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Denise Black has over 32 years’ experience in the private sector, all of which was in the Financial Services Industry. In latter years she led a number of strategic change management programs within AIB. After moving from the Private sector to the Public Sector in 2018 Denise joined the Strategic investment Board and led on driving Transformational change as People Lead within the Department of Infrastructure. She was then appointed April 2020 as Executive Director, Human Resources for Invest NI. Her motivation to join The Centre of Learning in 2023 is two-fold in providing a clear opportunity to carry out her lifelong interest in optimising peoples’ career motivations and abilities, as well as being able to ‘give back’ the training and investment given to her throughout her career. Her ‘People & Culture’ interest is reflected in her professional qualifications as Chartered member of CIPD, Level 7 ILM Executive Coach and Mentor, CIPD qualified Trainer and a MSc in Strategic Personnel and Development. As much as she values her professional accreditations, Denise believes her best learning has been from her ‘try it, learn from it, build on it’ mind set.
As the Head of Programmes and Development, Nicky is responsible for the development and end to end delivery of training programmes to support individuals to climb the ladder of success and thrive both personally and professionally. She is passionate about making a positive impact for women at all stages of their business and career journey and empowering them to be leaders within the economy. Through her experience in media, property and B2B, Nicky has a wealth of experience in project management, sales, marketing and partnerships and cannot wait to connect with everyone. If you are interested in investing in yourself, finding the right programme for you, or offer training to support others, Nicky will be your point of contact (nicky@centreoflearningni.com).
With over 15 years’ experience in the hospitality and tourism industry, Maria has a wealth of experience in customer service, management and client relationships. Maria has spent the last few years within the logistics industry managing performance through data. During her career, Maria has received many awards and recognitions for her exceptional service, voted for by customers and industry peers. Maria is passionate about delivering excellent customer service and helping everyone to develop and achieve their full potential.
Having worked across industries from educational roles in environmental NGOs to business analytics in corporate banking, there have not been many problems Gina has not been able to solve. As a generalist, she encourages those around her to explore skills outside their comfort zone to learn more about themselves and gain confidence in handling any situation. With a drive to deliver the best customer experience, Gina focuses on building relationships with clients so that they can reach their goals and achieve whatever success means to them.
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