Dr. Ann Potter - Chair 
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A chairde,

I was born and brought up in Manchester to Irish-born parents, who met after emigrating to England - my mother from County Tipperary and my father from County Wexford. 

I am proud of my Irish heritage, and it is a very important part of my identity. 

Professionally I have previously held various roles in social work, and latterly I was a social work academic at Manchester Metropolitan University. I am currently working as a freelance academic and researcher. 

On a voluntary basis I have held governance roles for many years, on several boards and committees across different sectors. 

I have been a Trustee of Irish Community Care Manchester for 3 years and during that time it has been a pleasure to be able to use my skills and experience in safeguarding and governance to contribute to the work of the ICCM charity. 

I am honoured to have been elected by my fellow Trustees to serve as Chair of the Board of Trustees for ICCM.

As Chair, I look forward to working with the Board, the CEO, the staff team and volunteers, our partners and stakeholders, and all in our diverse Irish community, to continue the positive growth and development of the ICCM charity, whilst promoting our ICCM values of ‘care, culture and community’.

Is mise le meas,

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Secretary

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​Brendan Hegarty - Treasurer

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Born and raised in Dublin Brendan moved to Manchester in 2001. Brendan works for NatWest Social & Community Capital providing social investment to charities and social enterprises. Brendan also sits on the investment committee for Manchester based social lender GMCVO. Brendan is the treasurer for ICCM and chairs the Financial Sub Committee using his knowledge and skills to support with the financial management for ICCM. 

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Michael Gorman​ - Vice Chair

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Geraldine Vesey

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Geraldine Vesey was born in Manchester to parents from Mayo and Roscommon. Starting her career at Brent Irish Advisory Service in London where she wrote the first Irish in Britain Directory, Geraldine has maintained a keen interest in issues impacting the Irish diaspora.  Geraldine brings her communication and marketing skills to the board of trustees where she chairs the Governance Sub Committee.

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Martin Connolly

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​Barbara Aherne​

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Noel Russel

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Sinead Barry

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