Nuala Doherty, CEO

Nuala previously held the role of Director of Educational Welfare Services in the National Education Welfare Board (NEWB) and was responsible for the Board’s overall national strategy for addressing school attendance and for the delivery of the Education Welfare Service throughout the country. Prior to joining the NEWB, Nuala held the position of Director of Services for Children and Families in the Health Services Executive North East Region. In this role she was responsible for the development and implementation of strategy, policy and practice for all services for children and families in the North-East region. If you would like to contact Nuala email: lclancy@effectiveservices.org or call +353 (0) 1 141 60506

Heino Schonfeld - Deputy Director and Principal Fellow, Practice Development

Heino was the founding Director of the Centre for Early Childhood Development and Education in Ireland which led to the development of Síolta, the National Quality Framework for Early Childhood Care and Education.  Heino was also the former Head of the National Children’s Resource Centre at Barnardos in Ireland and was Early Years Educational Specialist with the Department of Education and Science. If you would like to contact Heino email: hschonfeld@effectiveservices.org or call +353 (0) 1 416 0505

Dr John Bamber - Principal Fellow, Community Development

John is on secondment to CES from the University of Edinburgh where he was a Senior Lecturer in Community Education. He was a member of the Benchmarking Group for Youth and Community Work Training in the UK.  John has written and published widely on access to higher education, professional training, community education and youth work. If you would like to contact John email jbamber@effectiveservices.org or call +353 (0) 1 416 0513

Dr Stella Owens – Senior Fellow, Practice Development

Dr Sean Denyer – Principal Fellow, Practice Development

Sean works part time at CES and part time for the HSE where he is currently the Director of the Children and Young People’s Team in the Population Health Directorate.  He was previously Director of Best Health for Children and has been responsible for setting up and leading two public Health Departments from start-up, in the UK and Ireland. If you would like to Sean email sdenyer@effectiveservices.org or contact +353 (0) 141 60511

Katie Burke - Principal Fellow, Organisational Development

Katie was a Director of Prospectus Consultants, based in Dublin, where she was head of the non-profit and philanthropy practice.  Her brief at Prospectus included providing consultancy to the Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs on the Children’s Services Committees and to other agencies and organisations across a range of areas of health and social policy and practice. If you would like to contact Katie email kburke@effectiveservices.org or call +353 (0) 1 416 0515

Claire Mac Evilly – Principal Fellow, Knowledge and Communications

Claire was the Senior Communications Manager with the Medical Research Council in Cambridge, UK and has previously worked as a Communications Executive for safefood, the Food Safety Promotion Board, an all-Ireland body. A public health nutritionist by background, Claire has appeared regularly on television and radio. She has worked with scientists to develope a range of communication strategies to disseminate their research to policy makers and practitioners. She has a particular interest in knowledge exchange and public engagement. If you would like to contact Claire email cmacevilly@effectiveservices.org or call +353 (0) 1 416 0509

Kate Morris – Knowledge and Communications Executive

Kate has a background in strategic communication, policy analysis and knowledge exchange and has worked with a number of EU Commission and all island cross-border organisations including the National Consultative Committee on Racism and Interculturalism, Educate Together, CARDI, and the French National Institute for Demographic Studies. She has an MSc in Social Research, Policy and Evaluation and an MA in communications. If you would like to contact Kate email kmorris@effectiveservices.org or call +353 (0) 1 416 0507

Mairéad Mullaney - Librarian

 Mairéad's background was in Dublin Public Libraries for many years before freelancing in the special sector. She has worked as a librarian in RTE, DCU, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), Department of the Taoiseach (DOT) setting up library and information services, inter alia, and has worked in the area of knowledge management in the implementation of a Knowledge Base in Concern Worldwide. If you would like to contact Mairéad email library@effectiveservices.org or call +353 (0) 1 416 0520

Dr Helga Sneddon - Senior Fellow, Research and Evidence

Prior to joining CES, Helga was Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Child Care Research at Queens University, Belfast. Her main interest is in the evaluation of child and adolescent development, care and wellbeing.  Her recent work includes a systematic review on the effectiveness of psychological interventions for young offenders, studies of parenting and child development, and outcomes for young people in care.  She has expertise in qualitative and quantitative research methods, including randomised control trials, and has recently been co-leading the evaluation of Lifestart in Ireland. If you would like to contact Helga email hsneddon@effectiveservices.org or call +44 (0) 289 043 8433

Avery Bowser - Senior Fellow, Practice Development

Avery was an Assistant Director with the NSPCC in Northern Ireland and has been a social work practitioner and manager, with particular experience in child protection, the criminal justice system and therapeutic services for children.  He set up and led the development of young witness support services in Northern Ireland and led the development of Achieving Best Evidence and Pre-trial Therapy Guidance for Northern Ireland.  He has an interest in how lessons can be learned and implemented from child abuse inquiries.  Avery was a member of the Northern Ireland Civic Forum representing the voluntary and community sector. If you would like to contact Avery email abowser@effectiveservices.org or call +44 (0) 289 043 8433

Michelle Harris - Fellow, Practice Development

Michelle joins us from Barnardos Northern Ireland ‘Safe Choices’ initiative where she has focused on evidence-based approaches with clients and has developed relationships with external agencies. She has worked in the area of child and family services, ,focusing on looked after children and has extensive experience in front line practice in youth justice, child sexual exploitation, community development and also has worked in probation and residential services. Michelle has a range of experiences in both statutory and non-statutory sectors and holds an MSc in Criminology and Criminal Justice. . If you would like to contact Michelle email mharris@effectiveservices.org or call +44 (0) 289 043 8433

Danyanne Quemper - Business and Resources Manager

Danyanne has a background in business administration and professional management. She was the former Project Manager of the LIFT Leadership Development Programme. Danyanne also worked for a number of years in the juvenile secure estate in Ireland and has previous experience in the banking and aviation sectors. If you would like to contact Danyanne email dquemper@effectiveservices.org or call +353 (0) 1 416 0517

Liza Clancy - Personal Assistant

Liza's previous roles have included PA to the Global Chief of an investment bank, and manager of the tours department of a travel company. She also ran her own outsourced administration business for two years. As well as supporting CES projects, Liza is PA to the Chief Executive and Deputy Director.  If you would like to contact Liza email lclancy@effectiveservices.org or call +353 (0) 1 416 0506

Hazel Arthur - Administrator, Dublin Office

Hazel has a strong administrative background within the childcare sector, having worked for over 13 years in this area. Most recently, Hazel worked as an Office Manager for a leading childcare provider in Ireland. If you would like to contact Hazel email harthur@effectiveservices.org or call + 353 1 4160516

Breda Ryan - Global Implementation Initative Coordinator

Breda has a solid background in administration and event management in the consumer sector. She has also worked in the community sector for a number of years as Coordinator and Trainer for a Community Radio Station. As well as being the designated Coordinator for the Global Implementation Initative, Breda also provides support across a wide range of CES projects. If you would like to contact Breda email bryan@effectiveservices.org or call + 353 1 4160512

Orla Whelan - Office Assistant

 Orla has a wide range of experience in the not-for-profit and commercial sectors in the area of administration, facilities management, training, support and reception roles. If you would like to contact Orla email owhelan@effectiveservices.org or call + 353 (0) 1 416 0500