College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE)
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CAFRE College Advisory Group
The College Advisory Group provides advice at a strategic and operational level to the College Director and college management team of CAFRE.
The group, which meets four times a year, has a chairperson and 13 members who represent key CAFRE stakeholders.
Left to Right: Harold Johnston, Roy Lyttle, Esther Skelly-Smith, William (Bill) Harpur OBE, Malcolm Emery, Seamus McMenamin, Maynard Mawhinney, Elaine Willis, Barclay Bell, Kevin Morgan, Ryan Mortimer, Craig Blaney, Martin McKendry, CAFRE Director.
In carrying out its work, the group takes full account of policies and strategies approved by the Minister and DAERA. The College Advisory Group members are:
- Maynard Mawhinney – Chairperson (Independent Food Consultant)
- Craig Blaney – Agri-food Business Development - (Business Owner, Airtight Creative)
- Barclay Bell – Arable Crops - (Arable Farmer from County Down)
- Deborah O'Hare – Education - (Principal of The Wallace High School, Lisburn)
- Bill Harpur – Environment - (Beef Farmer, Causeway Coast)
- Dr Esther Skelly-Smith – Equine - (Equine Veterinary Surgeon)
- Elaine Willis – Food Processing - (Retail Operations Director, Linden Foods Ltd)
- Dr Kevin Morgan– Higher Education - (Researcher and Lecturer in Chemical Engineering, Queen's University Belfast)
- Malcolm Emery – International Relations – (Director, Powerhouse Energy Management)
- Harold Johnston – Dairy - (Dairy Farmer from County Antrim)
- Ryan Mortimer – Pigs and Poultry – (RSPCA Assured Field Assessor)
- Roy Lyttle – Production Horticulture - (Vegetable Grower from County Down)
- Seamus McMenamin – Red Meat - (Sector Manager for Sheepmeat, Livestock and Organics for Bord Bia)
| Length of each term of appointment | Chair – 3 years Members – 3 years (Option for reappointment to a second 3 year term) |
|---|---|
| Remuneration | Chair – £367 per day Members – £237 per day |
| Workload | Chair – Approximately 4 days per annum Members – Approximately 4 days per annum |
| Name | Date of First Appointment | Expiry of Appointment | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chair | Mr Maynard Mawhinney | 01/07/2021 | 30/06/2024 |
| Members | Mr Malcolm Emery | 01/01/2020 | 31/12/2022 Reappointed for a second term to 31/12/2025 |
| Mr Roy Lyttle | 01/01/2020 | 31/12/2022 Reappointed for a second term to 31/12/2025 |
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| Dr Esther Skelly-Smith | 01/01/2020 | 31/12/2022 Reappointed for a second term to 31/12/2025 |
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| Mr Harold Johnston | 01/07/2021 | 30/06/2024 | |
| Mr Barclay Bell | 01/01/2022 | 31/12/2024 | |
| Mrs Deborah O'Hare | 01/01/2022 | 31/12/2024 | |
| Mrs Elaine Willis | 01/01/2022 | 31/12/2024 | |
| Mr Craig Blayney | 01/01/2023 | 31/12/2025 | |
| Mr Bill Harper | 01/01/2023 | 31/12/2025 | |
| Mr Seamus McMenamin | 01/01/2023 | 31/12/2025 | |
| Dr Kevin Morgan | 01/01/2023 | 31/12/2025 | |
| Mr Ryan Mortimer | 01/01/2023 | 31/12/2025 |