Irish Faculty
Billy MagFhloin Ph.D.
Billy has a Ph.D. in Folkloristics, and a B.A. in Archaeology from University College Dublin. As well as lecturing and tutoring at university level, he also works with Irish television for RTÉ or TG4, but occasionally for international productions, including the BBC, PBS or the National Geographic Channel. He is also an accomplished musician and occasionally works as a tour guide in the Dingle Peninsula. Billy’s scholarly interests include pre-Christian religious practices and beliefs, prehistoric archaeology, and folk practices of early modern Ireland. In 2016 he published a book entitled Blood Rite: The Feast of St. Martin in Ireland
Ciara Barrett Ph.D.
Ciara holds a doctorate in Film Studies from Trinity College Dublin in 2015. She has lectured in film studies and audio-visual culture at Trinity, Sacred Heart University in Dingle and NUIG, where she coordinated both the BA in Film Studies and the MA in Digital Media. She has published on a wide range of film-related topics, including performance and representation in Classical Hollywood Cinema, contemporary genre filmmaking and Irish animation.
Colm Ó Coileáin Ph.D.
Colm is a post-primary teacher of Physics, Chemistry and Computer Science at Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne. He holds a B.Sc. in Science Education from Dublin City University, as well as an M.Sc. in eLearning. His doctoral research investigated the introduction of inquiry-based science education in Gaelscoileanna; his research interests also include minority-language immersion education, action research and teacher reflective practice.
Dáithí de Mórdha Ph.D.
Dáithí is a journalist and broadcaster at Raidió na Gaeltachta [Irish-language radio service of Raidió Teilifís Éireann], and he teaches History and Archeology of Ireland and the Dingle peninsula at SHU in Dingle. He holds a M.Phil. and Ph.D. in Folklore and Ethnology from University College Cork. His Ph.D. thesis is a study of the impact RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta had on the life and especially the cultural life of the Gaeltacht communities. The story of RnaG is told in the context of folklore and ethnological studies. In 2013 he published The Great Blasket: A Photographic Portrait / An Blascaod Mór: Portráid Pictiúr with the The Collins Press.
Dara Jauch
Dara Jauch holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies from Dublin City University and a Higher Diploma in Television and Video Production from Kerry College. Dara has been working as a co-producer and editor with award-winning production companies in Dingle, producing documentaries on Human Rights, art, culture and music for broadcasters like RTÉ, BBC and TG4. As well as working in the field, Dara has taught video production to all ages throughout her 14 year career. Dara is a fluent Irish and German speaker and a Cork native who loves living in Dingle.
Fiona Barton M.Sc.
Fiona is a Cardiology Nurse Specialist, Acute Medical Training, and Resuscitation and Cardiology Training Director at Critical Care Training Ltd. where she is involved in Resuscitation training with ACLS BLS Immediate Care; ECG workshops; General Practice workshops; Management of ACS and collapse; and Anaphylaxis training. She is also the Resuscitation Officer, Kerry General Hospital. Fiona has also worked in Cardiology CNS at the Dingle Medical Centre, and Cardiology at the Mater Hospital Dublin.
Jackie Ruttledge MA
Jackie is a lecturer in health science at Munster Technological University and was instrumental in setting up the Healthy Campus project. Her work includes lecturing in health and personal wellbeing and health behaviour change, designing, implementing and evaluating health promotion interventions, health policy development and health behaviour research. Jackie holds an M.A in Health Promotion from University College Cork and a B.Sc in Health, Fitness and Leisure Studies from the Institute of Technology, Tralee. Jackie is also a qualified yoga and meditation teacher and a yoga therapist.
John O’Connor M.Sc
John is an SENr and AfN registered performance nutritionist currently working with Kerry GAA, Elevate Performance and his own business, Target Nutrition. This work allows him to keep on top of the latest nutrition research. He holds a BSc in Sport & Exercise Science from the University of Limerick and a MSc in Exercise & Nutrition Science from the University of Chester along with several speciality certifications such as Disordered Eating in Athletes from Loughborough University and Food as Medicine from Monash University, amongst others. John teaches The Fundamentals of Nutrition at SHU campus in Dingle.
