Liam Maguire

Graduating with a degree in Law from Swansea, Liam commissioned from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and became an Infantry Captain in the Royal Welsh Regiment. After leading his Platoon in Afghanistan, he left to manage children's homes for approximately 6 years including Hillside, which is the only secure centre for children in Wales. Since then Liam has been the Head of Operations and a Change Management Consultant for the charity Home Start Cymru, helping support families across Wales give their children the best start in life. At present Liam is working as a Leadership Management Trainer with a Housing Association called Valleys to Coast which helps to provide quality homes to families and children. Liam is also a trustee at Home Start Cymru and Spectacle Theatre. Liam is committed to having as wide of a positive impact over as many children as possible and believes that nothing will benefit society more than helping them to achieve their fullest potential. His interests include psychology, children's rights, safeguarding, education, development, and any relevant legislation and regulations. He is also very passionate about leadership management, culture, strategy, public service, the third sector and politics in general.