For the past 35 years Tony has worked in conflict transformation, youth work, peacebuilding and community development. He specialises in strategy, organisational management, managing change, transitional executive leadership, programme development and building high performing teams. He has worked with hundreds of groups and organisations on these issues, from small local community organisations to multi national corporations.
His international experience in post conflict countries includes working in in the Balkans (Serbia, Montenegro, Croatia and Bosnia), where Tony shared his learning, methodologies and experiences from peacebuilding in Northern Ireland. In the 1990s Tony worked as National Programmes Manager for an international youth organisation (YMCA Ireland) and Deputy Director of a regional rural community organisation (Rural Community Network NI).
Following his experience of living on and working across interfaces in Northern Ireland he developed a discussion paper proposing a process for the removal of “peace walls.” Click here for a copy of the discussion paper.
His voluntary work has included establishing new integrated schools in Northern Ireland.
Tony is also a suicide prevention advocate and served for five years as the voluntary Chairperson of Contact NI.
He has an MBA, an Honours Degree in Communication Studies and professional qualifications in Advanced Group Work Skills, Community Relations, Youth & Community Work and Executive Coaching.
His MBA included Strategy, Creativity, Innovation and Change, Management Research Project on ‘Equity, Diversity and Interdependence Change Processes Within a Regional Voluntary Organisation’ and Capacities for Managing Development (Local and International Development).
Tony also supports inspiring social change projects in East Africa.
