Currently I am Deputy Director in Adult Continuing Education (ACE) at University College Cork, Ireland. I am responsible for growing and sustaining ACE's broad portfolio of part-time programme for adult learners. Prior to this, I led the Continuing Education & Enterprise Engagement team in ACE from 2013-2018. A core focus for my role at ACE is to drive the vision for ACE to be an international leader in the provision of accessible, diverse and inclusive education for all. To develop opportunities for adult learners, to act as a catalyst for transformation for the students, enterprises and communities with which ACE engages in order to benefit society as a whole. My work centres on co-designing learning opportunities with industry/community representatives, which offer adult learners across a wide range of sectors a variety of opportunities to return to higher level education on a part-time basis in order to access opportunities for both personal and professional development. I am an elected member of the Steering Committee of eucen (European University Continuing Education Network). I represent eucen on the VET4EU2 network - a joint platform of European Associations active in VET and HE advising the European Commission on defining policy priorities for the skills agenda. I am also a member of the Irish national lifelong learning network, HELLIN (Higher Education Lifelong Learning in Ireland Network). I am a member of the management team of the inter-governmental ASEM Education and Research Hub for Lifelong Learning, which represents over 50 countries, the European Commission and the ASEAN Secretariat. I also lead one of the hub’s seven international research networks - RN5 Transitions in Lifelong Learning – comprising researchers across Europe and Asia. In 2021, I was appointed as University College Cork joint project lead on the National Recognition of Prior Learning in Higher Education Project, which aims to mainstream RPL within the Irish higher education sector in Ireland. I also lead the university’s involvement in Springboard+, the Irish national skills programme. I have led this scheme since 2012, designing, delivering and evaluating an extensive suite of programmes, covering a wide range of skills areas. I hold a BA in European Studies and an MA in International Relations. In 2024, I completed a Doctor of Education (Higher Education) at the University of Liverpool. My doctoral thesis was entitled "A Phenomenographic Exploration of Key Stakeholders’ Perspectives on Lifelong Learning in Higher Education in Ireland".‍