Kevin J. Power Ph.D
Kevin J. Power, Ph.D. (University College Cork) is a Cork-born philosophy teacher and musician, now living in Castlegregory, Co. Kerry. He has lectured in the philosophy of mind, environmental ethics, and philosophy of death and dying, as well as writing and delivering a unique module entitled 'The Philosophy of Interdependence' for UCC's Adult Continuing Education programme, as well as teaching Bioethics at the Dingle campus of Sacred Heart University. Kevin's writing and music is available through his website www.innerchapter.com.
Linda McCarthy MSN
Linda McCarthy has over 18 years of professional nursing experience in various medical environments including: critical care, orthopedics, medical, surgical, gynacology, long-term care, pediatric and over eight years of emergency nursing experience. Linda completed a Diploma and Degree in Nursing studies as well as a Higher Diploma in Emergency Medicine and a Masters in Nursing.
Michael Geaney M.Sc
Mikey, as he is known, has a solid experience in the GAA as a member of the senior team of the Kerry Gaelic Football team. His MSC degree is in Sports Performance from the University of Limerick, and he has training from Setanta College with a Certificate in Functional Movement and Resistance Training, as well as a QQI Sports Nutrition, Irish Training and Education Centre. He also holds a Bachelor of Business Studies University of Limerick. In addition to teaching in the SHU in Dingle campus, Mikey is a Video Analyst for the Munster RFC Academy.
Niamh Varian Barry MA
Niamh Varian-Barry holds a Masters in Music Performance from the Royal Irish Academy of Music and a Bachelors in Music Performance from the Cork School of Music. She is a skilled orchestral and ensemble composer and arranger and has written for the Irish Chamber Orchestra. She worked with top musicians in Ireland and abroad across all genres of music with a specific interest in classical, Irish traditional music and contemporary pop and singer-songwriters. She is a member of the groundbreaking dance music project SuperCéilí and orchestra leader of the Irish Memory Orchestra and has performed in prestigious venues worldwide including New York’s Carnegie Hall.
SHU
Abby Bender Ph.D.
Abby Bender teaches Experiencing Literature, First-year Seminar, and classes in Irish literature and culture, including Irish Women Writers, Irish Drama, and James Joyce. Her research has focused primarily on twentieth-century Irish writing, including a recent book on Irish-Jewish analogies during the literary revival, and essays on Irish women's writing. She earned her Ph.D. in English at Princeton University and previously taught at the College of Mount Saint Vincent and in the Irish Studies program at New York University. Her current teaching and research explore questions of disability, the body, and motherhood in Ireland in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.
Analisa Gagnon Ph.D.
Dr. Analisa Gagnon is an Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice in the Department of Sociology, Criminology and Criminal Justice. A criminologist by title and victimologist by practice, Professor Gagnon focuses both her teaching and research on victimology, crime theory, and criminal justice systems. Professor Gagnon is a regular presenter at the American Society of Criminology appearing on panels for topics ranging from victimization, crime scene investigation, and corrections. Having assisted in reactivating the Criminal Justice Club on campus, she currently serves as its faculty advisor.
Bronwyn Cross-Denny Ph.D.
Bronwyn Cross-Denny is an Associate Professor of Health Science and Social Work, and is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Connecticut. Her clinical expertise includes practice with families, children, adolescents, adults, and couples with a variety of issues including mental health, grief/loss, trauma, family issues, parenting, and addiction.
Christina Gunther Ed.D.
Christina Gunther is Chair of the Department of Health Science, with a focus on cultural development and conflict resolution. She also manages several global health programs to various regions around the world. Her current research focuses on students’ self-awareness of their own cultural habits and biases in global health programs, reducing gender discrimination through a human security paradigm by empowerment of the individual, and best practices for creating culturally appropriate health care curricula in developing nations.
Charles Gillespie Ph.D.
Dr. Charles A. Gillespie’s research and teaching investigate theology, the arts, and culture with a focus on the Catholic Intellectual Tradition, critical theories of creation and beauty, and theatre and performance studies. He is a member of the John Moriarty Institute for Ecology and Spirituality. Charlie completed his Ph.D. in Religious Studies at the University of Virginia, and he holds a B.A.H. in Humanities from Villanova University and a M.A.R. in Religion and Literature from the Yale Institute of Sacred Music and Yale University Divinity School. A longtime theatre-maker, Charlie spent time training in theatre-for-social-change with the Parapanda Theatre Art Lab in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and co-founded experimental ensemble Theatrum Sacrum. He is currently working on his first book, God on Broadway, under contract with Fortress Press.
