EXPERTISE• Consultant to commercial, public, state and international organisations• CEO of Psychological Society of Ireland (PSI) - 4,500 membership body, limited company• Company Secretary and CEO of Drinkaware (Ireland)• Non-Executive Director • MBA (Henley Management School)• Corporate Governance – Diploma (Corporate Governance Institute UK & Ireland)• Sustainable Business Strategy – Professional Cert (Harvard Business School)• Digital Policy – Professional Cert (UCD)EXPERIENCE• Strategy, governance, policy and risk management (ERM) • Communication and crisis management • Transformational change in complex organisations and in regulated environments• Strategic partnerships and stakeholder engagement, collaboration and management• Implementing robust finance & resource management systemsSUMMARYConsulting for 20+ years, I have advised on governance, advocacy, transformation and communications strategies. Projects range from media & crisis management, business & political landscape analyses, innovation & ideation programmes, tenders, political engagement, public symposiums, consumer campaigns, media training and national sports sponsorships.At PSI I initiated a transformational change plan, increased membership and fee revenues, expanded the team and formulated a three-year Strategic Plan to include a critical focus on human rights, EDI, climate and AI. I was also responsible for liaising and establishing a positive working relationship with CORU as upcoming regulator for the profession.At Drinkaware, I was awarded the Women in Business not-for-profit CEO of the Year 2023 and was shortlisted for the prestigious Good Governance Awards and Market Research Awards. I oversaw significant increase in public awareness and trust in the brand (from 76% to 89%, B&A, 2018 and 2022) and co-authored several published research and reports.In the UK I founded the leading PR agency, Eulogy! which I sold before returning to Ireland.My extensive journalism credits include the radio documentaries "Is Childhood Shrinking?" and "Meet the Grandparents". Due to my public advocacy for digital, media literacy, regulation and accountability I was invited onto the Internet Commission’s Advisory Board and Scrutiny Committee (global), and to create Ireland's first media literacy programme for primary schools MediaWise. My board/committee appointments include the Wheel, AsIAm, Dublin Camogie and Avoca Hockey Club and I have been an assessor for Social Entrepreneurs Ireland Awards, a judge for the Marketing Awards, and a Hacker for the CII Hackathon.