Board

youngballymun's mission is guided by a committed Board with a spread of expertise and experience which is dedicated to:

• supporting the organisation to deliver on a ten-year change strategy for children and young people in Ballymun
• ensuring accountability and transparency
• securing enhanced learning and wellbeing outcomes for children and young people in Ballymun and further afield

Board Members

The Board has an independent Chair appointed by the Office of the Minister for Children Youth Affairs and the Atlantic Philanthropies.

The Board membership comprises:

Statutory Members - four seats; Community Members - four seats;
Ballymun Partnership - one seat; Independent Experts - four seats.
All members of the Board are ratified by the AP and OMCYA
Chair: John Dunne 

Statutory Members:
HSE: Mary McGuire - HSE Dublin North Central
Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform: Ruairi Gogan,
Irish Youth Justice Service
Department of Education and Science: Brendan Doody, Regional Manager
Dublin City Council: Mary Taylor, Manager, North West  Area
Community Members:
Nominee of Ballymun Development Group for Children and Young People:
Donnacadh Hurley
Ballymun Residents:
Lillian O`Brien
Elaine Smith
Denise Fitzpatrick
Ballymun and Whitehall Area Partnership: Declan Dunne, CEO
Independent Expert Members:
Pauline Faughnan:  Senior Research Fellow, School of Social Justice, UCD
John Sweeney: Senior Social Policy Analyst, National Economic Social Council
Marese Duignan: Assistant Director, Early Years Education Policy Unit, DES
Barbara Dooley: Head of the School of Psychology, UCD