Christine Susienka Ph.D.
Dr. Christine Susienka is an assistant professor of philosophy and co-director of the Hersher Institute for Applied Ethics at SHU. Her research and teaching are at the intersections of moral and political philosophy. She is especially interested in questions about the moral foundations of human rights, conditions that enable social trust, and theories of moral responsibility. Dr. Susienka received her B.A. from Colgate University, where she discovered the immense value of international education, and her Ph.D. from Columbia University, where she deepened her appreciation of it. Her education and research have taken her to Scotland, England, Japan, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Germany, and France. In Dingle, she is co-teaching Tombs, Treks, and Transcendence.
Ciara Leydon Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Dr Ciara Leydon is the Chair of the Department of Communication Disorders, and Director of the Graduate Program in Speech-Language Pathology. She specializes in voice disorders which can challenge our ability to communicate effectively with one another. Her focus is on exploring factors that impact the success of voice therapy. She will teach a course that examines cross-cultural variations in language, drawing on differences in speech sound patterns and word choices across select dialects of English.
Dawn Melzer Ph.D.
Dawn Melzer teaches at both the graduate (MSAP) and undergraduate levels. She teaches Child Development in Dingle, and has been instrumental in the development of the current project-based course format. Her current research projects involve investigating the role of executive function in the motor development of children and a comparative study focused on assessing creativity in dolphins and preschoolers.
Ellen Massucci MS, SLP-CCC
Ellen Massucci is a Clinical Assistant Professor and the Coordinator of Educational Placements, for the Graduate Speech-Language Pathology Program, in the Communications Disorders Department at SHU, and she worked as a school based certified SLP for 25 years. . Her areas of specialty are child language, school-based speech-language pathology, and clinical supervision. Ellen is an American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) certified speech-language pathologist since 1986, and member of the Connecticut Speech-Language-Hearing Association (CSHA), has served as the State Education Advocacy Leader (SEAL) for CSHA. Ellen is a member of the CT State Speech and Language Guidelines Workgroup, revising the CT State Guidelines for School-Based Speech-Language Pathologists.
Enda McGovern Ph.D.
Enda McGovern teaches Tourism Marketing in Dingle that enables students to work directly with local tourist businesses. He is a native of Donegal, Ireland. His primary interests are Social marketing and bringing a better understanding of commuter behavior to travel demand management and in engaging in persuading commuters to consider alternative modes of transport. More recently, he has focused in examining the public's perception of assessing carbon emissions and how consumers can relate to their carbon footprint as a means of informing themselves more about global warming concerns.
Gerry McCloghry M.A., M.Ed.
Gerry McCloghry and Dr. Mamun designed the Issues in Irish Economics course in Dingle. He has visited Ireland for decades, visiting family, cities and villages, where he has experienced the Irish economy first-hand prior to the ‘Celtic Tiger’ and the changes since that time. In addition to teaching Microeconomics and Macroeconomics, he maintains a strong focus on monetary policy and is the advisor to the Fed Challenge Team. This team participates in the annual Fed Challenge competition at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. As an avid cyclist he has done extensive touring in the USA, Canada and Ireland.
Heather Ferrillo Ph.D., MSN, APRN, FNP-BC, CNE
Heather Ferrillo teaches in both the undergraduate and Family Nurse Practitioner program. Her current areas of focus include Adult nursing I and II, Pathophysiology and Nursing Leadership in Ireland. She maintains a current practice as a Cardiology Nurse Practitioner in the Bridgeport area and coordinates/precepts nurse practitioner students that take part in the yearly clinical immersion trip to Kingston, Jamaica, as well as teaches in Dingle, Ireland.
Jacqueline Vernarelli Ph.D.
Dr. Jacqueline Vernarelli is a nutritional epidemiologist and public health nutritionist who studies how diet and lifestyle behaviors influence health status. Prior to coming to Sacred Heart, she held academic appointments at Fairfield University and Penn State, where she was also a member of the Penn State Population Research Institute. She professionally consults, and has served as an expert witness for various statistical and nutrition-related projects. She currently serves as the Director of Research Education and Consultation for the College of Health Professions at Sacred Heart University. She teaches the course 'Food, Nutrition & Society' during the short-term Winter program.
