Who We Are

With 20 years in public affairs and public relations, Will has an industry-wide reputation for successfully planning and delivering influential communications campaigns. He is the driving force behind Chambré with proven ability to raise issues up the policy and news agenda.

James is a former researcher at the Northern Ireland Assembly and has managed independent research and analysis projects related to local politics. He is a key part of the monitoring team, as well as contributing to our client services.

Dara holds an LLM in Human Rights Law with Distinction and a B.A. in French and Irish, both from Queen’s University Belfast. A passionate Gaeilgeoir, Dara is active in the promotion of the Irish language and served as Secretary of the Queen’s University Irish Society. Her primary role is to assist the political monitoring and research function of the business. Dara also supports senior members of the team on a range of client accounts and manages our social media channels.  

Connor recently graduated from University College Dublin with an MsC in Politics. He has had papers published in internationally recognised policy journals, and serves on the editing board of a Belfast-based current affairs publication. He helps support Chambré’s monitoring team and other key services.

Rohan is an experienced writer and editor, specialising in clean energy and the environment. A regular contributor to Bloomberg, he has written for The Guardian, The Times and a number of public policy titles. Rohan also works with clients to tailor their message, producing compelling media copy and evidence-based reports to help them make their case to government.

Nicola Bothwell is the only independent practitioner in Northern Ireland Chartered in both marketing and public relations. She is a Fellow of Chartered Institute of Marketing and Chartered Institute of Public Relations. Nicola's expertise spans media relations and communications for top 100 companies, voluntary sector organisations and not for profit clients as well as consumer brands. Her industry experience stretches 30 years and she was previously employed to manage communications at UTV following career development at an international PR firm.

Karli holds an M.A. in Global Security and Borders with Distinction and a B.A. in Politics with International Studies, both from Queen’s University Belfast. She is currently a PhD candidate, researching the political, social and ethical implications of algorithms. Karli assists the political monitoring and research function of the business.

Tomás provides ad hoc monitoring of NI Assembly Committees for Chambré. Tomás is a PhD candidate researching the intersection of law and technology in the School of Law in Queen’s University Belfast. He has an undergraduate degree in Law and Politics and a Master’s in Law.