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.

Anne leads SEI’s Operations team, who support the SEI team across wide-range of areas including Finance, HR, Governance, Technology and Systems. Anne enjoys problem-solving and improving the work environment and processes.

Out of the office, Anne enjoys cycling (but not in the rain!), walking and spending time with family and friends.

Sara leads the SEI Impact team. She oversees the design and direction of how we select and support social entrepreneurs, ensuring they receive the highest quality supports to grow their impact, all the way from start-up to scale-up.

Sara enjoys singing in choirs and at traditional singing sessions and is an avid podcast consumer.

As Director of Growth, Siobhán support across all areas of the team to align resources and activities with Social Entrepreneurs Ireland’s strategy, annual plans and values as an organisation.

Outside of work, Siobhán enjoys child-rearing, good food, exercising and reading.

Louise leads SEI’s communications team. She is responsible for developing and driving our communications strategy across all platforms and mediums. Louise is passionate about sharing the stories of SEI and our alumni.

In her spare time, Louise enjoys watching football, baking elaborate cakes and volunteering (but not usually all at the same time!).

Gráinne leads SEI’s development team. She is responsible for growing SEI’s community of supporters. Her favourite part of the job is having the opportunity to meet a wide variety of people who share SEI’s mission to make positive change in Ireland.

In her spare time, Gráinne is a harpist, singer, and fair-weather cyclist.

Lydia is a great believer that big change starts small. She is currently leading our STEP stage programmes.

On the weekends her passions are somewhat redirected, as an advanced ballet dancer she teaches several classes, sharing her love of dance with toddlers in tutus!

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!)

Tanya leads on SEI’s engagement with our fantastic network of supporters to ensure they and ,where relevant, their employees, get the opportunity to engage with SEI’s selection process and pioneering programmes for social entrepreneurs.

She is a lover of dogs, particularly Golden Irish. She hails from Dingle and loves good food, sea, sunshine, dance, music and travel. All of which can be found in Dingle … sometimes!

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!

As part of SEI’s Development team, Darren works closely with our corporate and foundation partners as well as exploring new opportunities in these spaces for SEI’s vision of accelerated social change. Prior to joining SEI, Darren worked in non-profit management consulting focusing on fundraising strategies, strategic planning, capital grants and benchmarking. Outside of work, Darren can be found exploring his new surroundings in the south east.

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.

Ciara brings SEI’s events to life, be they small workshops or our annual flagship event. As part of the Comms team, she supports in the execution of the Comms Strategy in traditional and digital PR, and helps curate our digital platforms.

Outside of work, Ciara is always looking for new recommendations – be it for books or restaurants or podcasts.

Ciara is always looking for new recommendations – be it for books or restaurants or podcasts.

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 and a Professional Diploma in Digital Marketing and is passionate about all things digital and social media. Outside of work, Renée likes to go to gigs and travel, both at home and abroad.