Meet our team
ECO-UNESCO is governed by a voluntary Board of Directors called the National Council.
The National Council is made up of representatives or members of ECO-UNESCO.
ECO-UNESCO Patron
Michael D. Higgins
The President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins, is the Patron of ECO-UNESCO. We are delighted to have the support of President Higgins as we continue with our environmental education and youth work.
Board of Directors
The following individuals serve as Members of the National Council (Directors) on a voluntary basis:
Niall Jennings
Chairperson
Rhona O'Donnel
Vivienne Kelly
Treasurer
Shane O'Reilly
Mary Gallagher-Cooke
National Director
Elaine Nevin
Elaine Nevin is the National Director (Chief Executive Officer) of ECO-UNESCO since 2002. Elaine holds a BA in Geography and Political Science and an MA and a Higher Diploma in Education. She has worked in the field of environmental education since 1995 and believes that empowering, educating and engaging young people is an essential component to achieving sustainable development. Read more here
Meet our staff
ECO-UNESCO is run by a team of 12+ people. This is a mix of full-time and part-time staff, TUS workers, Jobbridge and Work Placement Programme employees and interns.
Julie Jones
Head of Fundraising 
julie.jones@ecounesco.ie
✆ 086-1383366
Operations Manager operations.manager@ecounesco.ie
✆ 086-0414798
Vince Harney
Finance and Corporate Services Manager vince.harney@ecounesco.ie
✆ 083-4199124
Anusheh Tauseef
Marketing and Communications Manager comms.manager@ecounesco.ie
✆ 083-1322896
Youth Programmes
Doireann Dunbar
Eco-Choices Programme Coordinator
doireann.dunbar@ecounesco.ie
Kayleigh Harris
Eco-Choices Officer
Claudio Nicosia
Youth Climate Justice
Programme Coordinator
Ziqi Zheng
Youth Climate Justice
Programme Officer
Sarah Page
Young Environmentalist Awards Coordinator
yea.coordinator@ecounesco.ie
Antonia Cremin
Young Environmentalist Awards
Officer
yea.officer@ecounesco.ie
Katie Ryan
Workshops Coordinator
Sadhbh Horan
Workshops Officer
youth.officer@ecounesco.ie
Ciara Muldoon
Education & Training Coordinator
ciara.muldoon@ecounesco.ie
Boris Gidakovic
Young for Sustainable Development Programme Coordinator
ysd-project@ecounesco.ie
Alex Duffy
Youth for Sustainable Development Programme Officer
ysd-officer@ecounesco.ieOffice Management
Gary Donegan
Office Manager
gary.donegan@ecounesco.ie
Collette Massey
Reception Assistant
reception@ecounesco.ie
