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Secretariat

The Co Wicklow PPN Secretariat provides a coordinating and oversight function for the PPN. 

In particular its role is to:

  • Facilitate the implementation of decisions of the PPN
  • Ensure the proper functioning of the PPN between plenary meetings
  • Coordinate the activities of the PPN
  • Communicate extensively and regularly with all PPN members and disseminate information concerning all PPN activities as widely as possible
  • Manage and support PPN staff

The Secretariat is made up of one representative from each of the Co Wicklow Municipal Districts i.e. Arklow, Baltinglass, Bray, and Greystones, and one representative from member groups which have a co-wide remit.  Two representatives from each of the PPN sectors (colleges) i.e. Community & Voluntary College, Social Inclusion College and Environmental College.  As well as one representative of the PPN host organisation (Wicklow Travellers Group).

Municipal Area & College Representatives to the Secretariat

Anne Gregory

Gerorda Stamps

Baltinglass Municipal District Representative to the Secretariat

Gerorda got involved in local community activity with Foroige and served as Chair in 1979/80.  She started a Junior Chamber organisation and the St. Patrick's Day Parade & Festival in Baltinglass in the mid-1980s. Gerorda moved away from the area in 1991 on returning to Baltinglass in 2005 she joined the Local Forum and the Tidy Towns Group.  Gerorda runs the Facebook and Twitter pages for the Forum

Helen Kinsella

Helen Kinsella

Bray Municipal Area Representative to the Secretariat

Helen has a wealth of experience both a as paid worker and volunteer in the field of Community Development.  Helen is currently employed by Bray Family Resource & Development Project as a senior Community development worker. Helen currently represents the PPN on Bray Local Drugs Task Force.  Helen is also actively involved in a number of community initiatives including Oldcourt Estate Forum and Bray Seniors Annual Christmas Party. 

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Vacant

Wicklow Municipal District Representative to the Secretariat

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Stephen Kearon

Arklow Municipal District Representative to the Secretariat

Stephen has worked as a Special Adviser to the Government and has been involved in various community groups for over 30 years so has experience of community issues from different perspectives.

Michael Conlon

Co-wide Groups Representative to the Secretariat

Michael has been involved with Wicklow League for over 25 years as Secretary & currently as Chair.   Michael is also Secretary of Leinster Football Assoc. & FAI Assembly member.  He has served on four Commercial Board as a Sales/Commercial Director including currently BoscaSports. He now generally works for himself as a consultant.  Michael is an experienced negotiator & problem solver at both voluntary and commercial level.

Diana Galagher

Diana Gallagher

Community & Voluntary College Representative to the Secretariat

Diana has been an active member of Lacken Community Development Association since 2016 and is now Chairperson of the committee. She has been very active in her community over many years supporting all community fundraising activities, volunteering and supporting the tidy villages committee. Diana has served on the Parent fundraising committee at Gaelscoil na Lochanna Blessington. She is currently studying Business & Tourism at Blessington Further Education & Training Centre.

Phyllis Farrell

Phyllis Farrell

Community & Voluntary College Representative to the Secretariat

Phyllis Farrell has been an active member of Community Games for many years. Phyllis is currently the area secretary for Ashford/Glenealy Community Games and PRO for the County Community Games organisation. She is also provincial secretary for Leinster and a Board Director of NEAC.  Phyllis is currently a PPN Representative on the Co Wicklow Local Sports and Recreation Partnership.

Kathleen OConnor

Anne Waithira Burke

Social Inclusion College Representative to the Secretariat

Anne is involved in the community and is an advocate for underrepresented and marginalised groups.  She has been an activist who believes in equality for all.  She fights for equal and true representation in all sectors and aspect in life. She works on integration of people of colour into Irish society.  Anne brings with her expertise, personal experience and community background and she hopes to share them as well as learn from the PPN and it’s members.

Eleanor Phillips

Eleanor Phillips

Social Inclusion College Representative to the Secretariat

Eleanor Phillips began her experience with the community sector in London in the 1980s as a volunteer Youth Arts Worker. Since then, she has specialised in work in the community sector as a Visual Artist. She sees arts as a means to hold space for dialogue and inclusion of all voices. She has a H.Dip in Community Arts Education and an M.A. in Art in Public. She has worked with Blue Drum who were the national support agency for FRCs and serves on the Board of Signal Arts Centre in Bray. Her work has included working with homeless men in the USA, Craigavon Traveller Committee in Northern Ireland as well of a number of community organisations in Ireland.

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Vacant

Greystones Municipal District Representative to the Secretariat  

 

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Emma Smith

Environment College Representative to the Secretariat  

Emma is a committee member of West Wicklow Environmental Network (WWEN). She is active
in the work of the WWEN, participating in network
events, responding to consultation papers and writing
articles about network events. She manages the WWEN
facebook page. Over the years, she has been involved
with numerous school parents’ associations and was on
the Board of Management at Dunlavin Community
College for a number of years. She is a writer and lives
in Hollywood, Co Wicklow.

 

Paul Leahy

Paul Leahy

Environment College Representative to the Secretariat  

 

Paul has many years of experience within his local community and at county level, including as the PPN representative on the East Coast Fisheries Local Action Group (FLAG).  Paul is also chair of the Brittas Bay Coastcare Group. 

Aoibhin McCloy

Aoibhinn McCloy

Host Organisation Representative to the Secretariat

oibhinn has recently taken up the position as coordinator of the Wicklow Travellers Group. Previous to this role, she has worked extensively in the Not-for-Profit Sector in both the UK and Ireland. She has broad knowledge and experience of working with vulnerable adults and young people, particularly in the areas of homelessness, addiction, domestic violence, and mental health. She has completed training in all areas with regards to these sectors and is also a member of the Board of Director’s for a Children’s Residential Centre in Dublin. Aoibhinn is currently living in Greystones with her husband and two young children.  

Minutes of our Secretariat Meetings: