“I have worked for and served the South Antrim community for many years, standing in both Assembly and Local Council elections. I am a former member of the UDR. I have been very active in highlighting the illegal drug trade in the area and the risks that poses for the young of the area, I will continue to be an outspoken activist for the creation of a Drug Rehabilitation Centre in Northern Ireland. I have played a leading role in securing funding to open the Drug Awareness Centre (Future 2000). I am also a member of the Antrim Community Safety Committee. In 2002 I graduated from the International School of Belgium as a ‘Fellow of Messines’.”