Joan McGinn

Joan has been chief executive of Orchardville for 3 ½ years and has spent all her career in the community and voluntary sector in Northern Ireland. During her time as CEO, she has grown the organisation, both geographically and in terms of the services offered to participants. Joan is passionate about promoting people with learning disabilities or autism and sees employment as a critical element of Orchardville’s work, ensuring that people with learning disabilities or autism and fully included in society. In her downtime, Joan enjoys walking and a cheeky glass of sauvignon blanc!