Meet our Chairperson:
Carla Stockton Jones
Chief Operating Officer at Hometree
Carla recently joined Hometree with a wealth of business experience having previously been Managing Director of Stagecoach the UK's biggest bus company - where she led 24,000 employees - and UK Home Service Director at Sky - the business responsible for Sky's large engineer force and brand in the home. Her appointment to Hometree will further bolster Hometree's rapidly growing market presence in the residential energy services market, where over the coming years the company aims to make renewable energy accessible and affordable for over one million homeowners in the UK.
Advisory Board Members
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Women of Irish Heritage Network has a voluntary Advisory Board and the day-to-day operations are managed by Fréa's
Development Manager, Dorothy Lynch.
Aileen Wiswell MBE
Vice Chairperson
Aileen has had a long career in the Civil Service spanning over 41 years working in many roles and many different departments. She currently works for the Cabinet Office Estates team with the responsibility of move/exit plans across Central London buildings.
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Carla Stockton-Jones
Chairperson
Carla recently joined Hometree with a wealth of business experience having previously been Managing Director of Stagecoach the UK's biggest bus company - where she led 24,000 employees - and UK Home Service Director at Sky - the business responsible for Sky's large engineer force and brand in the home.
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Dorothy Lynch
Fréa
Dorothy Lynch is the Development Manager for Fréa where she combines the fundraising activities of three partner charities (Irish Community Care, Irish Community Care Manchester, and Leeds Irish Health and Homes) to maximise the sustainability of each organisation
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Katie Jemmett
Katie is Director of the Great Britain chapter of The Ireland Funds, a worldwide philanthropic network of friends of Ireland.
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Rachael Loftus MBE
Rachael works as the Head of Regional Health Partnerships at the West Yorkshire and Harrogate Health and Care Partnership.
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Eimear Maguire
Eimear is Co-Founder and Director of the Cheshire-based family law firm established in 2010.
Eimear was responsible for the strategic growth of the firm to three sites across Manchester and Cheshire.
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Sarah-Louise McCartney
Sarah-Louise is a marketing professional and has worked in the construction and building products industry for over 22 years.
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Theresa Grant OBE
Theresa CEO, Advisor, Consultant. Theresa was former interim Chief Executive at Liverpool City Council. Leading and stabilising a complex public sector organisation.
Theresa had a local government career spanning over four decades in both Ireland and the United Kingdom, with 12 years as CEO.
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Be part of WIH
If you would like to become part of an exciting journey to build up this North of England Women of Irish Heritage Network, then please sign up to our mailing list via Fréa below or if you would like further information on the Network please contact Dorothy Lynch, Development Manager, Fréa.
Email: dorothy.lynch@frea.org.uk
Tel: 07519126835
Looking forward to hearing from you…
