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BELFAST INTERNATIONAL HOMECOMING AMBASSADOR AWARDS 2018 • PAGE 17 Location: Boston Biography: Mary Sugrue is the Chief Executive Officer of the Irish American Partnership, a non-profit that empowers the next generation of leaders through education and community development in Ireland, north and south. Ms Sugrue has been with the Partnership for 29 years, serving in various capacities before assuming the role of CEO. Originally from Cahersiveen, Co Kerry, she graduated from National University of Ireland Carysfort College Dublin with a degree in education and spent three years teaching primary school in Ireland. As an Irish teacher by training, she possesses an indispensable perspective for furthering the Partnership’s mission through impactful grants to schools, educational programmes, and community development initiatives. What, for you, is the importance of the global Irish and Scots Irish diaspora and how do you contribute to its success? The diaspora is instrumental in promoting Irish heritage around the world, and has an important role in building a peaceful and prosperous Ireland for the next generation. We facilitate diaspora involvement in Ireland by providing an avenue for them to give back to the schools, institutions, and communities which contributed to their success, and also by hosting events with government officials and our programme leaders—keeping the diaspora current on affairs in Ireland, north and south. Tell us how you connect to Belfast: The Partnership has been supporting schools and community programmes in Belfast for 30 years. We fund schools of all traditions, as well as initiatives that promote peace and cross-community relations. In the past five years, we have supported 39 schools in Northern Ireland, many of which are located in Belfast, and community development programmes such as the Community Foundation for Northern Ireland, the 174 Trust, Children in Crossfire, Youth Link NI, and the Northern Ireland Human Rights Fund. We also fund scholarships at Ulster University and Queen’s University, helping disadvantaged students pursue their dreams through higher education. We support science learning through our sponsorship of the RDS primary science fair (Science Blast) in Belfast. You know you’re Irish when: a cup of tea is the answer to every problem. Mary Sugrue Location: Belfast Biography: Kerrie is a Senior Manager in the consulting business within Deloitte and based in Belfast. She graduated from Queen’s in 2002 with a BSc in Psychology and went on to complete a Master’s degree in Business Studies at Ulster University. She then joined Deloitte in Belfast through the graduate programme going on to work on consulting programmes within the local, and large scale national, public sector transformation programmes. In 2014 Kerrie was given the opportunity to build a Delivery Centre in Belfast to support Deloitte’s UK and North West Europe business. Since then Kerrie has grown this Delivery Centre to almost 150 people, creating new opportunities for local school leavers, graduates and experienced hires to forge their own careers in the largest professional services company in the world. The Delivery Centre allows people to lead a fulfilling career whilst building their home and family life in Northern Ireland. Her team works on some of the largest and most complex client transformation programmes nationally and globally, using technology to be virtually there and thus minimising travel. Kerrie is passionate about diversity and providing opportunities for the diverse talent pool within Belfast and Northern Ireland. What, for you, is the importance of the global Irish and Scots Irish diaspora and how do you contribute to its success? The diaspora has played a part in attracting inward investment to Belfast and to highlight the highly talented pool of people we have here. I have provided opportunities, not only for diaspora to return to Belfast to continue their careers, but also to retain our talent and contribute to the local economy. Tell us how you connect to Belfast: Born, bred and still live in the east of the city. You know you've got Belfast/Irish heritage when: you manage to get those you work with on a UK/global basis to use phrases such as ‘grand’ and ‘no bother’. Kerrie Irvine Location: Philadelphia, PA Biography: Jack joined MRP in 2003 and since then has been part of the executive team that has led the organization from start-up to the global leader in marketing technology that it is today. Presently, as chief financial officer, Jack is responsible for providing strategic leadership to the Finance, Legal and HR Divisions while also working closely with MRP’s parent company, First Derivatives plc, on corporate-level priorities, including opportunities to strengthen MRP through partnership or acquisitions. Prior to being named CFO, Jack held various other management positions within MRP including a three-year residency in Belfast focused on the growth of the MRP business and its brand presence in Belfast, Ireland, and beyond. Immediately prior to MRP, Jack earned his MBA from the University of Virginia, Darden School of Business. Prior to this, Jack received his undergraduate degree from La Salle University before spending seven years at Johnson & Johnson where he held roles in finance, marketing, and business development. Outside of the office, Jack remains active with his alma maters, along with a number of organizations committed to the betterment of Ireland. He is also a proud husband and father of three children, Jack (9), Rory (6) and Megan (3). What, for you, is the importance of the global Irish and Scots Irish diaspora and how do you contribute to its success? There are many, though of particular note is the manner that members of the Irish diaspora look out for one another and also work together to make a difference in Ireland and beyond. Today, I contribute to the success of the diaspora by remembering the lessons above and incorporating them into my own life priorities. I also belong to Irish organizations and support Irish charities that help Irish people locally and abroad. Lastly, I work closely with our MRP team here to help to strengthen our local community presence and also leverage events such as the Homecoming to help those that have been away for some time, to understand all that today’s Belfast has to offer. Tell us how you connect to Belfast: My connection to Belfast began nearly eight years ago when we opened our first MRP office here and I had the opportunity to experience the city, deepen my understanding of its culture and meet the many talented professionals that joined our team. More recently, my family and I moved to Belfast and spent three years living and working in this great city. While we returned to America late last year our many connections to Belfast remain strong, particularly through our daughter Megan who was born in Ulster Hospital. Looking ahead we are looking for a flat in the city to make return visits a bit easier. You know you've got Belfast/Irish heritage when: you turn off American sports in favour of Six Nations matches and All Ireland championships. Jack Butler
