Chief Executive Officer
The CEO of Longford Women’s Link is Louise Lovett.
Louise Lovett (BA Mgmt) is the CEO of Longford Women’s Link since 2011. She initially joined the organization in 2008 as Head of Operations. Prior to making the conscious move to the Community & Voluntary sector, Louise gained extensive management experience working in the corporate sector for 27 years. She was responsible for 150 staff in 5 locations, had a team of 7 managers working to her and was responsible for the management and control of a €Billion budget. She has a proven track record in People, Process and Change Management as well as Strategic Planning and Programme Management.
Her role includes:
Deliver on the organisation’s business plan through implementation of strategic objectives
Report to the Board of Directors on the overall performance of the organisation and for the day-to-day running and management of organisational activities
Lead and manage the organisation in line with the organisation’s ethos, values and culture
Contact Louise on 043-3341511 or by email at louiselovett@lwl.ie
Deputy CEO
The Deputy CEO at Longford Women’s Link is Tara Farrell.
Tara Farrell (BA, MA, LLM, Dip. Journalism) is the Deputy CEO of Longford Women’s Link (LWL). Tara has over 17 years experience in the Community & Voluntary and Education sectors, working in a variety of areas including Conflict Resolution, Project Management, Social Economy, Gender Equality and Broadcast/Social Media. She holds an LLM in International Human Rights Law and has also lectured in Political Science in UL and Management Development at DCU. Tara is the Chairperson of Roscommon Women’s Network and is also a Director of AONTAS and Irish Rural Link. She is the former chair of Roscommon Community Forum and former Vice-Chair of the Roscommon Local Community Development Committee.
Contact Tara on 043-3341511 or by e-mail at tarafarrell@lwl.ie
Key Posts
Domestic Violence Coordinator: Angela Keaveney
Training and Education Business Development Manager: Pamela Latimer
Catkins Nursery Manager: Marissa Hebron
Catkins on the Move Manager: Siobhán McGoey
Womens Groups Action Facilitator: Paula O’Connor
Manifesto Development Officer: Nóirín Clancy
Facilities Manager: Rosie Reynolds
FAS CE Supervisor: Kathleen Dowd
Chilcare Manager: Ali McKeon