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 entrepreuehsip 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.

Mona Navin-Mealey

Company Secretary and Chair of Audit and Compliance

Mona is a member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants – ACMA with over 30 years’ experience at a C suite level. She is currently Finance Director, Westport Estate. She has previously been Finance Director of a London Stock Exchange Listed Company. Mona is an experienced non-executive director and charity trustee and is skilled in negotiating, strategic business planning & partnering, acquisitions integration, group financial reporting, taxation, sales and commercial awareness, accounting together with rigorous financial control compliance, decision making and developing and managing business relationships at every level.

Ciaran
Brady

Director

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.

Michelle McVeigh

Director

Michelle is a partner in the real estate group of a large Dublin law firm, acting for a wide range of clients across public and private sectors, with a particular focus on the retail sector. She holds a BA from Dublin City University in International Business and Languages (German and Spanish) and holds a diploma in commercial litigation from the Law Society of Ireland. She was admitted as a solicitor in Ireland, and England and Wales in 2010. Michelle has extensive experience working with the business sector within Ireland and works with international companies, advising on complex business development and growth opportunities.

Padraic
Whyte

Director

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.

Board Members and Executive Leadership Team

Helen Millne
Managing Director

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.

Maggie O Carroll Executive Director & Senior Consultant

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.

Lisa McMullan
Principal Consultant

 
 
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.

Tracy Mawson
Strategic Business Development and Internationalisation Consultant
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.

Alison Price – Principal Consultant

 
 
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.