Our Team
Our Staff

Eileen Branagh – Chief Executive Officer
Email: eileen@openartsni.org
Eileen has been working in the arts sector for nearly 25 years. She took up her position as CEO in April 2013. Prior to this she was Manager with The Beat Carnival for 10 years. Previous to working with Beat Carnival, she was Production Manager with Open Arts on the large-scale spectacle for the Opening of the Special Olympics in Dublin, 2003 and also worked with numerous other festivals.
In 2018 she completed CO3s ‘Excelling in Leadership’ programme and in 2019, she achieved a Post Graduate Certificate (Distinction) in Executive Leadership with Ulster University through the Creating Futures programme, funded by Belfast City Council.

Beverley McGeown – Musical Director
Email: bev@openartsni.org
Beverley has worked with Open Arts since 1995. She is the primary tutor for Javanese Gamelan in Northern Ireland, having trained in Indonesia in 1995 and 2002. She is Director of the Open Arts Community Choir, which she has led over the past 25 years to great success and accolades. She also leads music sessions for adults with disabilities, including those living with dementia, and is the lead musician for Open Arts’ In Tune project, funded by Children in Need.

Jemma Robinson – Finance & Programme Officer
Email: jemma@openartsni.org
Jemma Robinson is our Finance and Programme Officer and has been with Open Arts since 2015. She has over 15 years’ experience in the arts sector.
In 2024, she became the only qualified Arts Award Adviser in Northern Ireland to assess Arts Awards for levels Discover, Explore, Bronze and Silver, specialising in working with SEND young people.
In 2024, Jemma also completed the Inclusive Cultures programme through Clore Leadership and in June 2023 she completed an ILM Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management through NICVA.
She studied music production at South Eastern Regional College, Bangor and at Queens University, Belfast, where she completed a BSc in Music Technology specialising in electronic music composition for film.
She is also a member of the Open Arts Community Choir.

Mark Cousins – Communication & Development Assistant
Email: mark@openartsni.org
Mark graduated from Ulster University with a degree in Fine Arts with diploma. His specialisation has been in sculpture and performance arts, and he had brought his flair for the arts into his previous position with the University of Atypical.
As an artist on the Autism spectrum, his passion for working in the Arts and Disability sector has been fuelled by his desire to create more self advocation so that those with disabilities can have space to speak up for themselves.
Artists, Arts Access Assistants and Volunteers
Our Board
Chairperson, Andrea Hope
Vice-Chairperson, TBC