Majella joined CES in 2014 to use her expertise towards transforming disadvantaged communities, through better use of evidence. She heads up CES’s work in Northern Ireland, including its partnerships with government departments, agencies, funding bodies and voluntary and community organisations. She led the roll out of the Goal Programme for Public Service Reform within Northern Ireland. She also leads evidence use in policy making and was awarded a Churchill Memorial Trust Fellowship, for work on how policy makers have used evidence in divided societies.
Previously Majella held a number of senior roles in the third sector in Northern Ireland, including Chief Executive of CO3, a third sector, leadership organisation and as Director NI of the fuel poverty charity National Energy Action, where she led research, policy influence and services in Northern Ireland. Majella is Vice Chair of NIACRO and a member of the NICCY Audit and Risk Committee. She holds an MSc in Executive Leadership.
