Meet Our Team of Experts

Secretary
Cathy O'Sullivan
Cathy is passionate about all things child related from birth to adolescence. She has a BA(Ed) in early childhood education, 15 years experience working with children aged 1 - 6 years. Cathy has served as volunteer with Cuidiu in many roles, including Chair of her local branch, as well as being instrumental in organising the 2022 Cuidiu Annual Conference. Cathy is a qualified breastfeeding counsellor and proud member of Mother's Against Genocide.
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Membership
Hazel Larkin
Hazel is a Birth, Postpartum and Fertility Doula. Skilled at working with women who have histories of sexual violence. Hazel offers courses in providing trauma-sensitive care to women with histories of child sexual abuse, as well as one-to-one sessions to anyone who would like to heal from the trauma of sexual violence, or narcissistic relationships.

Data Protection Officer
Colin McHugo
Colin is a Cyber Security Manager with more than 25 years of experience in information and cyber security, spanning law enforcement, corporate, and consulting sectors. Colin worked as a Garda for 15 years.
As the founder and CEO of Infinite Solutions, Colin provides IT and cyber security consulting and training to clients across various industries and domains, as well as managing a team of skilled and authentic professionals.
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Finance
Helen Young
Helen is a Chartered Accountant, with over 10 years experience in finance, financial reporting, assets and projects accounting. Helen is licensed and certified through ICAS, the professional body of chartered accountants. Helen brings a wealth of experience in all things financial, corporate governance, statutory and legislative requirements and compliance.
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Education Officer
Jaya Erin
​Jaya works on the labour ward of the National Maternity Hospital, Holles St. Jaya states that her passion in midwifery care is informed consent and advocating for patients and their needs/wishes, while achieving the best outcomes possible for them. Her dream is to educate future midwives and highlight the importance of such aspects of care.
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Corporate Liaison
Gosia Burgess
​​Gosia is a Senior HR Business Partner with vast knowledge of HR and Employment Best Practices. Gosia has a degree in Human Resource Management and a Masters in Applied Psychology. With 14 years experience across employment specialisms Gosia can offer recommendations on appropriate workshops for employers to invest in as part of Employee Wellness Initiatives.
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Chief Technology Officer
Sam Alheajneh
Sam is highly experienced in procurement, supply chain and logistics. He is a highly qualified project manager with a demonstrated history of efficiency and achieving results. Sam has a Masters of Science in Artificial Intelligence, and is proficient with technologies including WMS & ERP-SOP Software. Sam manages databases, websites and procurement management systems.
Sam will be supporting members to set up and manage bookkeeping systems, calendars, websites, online content and booking platforms.​​​