Statutory Representative
Central Government

Assistant Youth Adviser
Southern Education and Library Board

Elected a statutory representative of The Bridge Partnership to represent the Southern Education and Library Board (SELB), Dan has over 33 years experience of working in the education sector. Dan hopes that his involvement in and membership of The Bridge Partnership will result in an enhanced strategic working partnership.

He joined the SELB Youth Service in 1979 and has been employed in various posts. In his current role as Assistant Youth Adviser, he represents the SELB on a number of local and regional partnerships. Prior to this he taught in St. Paul’s Junior High School in Lurgan for 10 years as Head of the Physical Recreation Department.

He also represents the Youth Council for Northern Ireland on the European Youth Information and Counselling Agency, based in Paris. Between 1996 and 2001 he held the post of Chairman of the Southern Drugs Co-ordination Team, which included representatives from the Banbridge District Council area.

He qualified as a teacher in 1969, but continued his academic studies and completed a B.A. Degree in Social Science in 1989 from the Open University. He later obtained a Diploma in Training Management in 1994 from the Public Service Training Council.

Married with four grown up children, Dan enjoys gardening, farming and a round of golf in his free time.