Our Board of Trustees

Damian McCauley, a County Derry local, joined our Board of Trustees in 2024 bringing with him over 30 years of executive leadership experience as an Operations Director for a global engineering company. Following his retirement in December 2023, Damian wanted to give back to an organisation he has long admired. Inspired by countless stories from neighbours and friends about the exceptional care their families received at Foyle Hospice, he translated his passion as a dedicated fundraiser into a role supporting the hospice's leadership. Having previously laced up his running shoes to support the hospice through two Great North Run half marathons and other local fundraisers, Damian is grateful for the opportunity to now offer his time and energy to help guide and support the charity's vital work.

Currently a Volunteer and a Trustee of Foyle Hospice. I am a dedicated to supporting the Hospice which provides services to patients and families in our community free of charge. As a member of the local community, I am proud to do what little I can to promote and support this wonderful organisation.
I worked in the Health Service for 43 years. I was Litigation Manager in the Western Board for 10 years. I was Corporate Risk Manager in Altnagelvin Trust from 1996 to 2007. Subsequently I became Head of Quality and Safety and Trust Governance Lead in the Western Trust with responsibility for developing Governance and Risk Management arrangements and being the custodian of the Trust Corporate Risk Register; a role I held until my retirement in 2021. This experience has helped me in my role on the Board of the Hospice and as a member of the the Governance and Risk Committee.

Jennifer Maloney (nee Doherty), who is originally from Derry’s Waterside, joined the board of trustees in December 2020.

Now a newspaper production journalist, she has over 25 years’ experience in the Northern Ireland media working across all the leading newspaper titles – The Derry Journal, The Belfast Telegraph, The News Letter, The Irish News and The Northern Ireland Daily Mirror.

Jennifer also worked as a Senior Media Officer with a national UK charity and was involved in a number of high-profile media campaigns as well as managing social media accounts.

She decided to apply to become a trustee in memory of her father Arnold Doherty, who died at the Foyle Hospice from motor neurone disease (MND) in April 2014. She also volunteers her time to honour other close family members who have also benefitted from the care and expertise of the Hospice. Prior to joining the board of trustees, she helped the work of the Hospice through fundraising and communications support.

Gillian McCorkell brings over 40 years of nursing experience, clinical excellence, and executive leadership to the field of healthcare strategy. Throughout her career, Gillian has consistently strived to improve patient care by championing innovation, evidence-based practice, and frontline autonomy. Her extensive leadership has spanned senior roles across Health and Social Care Trusts (HSCT), the Public Health Agency (PHA), and now the Department of Health’s Strategic Planning and Performance Group (SPPG). Gillian is a published researcher, and widely recognised for bridging the gap between strategic policy and compassionate clinical delivery—most recently through leading on expanding community prescribing for end-of-life care.