Corporate Management Team
Maggie Mooney
Interim Chief Executive
Maggie Mooney came to
Carlisle from Manchester in 2003 to work at Carlisle City Council
as one of the two Executive Directors in March 2003, became ‘Acting
Chief Executive’ in September 2004 and was appointed Town Clerk and
Chief Executive in March 2005.
Before moving to Carlisle, Maggie’s experience
in local government has been five years at Halton Borough Council
(unitary authority) as Assistant Director of Education and Lifelong
Learning and Development covering a wide range of educational and
development areas from early years to regeneration projects.
Before Halton Maggie was
Assistant Director of Lifelong Learning at Bournemouth Borough
Council in 1996, another unitary authority.
Before joining local government, Maggie was
Head of Community Development, Adult Education in further and
higher education. She was also a social worker in Manchester
and has worked in the private sector in administration for a number
of years.
Nick Fardon
Director of Strategic Resources
Nick Fardon was born
and raised in the Midlands near Leamington Spa. After school and
college he qualified as a solicitor in 1980.
After some time managing litigation for a Dorset firm he
returned to the Midlands as a prosecutor for the West Midlands
Police. After that he changed sides and became a defence
lawyer for a firm in Coventry where he became a partner.
After several years there Nick decided to move to local
government and went to work for Cherwell District Council in
Oxfordshire. At Cherwell he was the main advocate but
specialised in planning and environmental work.
He came to work for Allerdale in 1998 and has gradually
acquired a wider and wider remit. Nick has responsibility for
Finance Legal HR IT, and Democratic Services.
When not at work Nick is a keen fell walker and has
trekked extensively in Europe and also in Nepal and Tanzania. Other
interests are food (he has a cookery qualification) and wine
and he is a member of the Association of Speakers
Clubs.
:
(01900) 702528
Harry Dyke
Director of Customer Services
Harry Dyke joined Allerdale
Borough Council as its first Director of Customer Services in
February 2007. He was born in County Durham, attended New College
Durham and began his career with Durham County Council.
A Chartered Secretary by profession, most of his career has been
spent in democratic and corporate roles with various local
authorities in the north, including Gateshead and North Tyneside
Metropolitan Borough Councils.
Hambleton District Council, based in Northallerton in North
Yorkshire, appointed him as Head of Corporate Services and in 2003
he became Head of Customer and Information Services, leading on the
council's Access to Services strategy.
Harry enjoys walking and watching motor racing and is also a
season ticket holder with Newcastle United FC. Married to Joan, he
is a father of four.
:
(01900) 702975
David Martin
Director of Partnerships & Community
David has had over 28
years experience working in rural parts of the country during his
career in local government in the fields of planning and economic
development.
He has been with Allerdale since 1985
and has previously worked in East Yorkshire and
Cambridgeshire after graduating from Oxford Brookes University with
a BA in Urban and Regional Planning in 1978. He spent much of his
childhood and teenage years in central Africa and returned to the
UK in the early 1970’s to continue his education.
David is married to Fiona and has two grown up
children. He is a keen classic car enthusiast and enjoys DIY in his
spare time.
:
(01900) 702773
Allerdale Borough Council
