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North & East Housing Association Board Members
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Pat Lennon – Board Member
Pat Lennon, Barrister at Law, BA, H.dip Ed, B.Sc (hons) Psychology, B.Sc (Hons) Counselling & Psychotherapy. Member IACP, Ireland. Pat is a founder member and first Secretary of North & East and a former Chair of the Association. He retired from the Health Service Executive after thirty-three years as a Community Welfare Officer [CWO] and eleven years as a Superintendent CWO. Pat is a founder member and first Chair of Dun Laoghaire Money Advice and Budgeting Service [MABS]. He was also the National Chair of S/Community Welfare Section of SIPTU [2005-2011].
Pat is interim Chairperson of the Risk Audit & Governance Committee and sits on the Development and Tenant Services & Engagement Committee.
Sean Staunton BA FCCA QFA – Board Member
Sean is CEO of Progressive Credit Union. A Qualified Financial Adviser, Sean graduated from Dublin City University in 1997 with a BA in Accounting & Finance and has worked as an accountant with several major Irish plc’s before embarking on a career in the credit union sector in 2003 having qualified with ACCA in 2001. Sean was appointed CEO of Progressive Credit Union in 2009. Sean serves on the Boards of several credit union related companies and is actively involved in the delivery of new products and services in the sector.
Sean is Chairperson of the Finance & Investment committee and also sits on the Risk, Audit & Governance Committee.
Vince Harney MRICS MSCSI FCA CTA BFP BA (Hons.)
Vince Harney is a Chartered Surveyor, Registered Valuer, a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and Chartered Tax Advisor in addition to being a Business Finance Professional. Vince has over 25 years experience in the Property Development and Construction sector spent in Ireland, The UK, Central and Eastern Europe and The Middle East
Vince is an experienced Commercial Finance Director and worked for Quinlan Private, Bovis Homes, Lordship and AMEC amongst others worldwide and more recently runs his own International Property advisory business- Anisorian.
Vince has worked with Large Investment funds and Large International Development companies. More recently his own practise is involved in providing Advice and assistance in Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi to Sovereign Wealth Funds. Vince has also worked with Housing Associations in the UK.
As an active member of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors and Society of Chartered Surveyors in Ireland Vince presents CPD and courses on a variety of topics including Business Valuations and the Private Rented Sector. He has been a keynote presenter at the RICS Valuation conference and is also on the Sustainability Working Group of the SCSI. He also works part time for ECO UNESCO, the Youth Environmental Organisation based in Dublin.
Vince sits on the Remuneration Committee.
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