CARE ALLIANCE - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Treasurer
Adele joined the board in September 2023 and is currently our Treasurer. She has over 25 years experience in financial services as well as significant governance experience. Prior to moving into a Non-Executive career in June 2023, Adele served on BlackRock's UCITS and AIF Management Company as an Executive Director since 2013. In her executive career at BlackRock, she was Managing Director and Head of BlackRock's Institutional Client Business in Ireland (since 2011).
Before that, she was a senior client director for BlackRock's largest UK institutional investors. Adele's role in sales and distribution dates back to 1995, including her years with Barclays Global Investors in San Francisco up to 2002 and London to 2011. Adele has a Commerce degree with honours, from University College Dublin and became a CFA charterholder in 2000. She earned a Diploma in Company Direction with the Institute of Directors in 2023.
Job Titles:
- Chairman
- Chairman of the Board of Directors
Elen joined the board in May 2023 and was appointed as Chairperson in June 2023. Elen is an accomplished financial services professional with a focus on Risk Management, Compliance, IT and Project Management over the past 17 years. She joined Gemini Payments Europe Limited in August of 2023 as the Head of Risk. Prior to this, she was Director in EY's Financial Services Business Consulting practice. She joined EY Dublin in January 2018 after completing her Master's degree in International Public Policy and Diplomacy from University College Cork. Prior to living in Ireland, Elen resided in New York City for 12 years, where she spent almost 6 years at EY in their FS Consulting practice. Elen holds a Bachelor's degree in Mathematics and Statistics from Concordia University in Montreal, Canada. She has built extensive experience alongside C-suite executives on strategically important risk and regulatory programmes. As an experienced leader, she has sponsored, managed and led many D&I events and initiatives over the course of her career. She is an exercise enthusiast, marathon runner and a proud dog mom to Lexi, her golden retriever.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
Elaine Teague has worked across a wide range of disability and mental health services. Elaine has an honours degree in Social Care, a post graduate qualification in Training and Education from DCU and a Corporate Governance qualification from DCU Ryan Academy. Elaine also has a qualification in Quality Management and is a graduate from Trinity College with a postgraduate certificate in Implementation Science. Elaine was nominated to the board by her employer, St. Michael's House, in August 2022.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
Job Titles:
- Project Coordinator Re - Emerge Project
Lisa joined Care Alliance in March 2021 as the joint project co-ordinator for the Kaleidoscope project ‘Guiding Family Carers back to Paid Employment'. She is currently working as Project Co-Ordinator for the Reemerge Project. She has qualifications in Social Science, Community Development, Life and Career Coaching and is a trainee psychotherapist.
She has 27 years' experience of working in the social care sector in Ireland, England and Scotland. She has held a number of senior management positions, with a focus on developing services.
Lisa is passionate about working with family carers, to help empower them and to ensure that they receive accessible information and adequate support. You can contact Lisa by email (lisa@carealliance.ie) or by phone on 085-1819146
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
A native of Sligo, and having lived in Donegal for 30 years, Mary has acted as Treasurer to Donegal Carers for the past 10 years. Mary previously worked as a bank official, and more recently in home-care provision. Mary has cared for a number of relatives and continues to care for a close relative currently. Mary was nominated by Donegal Carers.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors