Extern Ireland Trustees Extern Ireland Board of Trustees is responsible for our governance and strategic direction. The Board is accountable for everything we do, including setting our strategic direction, scrutinising our performance and supporting & empowering our Executive Team of Directors. Board members do not receive any remuneration in respect of their services to the charity. Receipted expenses are reimbursed when incurred. The Directors, who are non-executive, represent a diverse range of relevant experience including: finance legal criminal justice housing health children’s services business research and mental health Read more about our trustees' below Eavann Murphy Extern Ireland Chair Born in Northern Ireland and living in Dublin since 1999. Studied HND Computer Science, Masters - Marketing Management and ACCA Diploma Accounting & Finance all at University of Ulster. Currently Managing Director for the Wholesale Division of eir Group and founding Chair of the eir Group Brand Council. Extensively corporate career working in Bank of Ireland, Northern Ireland 1988-2000 in various marketing and strategy roles and then in Telecommunications with Vodafone 2000-2014 and within the eir Group since 20015 managing key business units across consumer, business and public sector markets. Previously served on the Board of Governors for Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology. Completed the Institute of Directors Chartered Directors Diploma in 2021. Ian McAvoy Extern Ireland Director Ian lives in Belfast and was educated at MCB and London University. After graduating in economics Ian studied accountancy. After a spell in practice, he became the Finance Director of a leading Irish brand and was promoted to Chief Executive, holding that position for 16 years. He has much expertise in strategic planning, transformation, finance and marketing. Ian was Chair of PlayBoard, Vice Chair of Sport NI, Director of Sport NI, and is presently Vice Chair of Ark Housing. He has a keen interest in rugby and football, initially as a player and now as an administrator, and holds the position of Chairman of Rugby at Queen's University, Belfast. He is married to Lynne with three grown-up children. Aideen D’Arcy MBE Extern Ireland Director Aideen lives in Belfast and was educated at Queen’s and the Ulster Universities. After graduating in Geography from QUB, Aideen taught in the post-primary sector before embarking on a rewarding career in social housing for over 30 years, specialising in the provision of supported accommodation for vulnerable people, including frail elderly, homeless, mentally ill and learning disabled people and street drinkers, as well as ethnic minorities. She initiated many innovative and statutory organisations on an all-Ireland basis. Aideen served on the NI Regional Council of the Society of St Vincent de Paul for over 15 years and undertook several initiatives to improve standards of accommodation and service provision of the organisation's homeless facilities throughout Ireland, recognising that everyone should have a safe place to call home and a stake in their community in order to have the opportunity to fulfil their full potential in life. Marian Quinn Extern Ireland Director Marian holds a Masters in Adult Education, a BSc in Youth and Community Work, Diplomas in Corporate Governance and Performance Management, and is a qualified Life and Business Coach and General Nurse. Her career has focused on children, young people and families through roles in both the statutory and non-profit sector. She has also lectured part-time in Maynooth University, Ireland, at post-graduate level in Adult and Community Education. Since becoming CEO of the Childhood Development Initiative (CDI) in 2007, Marian has overseen the design, delivery and evaluation of practice models across a spectrum of needs and led the roll out of proven interventions to communities throughout Ireland, including developing a series of training and quality assurance strategies. Marian has previously held roles in the HSE and Department of Justice and has also worked directly with young people and early school leavers. She developed the Copping On youth crime prevention programme, established the all-island Breaking Through Network and currently chairs Restorative Practices Ireland. Marian has been a member of the new Children’s Hospital Board, and the Social Work Registration Board. She remains a member of the Airfield Trust Board, and recently ended a seven-year period as Chair of the Prevention and Early Intervention Network where she led numerous campaigns to influence Government policy and resourcing. Marian is a skilled communicator, and has published a number of academic papers, presented widely at national and international conferences and co-authored a best-selling book (Click Click) about three sisters’ experience of child abuse. Stephen O'Boyle Extern Ireland Director Stephen is from Galway and attended NUI Galway where he studied Commence and went onto become a Fellow Member of Chartered Accountants Ireland having trained with of one of the big four Accountancy practices. Since then he has been living and working in Dublin in the banking sector for over 16 years across multiple roles including Corporate Banking, Credit, Retail Banking, Recovery, Strategy, Governance & Compliance and Mergers & Acquisitions. He is a Qualified Financial Advisor and Member of the Institute of Bankers of Ireland. Stephen has several years’ experience in lecturing in Accounting and Economics on a part time basis. Stephen has recently completed a Masters in Risk Management and Corporate Governance. Niall O'Sullivan Extern Ireland Director Mr Niall O’Sullivan is currently undertaking a PhD at Trinity College Dublin, and holds both a Masters and Honours Degree from Munster Technological University. He works full-time in the Higher Educational sector at Trinity College’s Dental School as an Instructional Designer, while completing his doctoral research on Educational Technology in medical Higher Education. Niall has spent his career working in Technology, Higher Education and Financial Services. He has worked in a variety of large-scale organisations such as Apple and Europe’s largest insurance company, Aviva, before progressing onto Higher Education. Niall has maintained a strong focus on research-informed practice throughout his career. Dr Joan Broder Extern Ireland Director Joan has over 40 years experience of developing, delivering and managing a range of services for adults, children and parents / carers across the island of Ireland. Upon leaving school, Joan took up a post with the Civil Service in Dublin before completing a degree in Social Administration. Joan subsequently held several positions including residential Social Worker, Director of Supporting Families and interim CEO of a charity. As a self-employed consultant Joan has experience of undertaking reviews, evaluations, tendering expertise, project management as well as acting as chair of the NI Degree in Social Work Partnership for a 5 year period. From 1978-1988 and 1992-2005 Joan was employed by Extern in the capacity of Project Leader, Project Manager and 10 years as Director of Services. Joan considers that her experience and strengths include: problem solving, tendering expertise, planning, motivating and partnership working with a strong value base. Joan served as Chair of Victim Support NI from 2017 to 2020. Clodagh Lynam Extern Ireland Director Clodagh has worked in adult literacy services in Dublin for seventeen years, bringing her into daily contact with people who are experiencing poverty, addiction, unmet educational needs and homelessness, including Travellers, refugees and people who have been through the criminal justice system. Clodagh’s board experience includes more than 6 years as chair of the Endometriosis Association of Ireland (EAI), where she was involved in building up the activities of the organisation and expanding both the board of directors and the volunteer base. She also oversaw compliance with the Charities Governance Code. Clodagh’s work for the EAI included organising and facilitating patient support meetings, as well as support-line work. Clodagh believes passionately in the value of a society where everyone receives timely and appropriate support in times of difficulty. She is delighted to join the board of Extern Ireland and contribute to their work in creating opportunities to support a socially just and inclusive society. Manage Cookie Preferences <148.105.251.16>