Professor Ursula Kilkelly was appointed Chairperson of the Board of Management in January 2016. She is a Professor of Law at University College Cork and an established international expert in youth justice and detention and children’s rights. At UCC, she teaches Juvenile Justice and Children’s Rights on the LLM in Children’s Rights and Family Law and is co-editor of Youth Justice: An International Journal. Appointed by the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Dr Katherine Zappone, TD.

Brian Arnold, appointed 21 July 2021,  is a local community representative resident in the vicinity of the Oberstown campus. He was appointed by the Minister on foot of the requirements of section 167 of the Children Act 2001. Brian is a management consultant with over 30 years’ experience working in both the public and private sectors. He is Chairperson and a director of Lusk Community Council CLG.

Bernadette Costello was appointed 4 July 2019 by the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, following selection through the PAS process. She is a former Director of Internal Audit & Risk Management, National University of Ireland, Galway. Bernadette has extensive experience in financial and management accounting, corporate governance and related areas.

She has served on the Council of Chartered Accountants Ireland, and past Chair of Chartered Accountants Ireland Audit Committee and Chair of the Board of Accounting Technicians Ireland. Bernadette is a Chartered Director, a Chartered Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Commerce and Higher Diploma in Education from National University of Ireland, Galway

Elizabeth Davey was appointed on 18 July 2022 by the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth following selection through the PAS process. Elizabeth was called to the Bar in 2006. She is a practising barrister who specialises in criminal, administrative, mental health and investigative law. She has a Masters in Criminology and a particular interest in youth justice.

Jennifer is currently a member of the Board of the Irish Family Planning Association and Barnardos Audit and Risk Committee.

Jennifer was appointed to the Board of Management on 4th July 2019 by the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs.

Laoise Manners, appointed 21 July 2021, is a Medical Support Work on the Oberstown Campus.  She is an elected staff nominee, appointed by the Minister on foot of the requirements of section 167 of the Children Act 2001.

Donal McCormack was appointed on 22 March 2021 by the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth on foot of the requirements of section 167 of the Children Act 2001. He has over 30 years’ professional experience in social care staff and management roles, spanning community and residential services – from youth and community work to child psychiatry, youth detention, mainstream centres and special care. Child centeredness is at the core of his professional and management practice. More than 15 of these years have been in dedicated senior operational management roles. Donal is the service director responsible for Tusla, the Child & Family Agency’s Children’s Residential Services nationally.

John McDaid was appointed on 4 July 2019 by the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, following selection through the PAS process. John is the Chief Executive of the Legal Aid Board having previously worked for the Board as a solicitor and also having worked in private legal practice. He holds a Masters of Science in Business Practice.

Craig Mulligan, appointed 21 July 2021, is Residential Social Care Worker on the Oberstown campus. He is an elected staff nominee, appointed by the Minister on foot of the requirements of section 167 of the Children Act 2001.

Liz O’Neill was appointed 20 July 2022 by the Minister on foot of the requirements of section 167 of the Children Act 2001. She is the Department of Education representative on the Board and a school inspector with 15 years’ experience of carrying out evaluations in a range of learning settings, including post-primary schools, special schools, special care units, and Oberstown School. More recently, her work has involved supporting the Office of the Inspector of Prisons in conducting evaluations of education, work and training in prison settings. Liz is currently assigned to the inspectorate’s inclusion unit where she provides policy support and advice, in relation to a range of inclusion areas, to the wider Department.

Martin Quigley was appointed on the 18 July 2022 by the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, following selection through the PAS process. Martin is the Director of Data & Analytics with Pobal, where he has responsibility for reporting, analytics and using data to support evidence-based social inclusion programme delivery and policy making. Martin is a qualified social care worker, having previously spent several years working with young people experiencing homelessness in Dublin city. He has an M.A. in criminology and has published a number of academic papers in the field of prisoner re-integration. Martin is also a member of Ireland’s Open Data Governance Board with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.

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Dymphna Sherry, appointed 18 July 2022, is a local community representative resident in the vicinity of the Oberstown campus. She was appointed by the Minister on foot of the requirements of section 167 of the Children Act 2001.