Jennifer McLaughlin MA
Jennifer is the Executive Director of Student Advising and Success, working with students across the University. She is also a member of the history department. Her research and teaching focuses on topics in the history of Early America, the American Revolution, African American history, U.S. environmental history as well as the British Empire.
Jonathan Hudak MS, EP, CSCS
Jonathan Hudak is Clinical Exercise Scientist in the Pioneer Performance Center at Sacred Heart University. Jonathan has worked as a certified strength and conditioning specialist in both academic and industry capacity for the past 14 years. Prior to SHU, he was a performance coach, collegiate strength & conditioning coach and personal trainer. He has an MS in Exercise Science with a concentration in Exercise Physiology from Ithaca College and several specialty certifications.
Joshua A. Shuart Ph.D.
Joshua A. Shuart, Director of Sport Management, teaches “Sports Marketing” in Dingle. In addition to his long-term research interest in celebrity heroes and endorsements, he is currently engaged in multidisciplinary grant applications focused on Dingle, tourism, sustainability, and the economy with several SHU in Dingle faculty.
Kate Anderson M.S., CCC-SLP
Kate Anderson is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication Disorders, within the Graduate Program of Speech-Language Pathology. Kate comes from 16 years of clinical practice in Connecticut-based acute care hospitals, inpatient rehabilitation units, and short-term rehabilitation facilities. She specializes in adult diagnostics and treatment approaches for swallowing, communication, and cognition, as a result of neurogenic injury or degenerative neurological conditions, occurring in the adult population. In May 2023, Kate taught in Dingle Ireland, providing undergraduate students exposure to the field of Speech-Language Pathology and foundational knowledge for culturally responsive practice, from the U.S. and Irish perspective.
Kirk Bartholomew Ph.D.
Kirk Bartholomew teaches a wide range of topics from our introductory biology sequence, to microbiology and plant biology, to genetics and tropical biology. His specialty is molecular genetics and applies molecular genetic research techniques to a wide variety of biological questions. Current projects are the molecular evolution of sexual development in fungi, genomic investigations of the bacterial communities in Dingle, Ireland, and developing genetic screens to discriminate between and identify different strains of yeast used in brewing beer.
Kristen R. R. Savell Ph.D.
Dr. Kristen Savell is a biological anthropologist who specializes in human functional anatomy and evolution. Her areas of interest include bioarchaeology, biomechanics, and the evolution of human body form. She is particularly interested in helping students develop a more nuanced understanding of the study of human biology, and regularly teaches am Evolutionary Medicine course in addition to Anatomy and Physiology.
Mark Congdon Jr Ph.D.
Mark Congdon has a Ph.D. in Communication with a concentration in Social Entrepreneurship, Communication Pedagogy, and Educational Leadership. Dr. Congdon’s scholarly interest considers the ways in which community partnerships and pedagogical praxis (i.e., teaching & learning) can work together to advance social justice initiatives in communities
Mark Jareb Ph.D.
Mark Jareb is the Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs and Strategic Planning for the College of Arts and Sciences. He specializes in Neurobiology/Cell Biology and examines primary cultures of embryonic chick forebrain neurons as a model system to study the development and maintenance of neuronal polarity. His work focuses on how proteins that make the axon functionally unique are trafficked to the correct location. He co-teaches Experiential Models of Psychology and Neuroscience that explores applications of environmental enrichment in Dingle, Ireland.
Maura McCarthy Rhodes LCSW, MS
Maura McCarthy Rhodes teaches in the Master of Social Work (MSW) program and is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. Her teaching includes the Human Behavior & the Social Environment series, Human Diversity and Social Justice, Children & Families, and Field Seminar. She was the founding director of the Field Education Office in the school during the MSW program development and initial accreditation and served as the Director of Field Education for five years. She was responsible for developing the field placement structure to meet the fast-growing pace of the school for both on campus and online program options as well as the existing Baccalaureate in Social Work program.
Nathan Lewis MFA
Nathan Lewis is Professor of Art, Chair of Art & Design, and the curator of the A&D Gallery at the Edgerton. Nathan teaches painting, drawing, printmaking, design, and art history. His artwork is shown in museums, galleries, and universities throughout the United States and Abroad. SHU has three murals by Nathan. His work has been published and reviewed by the Boston Globe, the New York Times, International Artist Magazine, and the Huffington Post. Recent exhibitions have been in New York, Miami, California, Connecticut, and Venice, Italy. He loves road-tripping, travel, and art history, but really loves teaching newcomers how to paint and helping them find the artist within them.
