Anne has a long history in community peacebuilding and reconciliation in Northern Ireland. She is a founding pioneer parent of integrated education, having been instrumental in the inception and development of All Children’s Integrated Primary School, Newcastle, Co. Down, founded in 1986 and Chair of the Board of Governors for fourteen years.
She was Regional Co-Ordinator of the Women Together for Peace organisation from 1990 – 2001 and co-founded the Community Dialogue organisation in 1997. She was their Regional Dialogue Development and Research Co-Ordinator for many years and is an experienced dialogue and storytelling practitioner having worked throughout Ireland and in areas of conflict around the world.
She was the first elected Councillor for the Northern Ireland Women’s Coalition, serving on Down Council from 1997 – 2001. In 2008 she received the N. I. Community Relations Council Award for Outstanding Achievement in the field of Community Relations and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.
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