James Doorley is the Secretary General of the Irish Chamber of Shipping. Prior to this he was the Deputy Director of the National Youth Council of Ireland (NYCI), the representative body for voluntary youth organisations. James has been a member of the National Economic and Social Council since 2011.  He is a former Vice President of the European Youth Forum and served as a Trustee of the Carnegie UK Trust from 2004-2015.

He has a BA and MA in Applied Social Studies and a Diploma in Youth and Community Work from NUI Maynooth, a Degree in Law from Dublin Institute of Technology, a Master in Laws (LL.M) in Trinity College Dublin, and a Graduate Diploma in Corporate Governance in the Michael Smurfit Business School in UCD in 2010.

Carin has extensive leadership experience with a focus in financial services, having spent most of her career at J.P. Morgan, ultimately leading the Irish business for more than 15 years.  Carin has past exec and non-exec board experience in both the profit and non profit sector,  and is currently an Independent Non Executive Director on two regulated financial services firms in Ireland. Carin has a bachelor degree in Finance from the University of Texas at Austin, an MBA from the UCD Smurfit School of Business and is a Certified Bank Director.

Mary’s working career is primarily within the community/voluntary sector and her own business Canavan Byrne with her colleague Angela Canavan. She has a wide range of experience in HR management, leadership and training support to business owners, boards of management and small/medium size commercial businesses. Mary has authored and co-authored publications in the early years sectors including Human Resource Management in Early Years Services. In addition, she was a volunteer and Director with Community Credit Union for over twenty years holding various roles on the Board of Management. Mary is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and holds a Degree in HR Management from the Dublin Institute of Technology.

Sarah Jane is a Barrister specialising in Family Law, Child Care Law, Juvenile Justice, Criminal Law and Personal Injuries Law. She is also a Board Member of the CARI Foundation and Drogheda Women and Children’s Refuge. Sarah Jane has B.A in Business and Commerce from DCU, a Barrister at Law degree from Kings Inns and an LLM in Criminal Justice, Juvenile Justice and Cyber Crime from UCC.