Regional Manager

Paula Beattie has worked in the Community/Voluntary sector in a management capacity since the late 1980's following graduation from QUB. Starting in the women's sector, Paula has worked for a range of organisations both at local and regional level including: Citizens Advice Bureau, Age Concern, Help the Aged and various interagency community development projects. Throughout these years she has gained particular experience and interest in the following areas: policy and public affairs, advice and advocacy, lobbying, community development, project and service management, business planning and organisational development. She is also trained in media work. Originally from North Belfast Paula is committed to working to address the trauma caused by political conflict particularly at community/societal level through ongoing partnership working and planning.

Colleen Symington
Development Officer(Membership)

Sara McCloskey
Administrative Officer

TRN Board Of Directors

Fergus Cumiskey, TRN Director and Chairperson
Clinical Director
Contact Youth Counselling Services

A TRN founder, Fergus has spent much of the past 15 years directly engaged in trauma related counselling, psychotherapy, clinical supervision, organisational development and consultancy work. Initially a rural Youth and Community Development Worker in South Armagh he moved to Belfast in 1986 working with regional and national organisations including Barnardo's, Gingerbread, Cooperation Ireland and the CRC. Fergus trained as a psychotherapist 1990-1994 and was appointed to a GP surgery in North Belfast as Practice Counsellor in 1996-97. His subsequent three year tenure on the Tara Centre Psychotherapy team in Omagh (2000-2003) preceded his current role as Clinical Director with Contact Youth Counselling. Fergus brings more than ten year’s independent consultancy, facilitation/conflict management training and supervision experience to his role as TRN Former Chair. His abiding interests include intergenerational trauma recovery, experiential learning and organisational development. He likes to unwind with his young family and friends in the wilds of Donegal.

Joe Barnes, TRN Director and Counsellor, Tar Isteach

Philip Cahill, TRN Director & Treasurer
Counsellor

Mary Grant     TRN Director
Lifespring Health and Healing

Francine Curran  TRN Director & Vice Chairperson
Counselling Coordinator, Lenadoon Counselling Project