Professional Development Team

Dr. Tom Ward

Position
Senior Governance Specialist

Tom is a Senior Governance Specialist in the IPA, with responsibility for developing and delivering governance services to public bodies and non-profit entities, and promoting good governance. He re-joined the Institute in May 2017...

Teresa Casserly

Position
Director, Training & Development and International Services

As Director of Leadership & Management and International Services, Teresa has led an extensive range of professional and personal development programmes for public sector leaders and managers at every level, across all sectors of the Irish public service for over 30 years.

Majella Malone

Position
Finance Specialist

Majella is a Finance Specialist and part of the IPA Governance and Finance Team. Majella is an experienced finance and accounting trainer and lecturer...

Maebh O’Connor

Position
Human Resource Management Specialist

Maebh is currently a member of the IPA Human Resource Training and Consultancy Team and prior to this she was a member of the IPA Leadership and Management Team. Maebh’s core activity is the design, development and delivery of employee...

Kate O'Donnell

Position
Governance Specialist

Kate is a Governance Specialist with the IPA. She comes from a legal background having practised as a Barrister in various areas of civil litigation and in local authority law...

Eoin Smyth

Position
Human Resource Specialist

Eoin is a Human Resource Specialist at the IPA, having joined the IPA in January 2020. He is co-Lead on the IPA CIPD Certificate and Diploma Programmes.