Organisation Structure
Misean Cara was incorporated under the Companies Acts in January 2004 as a company limited by guarantee and not having a share capital. It was accorded charitable status in May 2004.
Board of Directors
There are currently ten directors serving on the Misean Cara board. Directors are elected by members at the Annual General Meetings, and they normally hold office for a period of three years. In order to ensure continuity of experience, interim arrangements were made at the outset whereby directors were elected to serve for terms ranging from two to four years.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Kevin Carroll | Chairperson |
| Sr. Josephine (Jo) McCarthy (Presentation Sisters PBVM) | Vice-Chairperson |
| Charlie Lamson | Director |
| Sr. Franca Onyibor (Missionary Sisters of the Holy Rosary) | Director |
| Fr. Seamus O’Neill (St. Patrick’s Missionary Society, Kiltegan) | Director |
| Rev Jon Parkin (Methodist Church) | Director |
| Philip O'Brien | Director |
| Aidan Eames | Director |
| Elizabeth Bolger | Director |
| TIna Campbell | Director |
Membership
Misean Cara is composed of 77 religious and lay missionary organisations. Under the Articles of Association, our members have the authority to admit new members. To see a full list of members, click here.
Staff
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| John Moffett | CEO |
| Fergal Molloy | Financial Controller |
| Séamus O’Leary | Organisational Change Manager |
| Seamus Collins | Learning & Development Manager |
| Jennifer Donovan | Donor Engagement Manager |
| Mary O’Connell | Funding Manager |
| Valerie Philpott | Safeguarding Advisor |
| Orla Duke | Grant Management System Coordinator |
| Don Lucey | Senior Project Officer |
| Tom Carroll | Project Officer |
| Ian Dolan | Project Officer |
| Dario Devale | Project Officer |
| Clare Matthias | Marketing & Communications Officer |
| Palma Testasecca | Fundraising & Grants Officer |
| Ciara Bevan | Finance Officer |
| Meaghan Higgins-Coyne | Administrator |
| Mića Bowers | Office & HR Administrator |
| Jenny Ackermann | Monitoring & Results Officer |
| Colm Allan | Learning & Development Officer |
| Siphiwe Murepa | Project Officer |
| Sam Kappler | Learning & Development Officer |
| James O'Reilly | Systems Administrator |
Development Mentors
(Consultants providing support to members in the field)
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Finbar O’Brien | Southern Africa Development Mentor |
| Paul Gichuki | East Africa Development Mentor |
| Patricia Ynoñan Garcia | Latin America & Caribbean Development Mentor |