Meet the Team

Bernardine has spent the last 15 years working in the cultural and non-profit sector. She is a specialist in placemaking, socially engaged practice and community engagement, and developing creative processes that create space for more voices at the table.

Caoimhín has led major capital projects and development programmes in urban regeneration, cultural and creative industries and tourism in Ireland, UK and the Middle East, with considerable success in aligning agendas for investment delivery.

An award-winning architect and project manager, Christopher has extensive experience managing projects across a wide variety of sectors. He has particular expertise in the management of large, complex client bodies and stakeholder groups, and has developed a special interest in collaborative design processes.

Ciara works across healthcare settings managing complex projects, from strategic planning to fostering effective stakeholder relationships and developing pragmatic solutions. She has lead evidence-based policy development and contract negotiations.

Ciara’s extensive experience in policy development and advocacy informs her work across transformation projects, providing project management and strategic planning support, stakeholder engagement, and developing practical solutions to complex challenges.

Colleen brings 20 years’ experience as a strategic consultant, combining a deep understanding of data with a strong stakeholder intelligence, to deliver impactful change for both public and private sectors clients.

Conor is a skilled visual content creator and storyteller. He works as part of the M-CO Creative Team by using his skills in video, photography and graphic design to help clients to tell their stories and achieve their goals.

Dara has extensive experience in project management and stakeholder engagement in healthcare, the environment, and the arts, and in working with user groups in collaborative planning, sustainable energy and infrastructural projects.

Della is responsible for the strong, people-centred culture of excellence in M-CO. She directs complex programmes across Health, Government and Public Sectors, with rigorous attention to detail in management and delivery.

With a background in Funds Administration and Treasury, Emma works closely with clients to design and administer community benefit funds. Her strong values for community and transparency ensure efficient dispersal of funds for our clients.

Eva creates people-centred strategic communication outputs, focusing on design thinking processes to investigate and define communication challenges and leads the team in strategic design outputs for client projects.

Fiach works as the Design Lead for Film focusing his digital design and production skills on web design, graphic design, photography and videography to tell the story of user experiences for M-CO and our client projects.

Joanna is an experienced sustainability consultant with a passion for sustainability communications. She has a proven track record in building successful stakeholder engagement campaigns, empowering public and private organisations to affect positive changes in sustainability.

Director of M-CO Board, Joe (BMC Chartered Accountants) has experience in finance, business planning and structuring complex public-private finance initiatives. Joe has served as a Board Member and has extensive experience of corporate governance.

Judy delivers excellence in financial control in financial management and accounting for clients and M-CO projects.

Kate has over 8 years' experience working in the arts and cultural sector, as well as with corporate clients. Experienced in development, communications, and stakeholder management, she brings a multi-faceted approach to projects.

After a decade working in architecture and design across an extensive range of project typologies, scales and sectors, Laoise leads with detailed analysis, aesthetic sensitivity and an enthusiastic interest in social collaboration, placemaking and community-building.

Liam has 25 years experience in graphic design at senior level and specialises in print, exhibition and applied graphics. He has worked with both public and private sector clients in Ireland and the UK.

With a wide range of experience across creative to healthcare programmes, and a particular interest in community development and innovative climate action, Marie has a purposeful and adaptive approach to project management.

Marion is an experienced researcher, particularly in the area of urban sustainability. She explores how we can empower and support people to live sustainable, resource efficient lifestyles through systems and behaviour changes.

Through thoughtful, engaging and user-centred design, Richeal helps organisations of all sizes to tell their individual stories. Her award-winning work shows how great design can drive meaningful change.

Richie is experienced in project management, business analysis, strategic planning and scientific research. He’s keen to discover and develop innovative solutions to address issues in sustainability, natural resource management, and biodiversity.

After ten years in marketing roles, Rosaleen qualified as a solicitor focusing on workplace claims investigation, often in healthcare settings. She now uses legal, analytical and communications skills to drive effective project strategies.

Ruth combines specialist knowledge in sustainable development and behaviour change with practical skills in co-design, qualitative research and creative communications, for the development of new infrastructure, policy and change programmes.

Sarah is an architect who specialised in conservation and large public projects. Her experience across a variety of sectors including heritage, culture and healthcare informs a client focused approach to project management and service design.

Having previously worked in the arts and culture sector in India and Ireland, Shruti brings her journalistic background and arts marketing experience to M-CO. She now uses her skills in project management, communications and editing, with strong storytelling abilities to handle multi-stakeholder projects.

Simon is a strategic service designer with a focus on co-creation, sustainability, behavioural change, public service and policy innovation. He works with local and national governments, NGOs, community groups and multinational companies.

Sophie joins M-CO in the new role of Operations Director. With experience in international trade and marketing, Sophie manages HR and Operations. She creates internal systems to support the growing M-CO team and enhance our vibrant learning culture.

Tom is proficient in project management and logistical organisation. His background is in the not-for-profit sector, working to improve educational accessibility and standards in healthcare. He is also an art writer for various publications.