The Model is committed to the governance and transparency requirements as outlined by the Arts Council of Ireland These requirements are encompassed in the Charities Regulator’s Governance Code at (https://www.charitiesregulator.ie/media/1609/charities-governance-code.pdf).
The Model is also fully committed to comply with the principles of good fundraising standards as promulgated by the Charities Regulator in the Guidelines for Charitable Organisations Fundraising, (https://www.charitiesregulator.ie/media/1083/guidance-for-fundraising-english.pdf).
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Board of Directors
Dr. Bláithín Gallagher (Chairperson)
Cllr. Sinéad Maguire
Cllr. Michael Clarke
Cllr. Marie Casserly
Cllr. Tom Fox
Mr. Damien Tansey
Mr. Jim Molloy
Ms. Ana Leddy
Ms. Mabel Chah
Mr. Ronnie Hughes
Dr. Olivia Smith
Ms. Phil Shovlin
Company Secretary / Financial Officer:
Mr. Noel McCrumlish
Dr. Bláithín Gallagher (Chairperson)
Dr. Bláithín Gallagher is a passionately motivated social scientist with a strong interest in equality, ageing, disability and gender. She has many years’ experience in research and management, both in the academic and not for profit sector, and has been the recipient of a number of prestigious, highly sought after fellowships (HRB & Marie Curie).
Dr. Gallagher has a strong track record in managing successful projects, from sourcing funding to delivery; and has experience of both strategic planning and implementation on a national and international level. Dr. Gallagher has keen interest in contemporary visual art, film, photography, creative writing and music. She has been editor of the Leitrim Guardian journal since 2010, an annual snapshot of life and culture in County Leitrim, first published in 1968.
Bláithín was appointed to The Model Board in 2016.
Cllr. Sinéad Maguire
Sinéad is a local solicitor and councillor, since being elected in 2014 she has chaired the LCDC, ICBAN and Strategic Policy Committees and served on many boards including Sligo Jazz, Sligo Music Academy, Sligo Airport, The Hawkswell theatre.
Sinéad was appointed to The Model Board in 2019.
Cllr. Michael Clarke
Michael is an independent councillor in the Ballymote-Tubbercurry Electoral Area.
Michael was appointed to The Model Board in 2019.
Cllr. Marie Casserly
Former Mayor of Sligo, Independent Councillor, Guidance Counsellor. Elected as a Sligo county councillor on her first attempt in 2014, she is an Irish teacher by profession. She also has diploma in guidance counselling and is the guidance counsellor in her school. Marie is passionate about Sligo and the North West.
Marie was appointed to The Model Board in 2019.
Cllr. Tom Fox
Tom Fox is a Fine Gael councillor in the Sligo Drumcliff Electoral Area.
Tom was appointed to The Model Board in 2019.
Ms. Ana Leddy
A former Head of RTÉ Radio 1 - Ireland's national public service broadcaster, former Managing Editor of BBC Radio Foyle and Producer for BBC Radio 4 - and currently a producer with RTÉ Radio 1.
Ana was appointed to The Model Board in 2017.
Ms. Mabel Chah
Cameroonian born, Mabel Chah moved to Sligo in 2013 through the asylum system and quickly integrated into the Sligo community through its arts and culture. Co-set up the IFWG award-winning Sligo Global Kitchen in 2015. Governing Body Award Winner for highest score achieved in the Bachelor of Business Administration Degree program at The Sligo Institute of Technology. She is the recipient of the Sligo County Council Cathaoirleach awards in 2017 for Arts and Culture Individual. Currently Completing in Master of Science Degree in Human Resource Management at The Queen’s University in Belfast.
Mabel joined The Model’s Board of Directors in 2021.
Mr. Damien Tansey
Damien is a solicitor with a national reputation. He founded the firm Damien Tansey & Associates in 1980. He specialises in litigation in all its forms, and has been involved in many landmark court decisions over more than 35 years of practice.
Damien was appointed to The Model Board in 2014.
Mr. Jim Molloy
Jim was appointed as Director of Services with responsibility for Housing and Corporate Services for Sligo County Council in July 2021. He qualified as a Civil Engineer from Trinity College Dublin in 1997 and entered the Local Government sector in 1999 where he has worked for both Cork City and County Councils, as well as for Galway City Council. Originally from Armagh, he now resides in Sligo.
Jim was appointed to the Model Board in 2021.
Mr. Ronnie Hughes
Born in Belfast in 1965, though now a long term resident in Sligo, Ronnie Hughes studied at the University of Ulster, Belfast, receiving an MA in Fine Art in 1989. Hughes has had numerous solo exhibitions throughout Ireland (Butler Gallery, Context, Fenderesky Gallery, Goethe Institute, Hugh Lane Golden Bough, Limerick City Gallery, Millennium Court, The Model, Ormeau Baths Gallery, Sirius Arts Centre) and has participated in many group exhibitions worldwide.
Recent solo exhibitions include ‘Supernumerary’ at Fenderesky gallery Belfast and ‘Zygotic Tendencies’ presented at Chicago Art Fair, Steve Turner Contemporary, Los Angeles (both projects supported by a Culture Ireland bursary) and Rubicon Gallery, Dublin.
Hughes’ work is held in many public and corporate collections, including both Irish Arts Councils and the Irish Museum of Modern Art.
Ronnie was appointed to The Model Board in 2017.
Dr. Olivia Smith
Dr. Olivia Smith is a graduate of the University of Edinburgh and University College Cork. She lectured law at universities in Ireland and the UK for many years. She is the publisher and co-editor of Winter Papers, an annual anthology for the arts.
Olivia was appointed to The Model Board in 2017.
Ms. Phil Shovlin
Phil has returned to live in Sligo town. She brings with her experience from the front-line, management and leadership roles across public, private and voluntary health services. She has also held non-executive director appointments on voluntary and commercial boards.
Phil was appointed to The Model Board in 2022.