The Board of Directors
Dr Gavin Adams, chairperson
Dr Gavin Adams is an experienced Senior Manager, with 8 years’ experience as Director of Business Development for Extern group and more recently with Cochrane the Global Health Care Charity. Dr Adams is a previous manager in business development for RNIB, securing grants to aid employment and training opportunities amongst blind and partially sighted adults and young people.
Jane GreenE, Vice-Chair
Jane has held a number of senior nursing positions in Health and Social Care Trusts in Northern Ireland,
including 15 years as a Nurse Consultant for Older People from 2003-2018.
Now retired from this post, Jane is currently in practice as a District Nurse.
David Cochrane
Former: Senior Manager, Medical HR, Belfast HSC Trust
Former: Director of Human Resources, South and East Belfast HSC Trust
Present: Retired
Nevin Oliver
Former: Director of Business & Corporate Services, Causeway H&SC Trust
Current: Member, Dalriada Partnership Steering Project
Current: Chairman, Board of Governors Kylemore School, Coleraine
Kim Moylan
Kim currently works for the Department of Finance and has over 10 years’ experience in public sector organisations with roles in data analysis, software development and cyber security.
Kim has also been involved in the Arts sector for a number of years, working with a number of performing arts and theatre organisations in Belfast as a performer.
She also worked for over 13 years at the Grand Opera House Belfast in various roles, including Stage Door Keeper where she welcomed everyone to the building.
Mark Rainey
Mark has over 20 years of retail management experience and is now the Centre manager of Connswater Shopping Centre. Mark has already supported and worked alongside us, helping and aiding arts care outreach days in Connswater which has an annual footfall of 4 million customers and has had success in the Arts & Business NI Awards.
Molly Cullen
With over 5 years’ experience in Communication and Public Relations, Molly currently works for Lighthouse Communications specialising in digital coms, social media management and digital strategy.
Simon McGookin
Former performance analyst for Ulster Rugby and IT Support Engineer, Simon is now a Business Manager of Iberian wine tours.
Simon is a key advisor at Director level regarding company strategy as well as website and social media manager for strategy content online.
Simon is a musician himself and has already helped out the arts care team to play music alongside us in Connswater shopping centre.
dr Tim wyatt obe
Former: Consultant Microbiologist, Infection Control Doctor and Clinical Lead for Molecular Sciences at the Mater Hospital, now Belfast HSC Trust.
Former: Expert member of several Government microbiology-related scientific advisory committees.
Former: Scientific Adviser to the Chief Medical Officer in N.Ireland.
Present: Consultant Microbiologist, NI Public Health Agency
Robin Taylor
Robin works for the Department of Economy, most recently in the Permanent Secretary’s office.
Robin has always been involved in the Arts and is a musician playing piano, percussion and previously playing in bands.
Robin studied English at University and is keen to get Board experience with Arts Care given his background in the Arts.