We are professionally run and expertly guided
Enterprise Evaluation is a socially trading business led by a highly experienced Board of Directors who set the strategic direction and priorities of this mission driven enterprise. The Board is supported by a leadership, consultancy and project delivery team who have a proven track of large scale public, private and third sector projects and initiatives across enterprise policy, education, support, female entrepreneurship and social value and impact. Their collective experience, expertise and drive ensures the business adopts a sustainable, inclusive and collaborative approach to all activities; whilst providing innovative and quality services that achieve social and economic inclusion and growth.
Ciaran has worked for over 15 years in the travel industry. He holds a Team Leadership role within one of the UK & Ireland’s leading travel companies. Ciaran is an experienced leader supporting colleagues to reach their full potential and delivering excellent service. He is a highly experienced marketer in his field and has deep appreciation of equality, diversity. He sees the potential for cross border and international business and cultural exchanges as an economic and social driver and is committed to contributing to civil society, community and economic life in Ireland and internationally. Ciaran has deployed his experience of, and passion for, travel to develop his extensive knowledge of international development opportunities and these capabilities are underpinned as graduate of Dublin City University in International Business and Languages.
Dr Padraic Whyte is associate professor of English and a director of the master’s programme in Children’s Literature at the School of English, Trinity College Dublin. He is a Fulbright Scholar and a member of the board of directors of The Ark: A Cultural Centre for Children and is co-founder of the National Collection of Children’s Books project. He is currently Principal Investigator on a research project funded by the Irish Research Council and the Department of the Taoiseach that explores the use of literature to foster empathy and understanding between various communities on the island of Ireland.
Leadership Team
Helen has over 25 years’ experience working at a senior management and executive level across the public, private and social economy sectors. She holds an MBA with Distinction and is also published in the field of social impact assessment and female entrepreneurship. She is a qualified Social Accountant and is experienced in acting as verification panel chair. Helen operates on a local, national and international level in the development of a range of social impact, economic development, business growth and competitiveness programmes. She is a recognised expert in the fields of Women’s Enterprise, Social Accounting and Auditing, which enables organisations to develop their Social Value Frameworks to measure and improve their social impact.
Has over 35 years’ experience as an entrepreneur, social entrepreneur, and entrepreneurship researcher and educator. She specialises in female enterprise and social entrepreneurship and impact research, policy development and implementation.
Is a leading enterprise educator, providing enterprise development and support through training and advice for entrepreneurs, social enterprises and specifically female enterprise. She has an extensive track record working in the enterprise policy development environment at a local and national Government level and within the EU.
Is a specialist in strategic economic development and policy-making having designed, secured and delivered business support, innovation, business start-up and export programmes funded via the European Union. Tracy has managed research programmes focused on Skills Improvement Plan, enterprise eco system development and business internationalisation.
Is an Enterprise Educator with extensive experience of delivering development programmes in China, UK and across Europe She specialises in developing institutional capacity through staff development programmes, mentoring, and delivering sector-level consultancy in support of the enterprise education agenda.
Professional Advisers
Accountants and Auditors DA O’Sullivan Associated Ltd, Westport, Co Mayo
Bank Bank of Ireland, Westport, Co Mayo