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BELFAST INTERNATIONAL HOMECOMING AMBASSADOR AWARDS 2018 • PAGE 17
Location: Boston Biography: Mary Sugrue is the Chief Executive Officerof the Irish American Partnership, a non-profit thatempowers the next generation of leaders througheducation and community development in Ireland,north and south. Ms Sugrue has been with thePartnership for 29 years, serving in various capacitiesbefore assuming the role of CEO. Originally fromCahersiveen, Co Kerry, she graduated from NationalUniversity of Ireland Carysfort College Dublin with adegree in education and spent three years teachingprimary school in Ireland. As an Irish teacher bytraining, she possesses an indispensable perspectivefor furthering the Partnership’s mission throughimpactful grants to schools, educational programmes,and community development initiatives. What, for you, is the importance of the global Irishand Scots Irish diaspora and how do you contributeto its success? The diaspora is instrumental inpromoting Irish heritage around the world, and has animportant role in building a peaceful and prosperousIreland for the next generation. We facilitate diasporainvolvement in Ireland by providing an avenue for them
to give back to the schools, institutions, andcommunities which contributed to their success, andalso by hosting events with government officials andour programme leaders—keeping the diaspora currenton affairs in Ireland, north and south. Tell us how you connect to Belfast: The Partnershiphas been supporting schools and communityprogrammes in Belfast for 30 years. We fund schools ofall traditions, as well as initiatives that promote peaceand cross-community relations. In the past five years,we have supported 39 schools in Northern Ireland,many of which are located in Belfast, and communitydevelopment programmes such as the CommunityFoundation for Northern Ireland, the 174 Trust, Childrenin Crossfire, Youth Link NI, and the Northern IrelandHuman Rights Fund. We also fund scholarships atUlster University and Queen’s University, helpingdisadvantaged students pursue their dreams throughhigher education. We support science learning throughour sponsorship of the RDS primary science fair(Science Blast) in Belfast. You know you’re Irish when: a cup of tea is the answerto every problem.
Mary Sugrue
Location: BelfastBiography: Kerrie is a Senior Manager in the consultingbusiness within Deloitte and based in Belfast. Shegraduated from Queen’s in 2002 with a BSc inPsychology and went on to complete a Master’s degreein Business Studies at Ulster University. She then joinedDeloitte in Belfast through the graduate programmegoing on to work on consulting programmes within thelocal, and large scale national, public sectortransformation programmes.
In 2014 Kerrie was given the opportunity to builda Delivery Centre in Belfast to support Deloitte’s UKand North West Europe business. Since then Kerriehas grown this Delivery Centre to almost 150 people,creating new opportunities for local school leavers,graduates and experienced hires to forge their owncareers in the largest professional services companyin the world. The Delivery Centre allows people to leada fulfilling career whilst building their home andfamily life in Northern Ireland. Her team works on
some of the largest and most complex clienttransformation programmes nationally and globally,using technology to be virtually there and thusminimising travel.
Kerrie is passionate about diversity and providingopportunities for the diverse talent pool within Belfastand Northern Ireland. What, for you, is the importance of the global Irishand Scots Irish diaspora and how do you contributeto its success? The diaspora has played a part inattracting inward investment to Belfast and to highlightthe highly talented pool of people we have here. I haveprovided opportunities, not only for diaspora to returnto Belfast to continue their careers, but also to retainour talent and contribute to the local economy.Tell us how you connect to Belfast: Born, bred andstill live in the east of the city.You know you've got Belfast/Irish heritage when:you manage to get those you work with on a UK/globalbasis to use phrases such as ‘grand’ and ‘no bother’.
Kerrie Irvine
Location: Philadelphia, PA Biography: Jack joined MRP in 2003 and since thenhas been part of the executive team that has led theorganization from start-up to the global leader inmarketing technology that it is today. Presently, as chieffinancial officer, Jack is responsible for providingstrategic leadership to the Finance, Legal and HRDivisions while also working closely with MRP’s parentcompany, First Derivatives plc, on corporate-levelpriorities, including opportunities to strengthen MRPthrough partnership or acquisitions. Prior to beingnamed CFO, Jack held various other managementpositions within MRP including a three-year residencyin Belfast focused on the growth of the MRP businessand its brand presence in Belfast, Ireland, and beyond.Immediately prior to MRP,
Jack earned his MBA from the University ofVirginia, Darden School of Business. Prior to this, Jackreceived his undergraduate degree from La SalleUniversity before spending seven years at Johnson &Johnson where he held roles in finance, marketing, andbusiness development. Outside of the office, Jackremains active with his alma maters, along with anumber of organizations committed to the bettermentof Ireland. He is also a proud husband and father ofthree children, Jack (9), Rory (6) and Megan (3). What, for you, is the importance of the global Irishand Scots Irish diaspora and how do you contributeto its success? There are many, though of particular
note is the manner that members of the Irish diasporalook out for one another and also work together tomake a difference in Ireland and beyond.
Today, I contribute to the success of the diasporaby remembering the lessons above and incorporatingthem into my own life priorities. I also belong to Irishorganizations and support Irish charities that help Irishpeople locally and abroad. Lastly, I work closely withour MRP team here to help to strengthen our localcommunity presence and also leverage events such asthe Homecoming to help those that have been away forsome time, to understand all that today’s Belfast has tooffer. Tell us how you connect to Belfast: My connectionto Belfast began nearly eight years ago when weopened our first MRP office here and I had theopportunity to experience the city, deepen myunderstanding of its culture and meet the manytalented professionals that joined our team. Morerecently, my family and I moved to Belfast and spentthree years living and working in this great city. Whilewe returned to America late last year our manyconnections to Belfast remain strong, particularlythrough our daughter Megan who was born in UlsterHospital. Looking ahead we are looking for a flat inthe city to make return visits a bit easier. You know you've got Belfast/Irish heritage when:you turn off American sports in favour of Six Nationsmatches and All Ireland championships.
Jack Butler
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