The Centre’s External Advisory Board comprises senior leaders from research, policy and practice who provide strategic guidance and sector insight. Their expertise strengthens governance and ensures our work remains responsive to national and international priorities.

External Advisory Board Members

• Daniel Acquah, Director, Youth Endowment Fund

• Tomas Adell, Education Authority for Northern Ireland

• Luke Billingham, Author, Researcher and Youth Worker

• Prof David DuBois, Professor Emeritus, University of Illinois Chicago (Mentoring)

• Mick Ferron, CEO, National Youth Council of Ireland

• Helen Fitzgerald, Assistant Director, REPPP, University of Limerick

• Teodora Groshkova, European Union Drugs Agency (EUDA)

• Annaleigh Margey, Head of Department, Dundalk Institute of Technology

• Patricia Moriarty, Dean, Dundalk Institute of Technology

• Paul Robinson, Director, Chicago CRED

• Chris Thomas, Director, Propeer Solutions AI

• Nils Duguet, Director of the Flemish Peace Institute