Our Board and Staff

Louis FitzGerald

Chairperson

A chartered accountant, Louis retired from Airticity in 2008 which he had co-founded in 1997. He is also a Trustee & Ambassador at Renewable World (formerly the Koru Foundation) and a director of several investment companies.

Harry Byrne

Harry retired from Guinness Ireland as Director in 1996. He is currently Chairman of the Iveagh Trust, a Trustee of several Pension Schemes and Council Member at the Eye & Ear Hospital.

Barry Connolly

Barry is the founder and Managing Director of Richmond Marketing, a leading supplier of premium beverages in the Irish market. He previously worked as Marketing Director of the Sunday Tribune and was a shareholder and Managing Director of a number of commercial radio stations.

Adrian Crawford

Adrian is a tax partner in KPMG, Dublin. He is an Honours Law Graduate of Trinity College, Dublin, a barrister at law and a Fellow of both the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland and the Irish Taxation Institute. He is also a former President of the Institute of Taxation in Ireland.

Mike Gaffney

Mike is a Chartered Accountant and Partner with KPMG. He specialises in dealing with privately owned companies and in particularly property transactions. He has written and lectured extensively on these subjects over many years. Mike is a Fellow of the Irish Tax Institute

Brian Geoghegan

Brian is Director, Leaseplan Ireland and MRPA Kinman. He is a member of the National Economic & Social Council and sits on the Advisory Council of the Policy Institute of Trinity College, Dublin.

Richard George

Richard is a chartered accountant and was a partner in KPMG from 1980 until 2004. He became chair of the International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants for five years from 2005 and he is currently a director of a number of Irish and European companies. He is also a member of the Governing Authority of NUI Maynooth.

Sr. Marian Harte

Sr. Marian Harte is a Daughter of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul. She is a member of the Leadership team of the Irish Province since September 2010. Her professional background is in the Health Service with extensive management experience across the Disability Service. She has been appointed to a number of roles in a range of services and since 2000 has been Administrator/ Director of Nursing, St. Vincent’s Centre, Navan Road, Dublin. Marian is also a member of a number of Boards of Management and professional groups including Cross Care; Diocesan Board; Intellectual Disability Board; IADNAM (Irish Association of Directors of Nursing and Midwifery) and was Chairperson of the School Board of Management of St. Vincent’s School, Navan Road until November 2011.

Eamonn Heffernan

Eamonn is currently a Non Executive Director of Irish Life & Permanent. An actuary, he was formerly a partner with Mercer Human Resource Consulting. He is a past President of the Society of Actuaries in Ireland and is a former Chairman of the Pensions Board and of the Irish Association of Pension Funds

Chris Horn

Goodwill Ambassador

CEO, IONA Technologies. Chris is a former Chairman of the Community Foundation for Ireland and currently Goodwill Ambassador at the Foundation.

Sister Stanislaus Kennedy

Sr. Stan is a Religious Sister of Charity and a social innovator. She was a founder member of the National Federation of Youth Clubs; established Focus Ireland, The Sanctuary and more recently The Immigrant Council of Ireland and Young Social Innovators among other organisations.

Dr Brian Keogh

Brian is a physician and Past President/Treasurer of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland. He is also a Former Chairman of the Institute of Public Health-North/South, an Honorary Fellow of the American College of Physicians and author of over 100 scientific publications.

Anna Lee

Anna has worked in the area of community development and anti-poverty since 1986 and has been Manager of the Tallaght Partnership since 1991. She was Chairperson of the Combat Poverty Agency and is currently Chairperson of the South Dublin County Enterprise Board and the Dublin Employment Pact.

Máire O' Connor

Máire is a Solicitor and a former Partner of McCann FitzGerald, where she headed the firm’s Investment Management Group. She is a Director of The Irish Stock Exchange, a member of the Exchange’s Audit Committee and Chair of its Staff Pension Trustees. Máire also holds an MSc in Clinical Psychotherapy (UCD).

John Rockett

John is a chartered accountant and retired in 2008 as Head of Private Banking at AIB. He is a director of a number of private investment companies in Ireland and overseas.

Tina Roche MBA

Chief Executive

The Community Foundation for Ireland and Business In The Community. Tina has many years experience in both business and the voluntary sector. Her main interest is in philanthropy, human rights, education, community activism, corporate responsibility, and social capital.

Niall O'Sullivan

Head of Fund Development

At The Community Foundation for Ireland, was appointed in July 2006. Niall has many years in the fundraising and not for profit sector. He worked initially with Oxfam Ireland. He then joined an international fundraising consultancy firm, working with clients organisations in Ireland, Britain and USA. From 2001 – 2006 he ran his own consultancy firm. During that time he completed projects for many of Ireland’s leading Irish schools, hospitals and charities. In his spare time, Niall enjoys open water swimming and mountain biking

Helen Beatty

Grants and Donor Services Executive

Kevin Gregory

Finance Manager

Jackie Harrison

Eilish Corcoran

Grants and Donor Services Officer

Adele Mc Namara

Grants and Donor Services Officer

Noreen Dempsey

Volunteer

Moira Horgan

Marketing Manager

Una O’ Murchu

Marketing and Communications Executive