Norma has over 30 years experience in sales and marketing management in Northern Ireland and in Europe working for both local and international companies over the course of her career. She joined Queen’s Development and Alumni Relations Office in 2000 and was appointed to the role of Director of Development and Alumni Relations in 2008, a post she held until retiring in 2018. Her role here focussed on raising philanthropic income for priority projects across the University and she led two major fundraising campaigns.

In her role at Queen’s she also managed senior voluntary Boards: the Queen’s Foundation and the Friends of Queen’s USA. Norma wants to help the Society retain its innovative and entrepreneurial outlook and build on its philanthropic heritage.

Norma is also currently chair of the Mary Ann McCracken Foundation.