With 20 years+ background in the HR and corporate business functions of companies in Ireland and France, mainly in start-up/scale-up environments, Marion has been a Board Member/Trustee of L’Arche Ireland & N. Ireland since 2019, serving as Company Secretary, and member of the HR Committee. She was appointed Chair in October 2022.
John has eight years’ experience supporting the Charity sector following 30 years in various roles in the Commercial sector. Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland (FCA). John is married to Annmarie with three children Lorna, Niall, Conor. Enjoys rugby, tennis, music and occasional philosophising, has been on the Board of L’Arche since 2015.
Paul lives in Cork City and is married to Jean. Paul is a member of L’Arche Ireland – Cork Committee. Paul worked in the Financial Services Sector initially with Irish Life Assurance before moving to the Financial Broking sector and currently works with Blue-chip Financial Consultants. Paul has spent 10 Years on the board of Bishopstown Credit Union and held the role of secretary for 4 years. Paul is also a lifetime member of Scouting Ireland, and his main role is Trainer of new Scout Leaders.
Bríd is delighted to take up the CEO and Leader role at L’Arche Ireland and is looking forward to getting to know the communities better in Cork, Dublin and Kilkenny. As CEO and Leader, Bríd will be based at the Kilkenny Community. She is committed to furthering the mission of L’Arche, the promotion of a rights-based approach and for advocating for all rights under the UNCRPD. From Kilkenny originally, Bríd now lives with her family in Carlow. She loves getting out and about in the fresh air and is an avid wild swimmer.
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Callan,
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R95 E368