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.

Dr. Margaret Rogers is National Manager for Better Start: National Early Years Quality Development. Previously Margaret worked extensively in early childhood and school age services for children as well as in family support.

Her experience includes service development, management and consultancy in NGOs, public service organisations and Government Departments. Her research interests include early childhood education and outcomes; and qualitative participatory research with children, young people and adults.

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With over fifteen years’ experience in public relations, Darina has worked across all aspects of internal and external communications, social media, and public affairs.

Since 2018, Darina has led Business and Enterprise Communications in Microsoft Ireland. Prior to this, at Tesco, she developed and led an employer brand strategy for over 13,000 employees. She has also successfully developed an innovative reputation-led strategy that broadened awareness and relationships with key influencers. She worked for thirteen years in Vodafone Ireland and, during her time, successfully led the team to win PR, CSR, and social media awards.

John Balfe is a qualified Social Worker, Social Care Worker, Addiction Counsellor, Youth Mentor/Co-ordinator, Strengthening Families Facilitator and CRA Therapist.

He is currently a full time Lecturer on the Applied Social Studies and Early Childhood Education Care Programmes at IT Carlow Wexford Campus. He is also an Associate Lecturer on the Masters programme in Child, Youth and Family Studies and on Restorative Practice in IT Carlow. He is an active member of the CYSCP Prevention, Partnership and Family Support committee in Wexford.

John has previously worked with the Irish Probation Service for 14 years in prisons, community and specialised court settings, and he has served as a Senior Probation Officer in North Dublin.

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.