Glenda Burns

Glenda Burns

Development Manager (Chief Officer)

Glenda has been working in development for the past eighteen years; primarily working in or supporting the third sector. Having a love for helping causes that benefit people and the community succeed, she has gained a vast range of experience working with both large and small organisations; from national charities to small community clubs and organisations.

Glenda currently works part-time as our CEO, typically a Tues-Thurs.

mailto:g.burns@clare-cic.org
Tel: 028 9077 4185
Mobile: 07513 824057

Shane Coulter

Shane Coulter

Operations Manager / Social Worker

Shane qualified as a social worker in 1995 and worked in the statutory sector in North Belfast for 11 years before moving to South Australia where he worked in both hospital and community settings for 12 years. On return to Northern Ireland in 2016, he worked again in statutory social work position for 2 years before leaving to take up a community social worker position with CLARE CIC (Creative Local Actions Responses and Engagement – Community Interest Company). He was recently appointed as Operations Manager for CLARE but he still tries to do as much direct social work as possible in this new role!

“It’s the social work I always hoped to do when training to become a social worker”.

mailto:s.coulter@clare-cic.org
Tel: 028 9077 4185
Mobile: 07513 824059

Lynne Pollen

Community Social Worker

Lynne is a qualified social worker and also has a keen interest in holistic activities.

mailto:l.pollen@clare-cic.org
Tel: 028 9077 4185
Mobile: 07513 824061

Joy Harrison

Joy Harrison

Community Health Facilitator

Joy is CLARE’s Community Health Facilitator and is responsible for coordinating health initiatives at an individual and group level plus reinvigorating our community champion pool (our volunteers).

Joy is also a registered nutritional consultant who specialises in skin and gut health but also have keen interests and personal experiences in other areas such as weight management and thyroid health.

mailto:j.harrison@clare-cic.org
Tel: 028 9077 4185
Mobile: 07513 824062

Alison Moore

Community Wellbeing Support Worker

Alison recently joined the CLARE team as a Community Wellbeing Support Worker. With a background in...

mailto:a.moore@clare-cic.org
Tel: 028 9077 4185
Mobile: 07513 824060

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