Our Team | Belvedere Youth Club

THE LEADERSHIP TEAM

Jenny Courtney

CEO

Jenny has a wealth of experience and knowledge of the not-for-profit sector. She has always used her business management background in social settings, especially in managing youth projects and bringing about change in marginalised communities. Jenny has always advocated on behalf of young people and believes the voice of the young person should underpin all relevant government policy delivery decisions. Jenny’s passion is to empower young people so they can reach their full potential as individuals and grow their capacity to take responsibility for social change in their communities, contributing to the eradication of poverty and social injustice.

Jonathan Dowling

Team Leader

Jonathan attended the club as a young person and has been employed here as a youth worker since 2016. Jonathan’s role as team leader sees him lead a professional team to deliver best practice youth work programmes to young people from the community of the NEIC. His passion for social justice and bringing about change in the lives of these young people is complemented by the programmes he and the team design, develop, and implement.

THE ADMINISTRATION TEAM

Niamh Mc Loughlin

Fundraising Executive

Niamh is a qualified teacehr and has worked in the Financial Services Sector, so she brings an informed perspective to our fundraising programme. She also has a large amount of experiece from various volunteer roles in our community and she is passionate about using her skills to drive positive change, for the young people that benefit everyday, from the BYC.

Youth work & Facilities Team

Without the hard work, dedication and commitment of our colleagues, we would not be able to deliver quality programmes to our members. Each and every member of the team plays a vital role in our service delivery.

Kim Flood

Youth work team

Denise McDonnell

Youth work team

Dean Murray

Youth work team

Jamie Mangan

Youth work team

Joe Greene

Youth work team

Mimi Masiga

Youth work team

Sonya Hanney

Facilities team

THE DIAMOND TEAM

Diamond is a youth justice project that provides therapeutic support to both the young person and their family, collaborates with local community supports, and develops tailored teams to address their needs, helping them rebuild relationships and create positive opportunities.

Bridie Flood

Senior Project Worker

Bridie has lived and worked in the NEIC all her life and has lifelong experience in Youth, community and youth addiction work with young people and families in marginalized communities. Bridie’s passion is around social justice and bringing about change with young people and their families by empowering them to take control and direction of their own lives. To support them in meeting their full potential and becoming positive role models. Bridie has always and continues to advocate on behalf of families and young people in the NEIC.

Dwyane Horace

Senior Project Worker

Dwyane is a senior project worker in The Diamond Project. He has a background of working in Youth Addiction services for the past 14 years within the NEIC. Seen first-hand the impact that drugs and crime have on individuals & families. Dwyane is very passionate with working with “At Risk and Hard to Reach young people” to help them become the best version of themselves to make better choices and eventually become positive role models within their own families and communities.

Siobhán Brennan

Family Therapist

Siobhán is a Family Therapist in the Diamond Project Siobhán has worked with young people in youth and community services for nearly 20 years in both Ireland and the UK. As a Systemic Family Therapist, Siobhán is passionate about building a family’s capacity to support each other and rebuild relationships. Siobhan has a strong awareness of cultural and contextual factors that impact these families and trying to work with the wider community to support change.