Sarah Poniros Ph.D.
Dr. Poniros received her Ph.D. from the University of Sheffield in Biological Anthropology in 2022, a Master of Science in Human Osteology and Funerary Archaeology from the same university in 2015, and a Bachelor of Arts from Mount Holyoke College in 2013. Her research focuses on investigating phenotypic diversity in archaeological populations and understanding the impact of craniofacial structure on perceived diversity in both forensic and archaeological contexts.
Rachel Bowman Ph.D.
Rachel Bowman, Professor of Psychology, co-teaches Experiential Models of Psychology and Neuroscience that explores applications of environmental enrichment in Dingle, Ireland. Her research focuses primarily on anxiety and learning and memory in a rodent model and examines how these processes are altered by experiences such as stress exposure, environmental enrichment, and environmental toxin exposure.
Robin Hands Ed.D.
Robin Hands is the Director of Clinical Practice at the Farrington College of Education. Before coming to SHU, she was the Director of School-University Partnerships at the University of Connecticut. Her scholarship focuses on teacher education, clinical practice, and school-university partnerships. She was recently appointed to the Board of Directors for the National Center for Clinical Practice and Education Preparation (NCCEP) and is a member of the National Association for Professional Development Schools (NAPDS) and the National Network for Educational Renewal (NNER).She is currently the arthritis media spokesperson for the American Physical Therapy Association, a Board Member for the Easter Seals of Massachusetts and consultant to the Singapore Ministry of Health.
University of Saint Francis, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Heather Jeffries MS
Heather Jeffries is Program Director and Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice and Criminology at the University of Saint Francis in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She has 25 years of experience as a criminal justice practitioner, serving as chief investigator for the Allen County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office and as a drug court probation/field officer for Allen Superior Court. She holds a master’s degree in Criminology and Criminal Justice and a master’s degree in Forensic Psychology. Some of her consulting work includes conducting a jail population evalulation for Criminal Division Services, a recidivism study for the Allen County Drug Court Program and creating the administrative policies for Allen County Community Corrections’ Residential Services Program. Her teaching areas of interest include criminal justice and criminology, forensic psychology, violence and victimology, drugs and society, and law enforcement. She is the recipient of the Leepoxy Award for Teaching Excellence.
Robert Koerpel Ph.D.
Dr. Robert is Assistant Professor of Theology in the Division of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Saint Francis in Fort Wayne, IN. He received his doctorate in historical and systematic theology from The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. He has published numerous articles, chapters, and reviews about Catholic theologians and philosophers, the history, nature, and development of tradition in Catholicism, fundamental moral theology, theological aesthetics, and liturgical theology. He is co-editor of Contemplating the Future of Moral Theology (Wipf & Stock) and author of Maurice Blondel: Transforming Catholic Tradition (University of Notre Dame Press).
York College of Pennsylvania
Frederick Butler Ph.D.
Frederick Butler is an Associate Professor of Mathematics at York College of Pennsylvania. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in 2004. He has a wide variety of mathematical interests, including combinatorics, abstract algebra, cryptology, mathematics education, and most recently data science. He loves helping students of all levels to appreciate the beauty and utility of mathematics. In his spare time, he enjoys traveling, running, backpacking, and doing stand-up comedy.
Renee Tacka Ph.D.
Dr. Renee Tacka has extensive experience in the media, research, consumer goods, and retail industries. She is also a well-known educator throughout the media industry, having trained many newspaper and media clients in sales, advertising, and market research techniques. Dr. Tacka holds a BS and an MBA in Marketing from York College of Pennsylvania and a Doctorate of Business Administration from Wilmington University in Delaware. Her dissertation, Consumer Impulsivity and Attitude: A Quantitative Study of Instant Consumable Snack Food (ICSF) Purchases, focused on how attitude-based ICSF product marketing offers an opportunity for marketers in both the consumer and shopper marketing fields to grow the category by increasing the knowledge base around cognitive-affective shopping behavior. The results showed high-purchasing behavior among the affective shoppers and less frequent consumption behavior among cognitive shoppers.
