Chairperson of both the Governing Bodies of Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT) and Institute of Technology Blanchardstown (ITB) since 2013 and founding Chairperson of the Technological Higher Education Association (THEA) since 2015. Appointed Chairperson of the Public Water Forum in 2015.President of RCSI Bahrain from 2011 to 2013. Emeritus President of Maynooth University 2010-2011 where I was also Professor of Education and Dean of the Faculty of Social Science from 2006-2010. Director of Dundalk Institute of Technology from 2001 - 2006.Throughout my career I have played a leading role in the further education and tertiary education sector in Ireland. I was Director of the Centre for Adult and Community Education in Maynooth from 1994 to 2001 and Government Advisor on the Green Paper (1998) and White Paper (2000) on lifelong learning in Ireland. These Papers continue to form the policy background for the development of further education in Ireland.I have published and lectured widely in the area of Education and I am a regular media columnist. My publications demonstrate an eclectic interest and involvement in the continuum of education.