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Principal Consultant Profile
Allen McAdam established MCA Consulting following over 12 years working at Chief Executive and Senior management level in the business, local development and community and voluntary sectors.
He brings with him a wealth of hands on experience at planning for and managing publicly funded initiatives and programmes, built up over a period of in excess of 25 years. This knowledge base is founded on a practical experience of corporate governance requirements and indeed best practice, not only from a theoretical viewpoint, but from a day to day functional programme management perspective.
Allen has experience both nationally and internationally over a wide range of disciplines, and has extensive hands on project delivery experience with well developed people skills, a diplomatic approach, and a comprehensive network of contacts and is committed long term to providing a quality service coupled with flexibility to clients.
At a regional, national and trans-European basis he has been actively involved in project and programme development, transfer of best practice and expertise and heavily involved in local development. He has represented Ireland at European Level for a number of years and delivered lectures and training workshops both nationally and in a number of other European countries.
Allen is a current or former Member of numerous regional, national and trans-European organisations including:
- Board member the Ulster Scots Agency
- Board member North South Language Body
- Board Member of the International Fund for Ireland.
- Board member of Enterprising Monaghan.
- Board member of Ballybay Development Association
- Board member of the Secondary Education Committee CLG
- Board member of Emyvale Enterprise Centre
- Board member of Monaghan Collegiate School
- Board member and Company secretary Enterprise Equity Investments
- Board member and Company secretary of IFI Financial Investments.
- Member Board of Trustees Presbyterian Church in Ireland.
- Former National Chairman of the Irish LEADER Network.
- Irish Representative LEADER Monitoring Committee Brussels
- ICOS National Rural Development Committee
- RDS Agricultural and Rural Affairs Committee
- Monaghan and Cavan County Development Boards
- HSE North East RPC Domestic Violence Funding Sub committee
- Director of Board of Triskele Community Development and Training
- Founder Member Drumlin CDP
- Member of Monaghan Local Enterprise office appraisals committee.
- Former member of the Agricultural Consultants Association National Council.