Tamara Schwartz Ph.D.
Dr. Tamara Schwartz is an Assistant Professor of Cybersecurity and Business Administration, a retired U.S. Air Force Officer, and recognized innovator with over 20 years of National Security experience. Tamara was the Chief Technology Officer for Air Force Enterprise Networking, where her thought leadership informed the technology development for the standup of U.S. Cyber Command. Tamara is an affiliate researcher at MIT-Sloan. Her research interests include ethical, “white-box” Artificial Intelligence, emerging technology, and cybersecurity for strategic advantage. Comfortable with ambiguity and the complexity of today's information driven organizations, Tamara is a skilled information and cyber strategist known for her game-changing, collaborative approaches to drive technological, cultural, and process innovation.
Alvernia University, Reading, PA
Angela Salio MSN, RNC-OB
Angela Salio is certified in in-patient obstetrics and is passionate about education and ensuring that everyone has access to quality healthcare. She has taught transcultural, obstetrical, psychiatric, leadership, and medical-surgical nursing in the classroom and the clinical environment. In addition to teaching at the collegiate level, she has worked in acute care nursing for fifteen years with a diverse patient population. She holds a master’s and bachelor’s degree in nursing and a bachelor’s degree in psychology. She is a member of the Transcultural Nursing Society, Sigma Theta Tau, the American Nurses Association, and the National League for Nursing. She has published an article in The Nurse Educator. Angela Salio is also in a doctoral program working to earn a Ph.D. in Nursing with a focus on education.
Administration
Gary Delaney
Originally from the city of Dublin, Gary located to Dingle at the age of 23. One of Gary’s most remarkable achievements in Ireland has been the development, as one of a team of four, of a multimillion-euro business which he sold at the age of 36, and which is still trading and continues to provide long term sustainable employment. Since his retirement from this business, Gary has gone on to have a distinguished career in community and business development, before taking over the general management and strategic planning of the Sacred Heart University’s Dingle Campus.
John B. Roney Ph.D.
John B. Roney is a historian of French history, with a consideration of how smaller European regions interacted with France but sought independence from traditional monarchies, namely Geneva, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Ireland. He was written about religion in society and the interaction of Catholic and Protestant communities and the cultural heritage of coastal communities with a focus on the history of artisan fishing, and the history of tourism in the west of Ireland.
Grace Flannery Ph.D.
Grace, a native of Dingle, holds a Ph.D. in Zoology from the University College Cork. Since 2015, she has played a vital role at SHU in Dingle, where her primary aim is to help American students understand and appreciate Irish culture while using education to benefit the local community. Her role extends beyond overseeing all academic and student experience aspects of the campus. She is also responsible for recruiting new academic talent, forging partnerships with local industries and Irish academic institutions, and collaborating closely with other U.S. colleges and universities to develop the diverse array of programs that SHU in Dingle offers.
Ciara Barrett Ph.D.
As Student Coordinator, Ciara oversees student life and wellbeing at the SHU in Dingle Campus. Originally from Boston, Massachusetts, Ciara moved to Ireland to attend Trinity College Dublin, where she later earned her doctorate in Film Studies. Having experienced the cross-cultural transition from American into Irish life as a young adult, Ciara knows firsthand the benefits and challenges of studying abroad. She is students' first port of call for any questions or concerns they might have about living in Dingle and is passionate about extending this transformative life experience to a broad range of students from both Sacred Heart and partner universities.
Declan Devane A.C.C.A.
Declan is a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and has a wealth of experience working previously as Assistant Financial Accountant for Fexco of Killorglin, Co. Kerry; as Finance Administrator for Irish Life Investment Managers of Dublin; as an Accountant for SEB Life International of Dublin; as well as several other institutions. His Bachelor of Business Studies degree is from the University of Limerick.
Valerie Curran
Valerie holds a BA degree in Information Systems Management from MTU. She also took on a Diploma in Human Resource Management & a Certificate in Payroll. Valerie is a native of Dingle & has worked with well-known local establishments such as Louis Mulcahy’s Pottery, Murphy’s Ice Cream, and Brian de Staic Jewellers. Valerie’s current role is to organize each logistical element of the short-term & semester programs running at SHU in Dingle, from the minute students land at the airport to their return home.
