Director
Aoife McLaughlin
Leads the association’s strategy, partnerships, and governance, with a focus on sustaining heritage activity through practical local collaboration.
Team
The people guiding education, heritage, and public participation.
Our team combines programme delivery, research, archive care, school engagement, and local partnership work across Monreagh and neighbouring communities.
Education Delivery
Archive Research
Community Outreach
Cultural Interpretation
Overview
Eight staff and volunteer leaders supporting one shared brief.
Each profile below reflects a distinct area of work, from schools programming and oral history to events, collections, communications, and family learning. Together, the team keeps Ulster-Scots heritage active in classrooms, public spaces, and community memory.
Education Programme Lead
Calum Ferguson
Designs workshops and school visits that translate language, place, and oral tradition into engaging sessions for young learners and teachers.
Heritage Research Coordinator
Isla McBride
Oversees field research, source gathering, and interpretation work that connects archive material to lived community knowledge.
Archive & Collections Officer
Ross Jamieson
Manages photographs, recordings, and donated materials, ensuring collections remain documented, accessible, and ready for public use.
Community Outreach Manager
Mairi Stewart
Builds relationships with halls, family groups, and local organisations to widen participation in heritage projects and shared events.
Events & Interpretation Officer
Euan Boyd
Coordinates heritage walks, public talks, and exhibition planning, shaping how stories are presented across sites and seasonal programmes.
Youth & Family Learning Officer
Niamh Kerr
Develops family-focused activities and youth projects that make heritage participation easy, welcoming, and relevant across generations.
Communications & Volunteer Coordinator
Fraser Templeton
Handles project updates, volunteer support, and public information so community members know where to join, contribute, and stay connected.