Our Board Members
Brain Smyth
Chairperson
Brian is a professional in the inclusion and rural development sector is also involved over 20 years as a Volunteer in his local community and in the environmental sector and as an activist for people with disabilities.
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Secretary
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Treasurer
Kevin Harte
Kevin is an experienced HR professional with a record of delivering transformational people related change in a complex, multi disciplinary public sector organisation. As well as an excellent knowledge of current employment law and HR policies and processes, Kevin has extensive, real-world experience across a range of HR specialisms including learning and development, organizational development, talent management, recruitment and selection and performance management.
Sooraj Shajahan
Sooraj is a Cloud Architect with 12+ years of experience in IT across architecture, development, QA, and DevOps for Investment Banking, IoT, and AI based products. Actively focusing on mentoring, coaching, leadership development, SaaS development, cloud architecture, and quality engineering. Also, currently pursuing a part-time Master’s in Software Solutions Architecture.
Lola Gonzalez
Lola works as a Diversity Inclusion and Belonging EU Project Specialist at Momentum in Leitrim Village. She is the Organisation Change Manager (OCM) with the Leitrim Pride Committee, she is a member of the Democracy & Belonging Forum by Othering & Belonging Institute at UC Berkeley and is also a member of the All Island Women’s Peacebuilding Network.
Bernie Donoghue
Bernie is the Social Inclusion Manager Leitrim Development Company with responsibility for the SICAP and other programmes. She provides support, capacity building and training to groups in disadvantaged areas and managed the Leitrim Volunteer Information Service for 6 years.
Kathleen Flanagan
Kathleen is a founder and active member of Breffni FRC, is also a proactive member with the Townspark Residents Association and a member of Leitrim Joint, Policing committee. She operated the Leitrim Volunteer Information Service for 6 years.
Jude Murphy
Jude understands the value of volunteering through first-hand experience and recognises the positive impact it has on communities. As the volunteering landscape evolves, Jude is eager to contribute energy, fresh perspective and ideas to help strengthen the Volunteer Centre and ensure it remains a cornerstone of volunteering in Leitrim.
Olajide John Olatunji
John is an experienced leader in operations management, quality assurance and governance with over 15 years of professional expertise in the Food industry. He combines a strong background in strategic team leadership with a passion for community development and environmental sustainability, and brings a global, forward-thinking perspective to the Leitrim Volunteer Centre. He is a talented pianist and a sports enthusiast..