The NB Housing Team

At NB Housing, we value our staff team. As an Investors in People GOLD award recipient, we aim to continuously improve our staff skills and development opportunities to equip us to deliver the best service to our tenants.

The team standing behind gold balloons that spell 'GOLD'

Our committee

Board members

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Ursula Mayers

Chair

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Tom Mervyn

Vice Chair

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Jane Shaw

Treasurer

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Brian Reid

Board Member

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Bob Hopkin

Board Member

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Andrew McFarline

Board Member

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Brenda Morgan

Board Member

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Ursula Mayers

Chair
Ursula is a chartered member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and is a certified mediator with the Mediators Institute Ireland (MII) since 2011. Ursula has over 10 years’ experience in the commercial property sector and has a keen interest in the work of Housing Associations. Ursula is Chair of the Development and Maintenance Sub Committee.
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Tom Mervyn

Vice Chair
Tom has over 18 years of community and local economic development experience specialising in employment and employability policy and programme development. He is also a Director of Employers For Childcare Charitable Group and Chair of their Childcare Solutions Company and currently works at Queen’s University Belfast. Tom currently sits on the Finance Sub Committee and the Audit, Risk and HR Subcommittee.
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Jane Shaw

Treasurer
Jane has worked in business and finance for over 20 years, currently Managing Director of The Elmfield Institute, an organisation supporting wellbeing in the private and voluntary sectors. Jane is Chair of the Finance Subcommittee.
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Brian Reid

Board Member
Brian is a Chartered Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (FRICS) and Chartered Management Institute (FCIM) and has an MBA from the Open University. Brian has over 30 years’ experience in residential surveying in N Ireland and is the Regional Development Director for e.surv Chartered Surveyors, the largest firm of residential surveyors in the UK. He is also a Member of RICS NI Board and a Valuation member of the NI Valuation Tribunal. Brian is a member of the Development and Maintenance Sub Committee.
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Bob Hopkin

Board Member
Bob has 33 years experience in the construction industry and is a chartered member of the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) since 2006. He also holds a Business Masters degree, with distinction, in Development and Innovation. For the past 21 years ago, he continues to work for Europe's largest public social housing provider, the Northern Ireland Housing Executive (NIHE), holding various technical management positions. Bob currently sits on the Development and Maintenance Sub Committee.
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Andrew McFarline

Board Member
Andrew has worked in the social housing sector, in a range of frontline and strategic roles, for nearly a decade. He is passionate about tenant engagement and is a member of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations. Andrew is Chair of the Housing Management Subcommittee and a Member of the Audit, Risk and HR Subcommittee.
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Brenda Morgan

Board Member
Brenda Morgan MBE has over 30 years’ experience of business development and commercial relationships in the tourism, travel and aviation industry. Brenda has worked with key stakeholders within the Travel and Tourism Industry reaching across the public and private sector and was elected on the council for the Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce and Industry for 8 years. She was awarded an MBE in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours List for her Services to Economic Development to Northern Ireland in 2016. Brenda is also a founding member and Chair of NI Tourism Alliance since 2018 and currently sits on the Audit, Risk and HR sub committee.

Meet our

Senior Managers

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Donal Conway

Chief Executive Officer
After qualifying with a BSC Honours Degree in Housing Management in 1996, Donal took up a position with Flax Housing Association in North Belfast. From there Donal has acquired 26 years direct experience working in social housing with 20 of those years at a senior management level. Donal became Chief Executive of Flax Housing Association in 2005 and in 2014 he became the Chief Executive of NB Housing.
He is responsible for delivering key strategic drivers to execute the association’s business, leadership and customer-focused objectives. His role is to support the Chair and the Board in determining and delivering the vision, strategy and direction of the association within robust controlled corporate governance arrangements.
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Caroline Keenan-Jackson

Director of Housing & Corporate Services
Caroline has over 30 years social housing experience. Her career started with a Housing Association placement in London, before moving on to an executive role in Chicago. Since returning home to Northern Ireland she has worked in management positions within residential and supported accommodation before taking up her current position at NB Housing as Director of Housing & Corporate Services.
 As well as a BA Hons Degree and Diploma in Industrial Studies from UU, Caroline holds a Master of Social Science in Organisation and Management and a Certificate in Residential Management from QUB. Caroline is also an accredited Member of the Chartered Management Institute.
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John Brooks

Director of Development & Property Management
John Brooks joined NB Housing in 2014, having worked in the social housing sector since 1999 working in through variety of roles within Development, Housing Management and Maintenance. <br>
John is an Open University graduate and holds postgraduate diplomas in Housing and Construction Business and Project Management from the University of Ulster.

Meet Our

Team members

All
Operational Managers 4
Officers 11
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Pauline Campbell

Housing Manager

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Nuala McCallum

Foyer Manager

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Julie Edwards

Finance Manager

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David Erskine

Development Manager

Amanda Magee

Housing Officer

Leona Callaghan

Maintenance Officer

Janet Anderson

Assets Officer

Jacqueline Junk

Assistant Maintenance Officer

Ian Graham

Development Officer

Matt Doyle

Finance Officer

Stacey Maguire

Assistant Finance Officer

Lindsay Gibney

Corporate Services Officer

Sean Meighan

Housing Officer

Alice McQuillan

Housing Officer

Dean Cromie

Maintenance Officer

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