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Alumni Engagement and Philanthropy

Eddie Friel
Eddie Friel
Director of Alumni Engagement and Philanthropy

Eddie Friel is responsible for leading the University's engagement with its global alumni body, generating significant philanthropic income in support of University activities aligned with research, teaching, and student support. He also serves as the Clerk to Convocation and Honorary Secretary to the Queen’s University of Belfast Foundation Board. Eddie is a member of the senior leadership team in both the Governance and External Affairs Section and the wider University.

Prior to his current role, he was Director of Development and Alumni Relations at Ulster University. In addition to other roles held at Ulster University, he has been employed at Queen's University Belfast, Invest Northern Ireland, and in the private sector. Eddie has studied at Ulster University and Queen's University Belfast.

Eddie’s EA is Julie Garrett – j.garrett@qub.ac.uk ext 3100

Who we are

Led by Director Eddie Friel, the Alumni Engagement and Philanthropy team engages with and maintains lifelong relationships with former students and supporters of the University living and working across the globe.  

What we do

Our team keeps connected with Queen's global network of 250,000 graduates. We also help to ensure that future generations of students will continue to benefit from world-class research and teaching offered at Queen’s by raising money, through the Queen’s Foundation, from alumni, friends and charitable trusts and foundations for projects that are of strategic importance to the University, its students and staff. Our work has a major impact - changing the lives of our staff, students, graduates and transforming society locally and globally.

Meet our Alumni Engagement Team

Meet our Philanthropy Team

Eddie Friel  Director Alumni Engagement and Philanthropy  Email
Julie Garrett  Executive Assistant to the Director  Email
Helen Carrick  Assistant Director (Philanthropy) Email
Noemi Rodriguez Dominguez  Secretary to Executive Assistant  Email
Anna-Marie Henderson Personal Assistant to Assistant Director Email
Siofra Healy  Head of Individual and Corporate Philanthropy  Email
Roisin Hughes  Secretary to Head of Individual and Corporate Philanthropy  Email
Naomi King Head of Programme Innovation  Email
Sarah-Jayne Cassells Senior Development Manager (Major Gifts) Email
Gail McMullan Senior Development Manager – Projects  Email
Michaela Clarke  Development Manager (Trusts and Foundations)  Email
Stephen McCourt  Development Manager (Trusts & Foundations) Email
Stephen O’Reilly  Development Manager (Regular Giving) Email
Michéal O’Fearraigh Annual Fund Supervisor  Email
Sorcha MacLaimhin  Development Manager (Major Gifts) Email
Louise Carey  Development Manager (Legacy)  Email
Kim McLaughlin Development & Engagement (Sport) Email
Sarah Jayne Smith  Senior Development Manager (North America)  Email
Daniel Patton Development and Engagement Manager (North America)  Email

Meet our Operations and Planning Team

Conor Jackson-Platt  Head of Operations and Planning  Email
Helena Maginness-Fitzpatrick Research Manager    Email
Lewis Williamson Research Officer  Email
Colin Bell Research Officer  Email
Cathy Mulholland  Research Officer (Data Insights) Email
Rebecca Booth Research Assistant   Email
Katie McGrath Research Assistant/Donor Relations Email
Jonathan Doonon Data and Information Manager  Email
Laura Hawthorne Information Analyst  Email
Shelley McEvoy  Database Officer  Email
Micola Beckett Database Assistant  Email
Andrew Bingham  Database and IT Assistant  Email
Naoimh Wilson  Development Manager (Donor Relations Email
Jacqui McCormick Development Manager (Donor Relations Email
Colin Wall-O’Neill Finance Officer/Donor Relations Email
Lisa Hoey  Governance Manager  Email
Lorraine Rogers Gift Officer Email
Naomi Fearnon Finance Assistant (Endowments) Email
Steven McCaffery Assistant Director  Email
Morgan Mattingly Personal Assistant to Assistant Director 

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Aoife McNabb Senior Alumni Engagement Manager 

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Jason O’Neill  Alumni Engagement Manager Email
Abbie Henderson Alumni Engagement Manager (Events & Cultivation)  Email
Joanne Harvey  Alumni Engagement Officer (Queen's Business School) Email
Elizabeth Lunn Alumni Officer (Honorary Graduates) Email
Andrew Barr Alumni Engagement Assistant  Email

Meet our Communications and Events Team

Ciara O'Neill  Communications Manager  Email
Salim Usman Digital Communications Officer (Maternity cover_ Email
Liana MacIntyre  Graduate Intern Email