Meet The Team

Gerry Baldwin
Chief Executive
Length of time involved:
9 years for Fuse and 4 years for Pavillion
Favourite Film:
Empire Strikes Back
Wanted to be when growing up:
Football Player
Reason for working at Fuse or Pavillion:
To try and make a positive difference in the local community.

David Purcell
Sessional Youth Worker, Power Up Programme Officer
Length of time involved:
5 years 6 months at Fuse, 4 years Pavillion
Favourite Film:
Shane
Wanted to be when growing up:
Cowboy
Reason for working at Fuse or Pavillion:
encourage, develop and support young people.

Jordan Shaw
Senior Youth Worker
Length of time involved:
3 years
Favourite Film:
The Lion King
Wanted to be when growing up:
An archaeologist, a herpetologist, a writer, and a clown.
Reason for working at Fuse or Pavillion:
To make a positive difference to young people's lives.

Ciaran Shearer
Sessional Youth Worker
Length of time involved:
5 years
Favourite Film:
Mrs Doubtfire
Wanted to be when growing up:
Actor
Reason for working at Fuse or Pavillion:
To work with young people and to give them different opportunities and see them grow in confidence.

Shauna Simpson
Peer Wellbeing Project Coordinator
Length of time involved:
Starting September 2020!
Favourite Film:
The Lizzie McGuire Movie
Wanted to be when growing up:
A singer
Reason for working at Fuse or Pavillion:
To promote positive mental health whilst having fun!

Marilyn Boyd
Programme Coordinator
Length of time involved:
1 week
Favourite Film:
The Bodyguard
Wanted to be when growing up:
Singer or a Dancer
Reason for working at Fuse or Pavillion:
Passionate about supporting children and developing communities

Deborah Walket
Sessional Youth Worker
Length of time involved:
July 2020
Favourite Film:
PS I love you or the sweetest thing
Wanted to be when growing up:
Educational psychologis
Reason for working at Fuse or Pavillion:
I love the fact that I can help young people and guide them in learning new things. I also learn from them every day and mutual teaching is very important to me.

Emma Granger
Sessional Youth Worker
Length of time involved:
3 years
Favourite Film:
Mama Mia (and Mama Mia 2)
Wanted to be when growing up:
A princess
Reason for working at Fuse or Pavillion:
I love working in the community and getting to see the positive impact we have as an organisation

Jamie Lee Aitken
Sessional Youth Worker
Length of time involved:
2 months
Favourite Film:
Mulan
Wanted to be when growing up:
A psychiatrist
Reason for working at Fuse or Pavillion:
I get to be a big kid!

Lauren McMillan
Administration & Youth Worker
Length of time involved:
4 years
Favourite Film:
Just go with it
Wanted to be when growing up:
Vet
Reason for working at Fuse or Pavillion:
I love being involved with the kids and watching them grow, giving them different opportunities and life skills.

Steven McMahon
Facilities
Length of time involved:
4 months
Favourite Film:
Life of Brian
Wanted to be when growing up:
Policeman (wasn't tall enough)
Reason for working at Fuse or Pavillion:
Great organisation/lovely staff.

Liam Young
Volunteer
Length of time involved:
Been going to pavillion for 5 years been volunteering for 2 or 3
Favourite Film:
Avengers Endgame
Wanted to be when growing up:
Want to be owner of my own company
Reason for working at Fuse or Pavillion:
Its fun.