Board of Directors
Chairperson
Richard Shakespeare
Directors
Siobhán Bourke, Tim Carey, Vincent Jackson, Greg Kelly, Rhona O’Brien and Brendan Teeling.
Advisory panels
We have established two advisory panels to support the creation of ideas and connections for the organisation. They are working collaboratively with the team to support and guide our ambitious, meaningful and achievable cultural initiatives. The panels include previous project participants, artists, community group members, cultural professionals, academics and more: we are delighted to have them working with us.
Heritage Advisory Panel
As of March 2019, panel includes: Muireann Ahern, Denise Brophy, Tom Burke, Godfrey Chimbganda, Gerry Clabby, Brian Crowley, Willie Cumming, Donal Fallon, Michael Foley , Rob Goodbody, Mary Griffin, Sandra Heise, Beatrice Kelly, Ray Kennedy, Sorcha Kenny, Heather Maitland, Dr Stephen Mandel, Nessa McNamara, Paddy Matthews, Éadaoin Ní Chléirigh, Kerrie O’Brien, Mark Reynolds, Fiona Walsh.
Culture Advisory Panel
As of March 2019, panel includes: Helen Barry, Peter Brannigan, Angela Broderi, Gilly Clarke, Aidan Clifford, Eleanor Collier, Rachel Collier, Evelyn D’Arcy, Loughlin Deegan, Maretta Dillon, Deirdre Doherty, Philippa Donnellan, Fergal Dowling, Siobhan Doyle, Lucy Durack, Sarah Durcan, Veronica Dyas, Gerard Flanagan, Kimberly Gray Ennis, Dr. Linda Green, Denis Horan, Breda Jackson, Darren Kelly, Conor Kostick, Emma Loughney, Fiach MacConghail, Emily Mark-Fitzgerald, Anne Matthews, Muriel McAuley, Jo McNamara, Martha Moloney, Julia Moustacchi, Nor Nasib, Niamh O’Donnell, Felicia Olusanya, Shaz Oye, Betty Purcell, Dr Bernadette Quinn, Megan Riordan, Orla Ryan, John Scott, Beverly Sperry, David Teevan, Karen Twomey, Mary Weir.
TEAM
The Dublin City Council Culture Company team is made up of people from a mixture of backgrounds with cultural experience across programming, policy, communications, engagement, project management and community engagement. We all share the belief that cultural excellence is achieved through participation, relevance and connection.
CEO – Iseult Byrne
Head of Operations (Interim) – Bea Kelleher
Administrator – Sandra Rodriguez-Campos
Financial Controller – Ciara O’Dowd
Company and Projects Assistant – Chris Allen
Visitor Experience
Head of Visitor Experience – Gemma Sexton
Visitor Experience Coordinator – Verity Combe
Guides at 14 Henrietta Street – Tracey Bardon, David Caron, Brian Griffin, Joe Kavanagh, Justine Murphy, Evan Musgrave, Sheila Robinson, Gillian Ryan.
Engagement
Head of Engagement – Aalia Kamal
Engagement Coordinators – Kate Aston, Kate Chandler, Kathy Conlan, Shauna Sweeney and Sinéad White
The National Neighbourhood Project Management Team – Dominic Campbell , Linda Devlin, Brian Fleming, Laura Larkin and Maeve Mulrennan
Engage the City Project Manager – Róise Goan
Our City Our Books Project Manager – Bernadette Larkin
Communications
Strategic Communications Advisor – Annette Nugent
Communications Manager – Melanie Wright
Digital Communications Coordinator & Cultural Map Moderator – Indre Dambrauskaite
Special projects
Cultural Map – Heather Maitland and Annette Nugent
EU Lab – Tracy Geraghty
Post Doctoral Research Associate – Rachel McArdle
