Meet the
Social Entrepreneurs Ireland
Team

As CEO of Social Entrepreneurs Ireland, Tim is responsible for the overall leadership and vision of the organisation. He provides the strategic direction to ensure SEI delivers on our mission to find people with solutions to social problems and support them on every step of their journey.

In his spare time, Tim enjoys watching sports, hiking in the Dublin mountains, and baking bread.

We were all greatly saddened when our friend and colleague Anne Murphy died on the 12th April 2023.

Anne was the third CEO in Social Entrepreneurs Ireland history, acting as interim CEO upon the departure of Darren Ryan and before Tim Griffiths started. As Director of Operations, with responsibility for Finance, Human Resources and Governance, she revolutionised the organisation when she joined us from ALONE in 2019. She raised the standards that the organisation set, and in turn that we individually set for ourselves. It was impossible not to grow personally when she touched your life. She always carried herself with great professionalism, integrity and compassion. There is no doubt that Social Entrepreneurs Ireland will benefit from her legacy for many years to come.

Not only was Anne passionate about her work at Social Entrepreneurs Ireland, she always took great interest in the social entrepreneurs that we support on a daily basis. She was open and generous in sharing her skills and knowledge with the social entrepreneurs, and always proactively looked to do so. Anne will be very missed by all of us here at Social Entrepreneurs Ireland but we are thankful for all that we learnt from her and for our memories of this great woman.

Our thoughts are with her family, her husband Brian and their three daughters Maeve, Muireann and Caoimhe.

Ar dheis Dé go raibh a hanam uasal.

Sara leads the SEI Impact team. She has worked in Government, the not for profit and commercial sectors, with a focus on fund and programme management, strategy, coaching and facilitation. In SEI, she oversees the design and direction of how SEI finds and supports the highest potential social entrepreneurs, ensuring they receive the best quality supports to grow their impact.

Sara enjoys traditional and folk singing, walking in the Cooley mountains, and (very basic!) knitting.

As Director of Community, Siobhan is responsible for ensuring SEI's vibrant community is engaged and active - including current social entrepreneurs, alumni, supporters and mentors.
Outside of work, Siobhán enjoys child-rearing, good food, exercising and reading.

Louise leads SEI’s Communications team. She has a muti-disciplinary background in PR, education and politics, and at SEI is responsible for developing and driving our communications strategy across all platforms and mediums. Louise is passionate about sharing and amplifying the stories of SEI and our alumni. In her spare time, Louise enjoys, baking elaborate cakes, cheering on her favourite sports teams and volunteering in her community

Gráinne leads the Development team. Over the last 12 years she has worked in the private, public and voluntary sectors specialising in the areas of fundraising, marketing, project management, and production. At SEI she has responsibility for delivering a sustainable and ambitious funding model and building the organisation’s community of supporters with people who are committed to accelerated social change.

Away from the office, Gráinne enjoys folk singing, trying and failing to train her dog, and fair-weather cycling.

Sophie has worked in the social sector since 2014 and has experience of working in both the charity and social enterprise space. She joined SEI in 2020 as Community Manager, began managing our Impact Programme in 2021 and has recently taken on the role of Programme Manager for the Changing Ireland Accelerator. Sophie’s favourite part of the job is working with passionate people and organisations and supporting them to achieve their goals. Outside of work, Sophie loves exploring new places (at home and abroad), singing and spending time with friends and loved ones (which of course includes her dog, Cooper!)

As Programme Manager on SEI’s Impact team, Jo brings her passion for positive social change, project management skills and powerful questions to the role. Jo leads SEI's Impact Programme, and is responsible for supporting high potential social entrepreneurs to increase their scale, impact and sustainability while focusing on their personal resilience.

Outside of work, Jo can be found playing with her daughter in Leitrim, advocating for cycling, pulling weeds at community meitheals and writing.

Having worked and volunteered in the social sector since 2017, Éabha has experience of working closely with communities and people from many different backgrounds. Éabha leads on the early-stage programmes at SEI, supporting social entrepreneurs in building their social businesses. Éabha is really passionate about the arts so loves spending her time singing in choirs, taking photographs and discussing films and books!

Bruno leads the engagement and roll-out of the SEI community programme, from the selection process for SEI programmes to the different events throughout the year. Bruno's aim is to provide supports that effectively leverage the skills and knowledge of SEI’s community to help social entrepreneurs increase their impact.

Outside of work, Bruno loves movies, dancing and travelling to new and different places.

Mary Anne links in with the many generous individuals in Ireland and abroad who support SEI’s vision. She has worked in fundraising and philanthropy for over a decade, mainly in the fields of overseas development and education. She believes in networking, joining the dots and introducing people to SEI’s mission.
Mary Anne enjoys looking for hidden gems in charity shops and is a life-long Eurovision fan who has been lucky enough to go to the live show twice.

Ciara has worked in event management in the charity sector for the past five and half years, both with a climate justice organisation and with SEI. She worked in the Comms team for four years, doing social media, PR and marketing as well as running events for the whole SEI team. As part of the Community team, Ciara works to harness the skills, knowledge and experience of SEI's community to increase the pace of social change.
In her own time, Ciara loves to cook, read and explore the Dublin mountains.

Siobhán role ensures that SEI is well governed, accountable and transparent in all areas. Her main priority is managing the SEI bookkeeping, governance, human resources and office maintenance. When not at work, Siobhan loves nothing more than to watch her two sons to grow and flourish, enjoying the great outdoors.

Tanya worked for many years in banking, healthcare and the not-for-profit sector in London. She returned to Ireland to use that experience to support social entrepreneurs to fulfil their potential. Tanya previously worked on the Development team managing relationships between corporate supporters providing financial and non-financial support to social entrepreneurs. On the Community Team she will manage support for social entrepreneurs from the SEI Community plus the development of an Investor Readiness Pathway for social entrepreneurs scaling their impact.
Tanya is mainly based in Dingle and loves good food, sea, sunshine, dance, music and travel. All of which can be found in Dingle … sometimes!

As part of SEI’s Communications team, Renée combines strategic thinking, creativity and technical expertise to communicate the story of SEI across all platforms and mediums. Renée has a B.A. in Communications Studies and a Professional Diploma in Digital Marketing and is passionate about all things digital and social media.

Outside of work, Renée loves travelling to different cities, reading and attending gigs (find her on the dance floor or behind the DJ booth).

As Development Assistant on SEI’s Development team Glen brings a background in media, customer service and community outreach, and is responsible for Relationship Management for Corporate Partners, Events and planning and support across the Development team.

Outside of work Glen can be found reading, whittling or watching movies.

Lucy works as part of the Impact team supporting both the implementation of our national call for applications, and in the programmes throughout the year. With a background in psychology and behaviour change research, Lucy is keen to apply her knowledge to help support social entrepreneurs find solutions to some of Ireland’s most pressing problems today.

Outside of work, you’ll find Lucy enjoying food, playing hockey or exploring new places.