Catherine O’ Donovan is a Registered Nurse. After many years working within the HSE Catherine now works for a large multinational medical devices company. Her role is education and training, of patients and Healthcare Professionals, in the use of specific medical devices. Catherine is mum to three teenage daughters who have all loved to dance since an early age. Her involvement with INYB started when her eldest daughter joined the company back in 2015. She has been a member of the INYB Parents Committee for several years and joined the board in 2020.

Hannah Coleman is the Communications and Regional Development Manager at Boardmatch Ireland, a registered charity that works to improve transparency and governance on charity boards, by helping match suitably skilled candidates to the boards of Irish charities and not-for-profits. Beyond Boardmatch, Hannah is an arts enthusiast, with 20 years of classical ballet training and a BA in English with Film Studies from UCD. Hannah joined the Board in 2020.

Declan is an independent Business Arts Consultant offering Advisory/Consultancy services to Arts and Cultural professionals. A business professional with over 40 years business experience who provides support, guidance and business advice to artists across all Art and Culture platforms.

Prior to setting up on his own he held management positions in the Public, Private and Financial Services sectors.
His involvement in the community over the years extended to both business and the local community where he was a member of the Chamber of Commerce and served as President. His subsequent involvement in community organisations was to always nurture and enhance the wellbeing of communities. Throughout his career he always has had a keen interest in theatre, film and music.He is a graduate of IADT Dublin where he was awarded his BA in Arts Management. Declan joined the board in 2022.

Diarmaid is a former dancer, having trained at Central School of Ballet and worked for Ballet Ireland, Royal Opera and Sadler’s Wells, among others. Diarmaid has also taught ballet for many years across all levels. Currently Diarmaid works as a primary school teacher and associate for the Arts Council Creative Schools initiative.  Diarmaid joined the board in 2021 

Lee Christie is a HR Partner Manager at Accenture, a global professional services company specialising in information technology services and consulting. Over the years in HR, he has acted as a strategic business partner and talent value advisor to country and global leadership. He is also the Vice-Chairperson on the Board of the Offaly County Childcare Committee and HR Director on the Board of Trustees at the Tír Na nÓg Early Childhood Care & Education Centre. Lee joined the board in 2022.

Aileen Hickey is a Coach and Marketing Consultant, with a 20-year international career in marketing that began at the British Museum and British Library after earning her MA in Arts Management from UCD in 2004. She subsequently joined Tourism Ireland and went on to hold strategic and leadership roles in the UK, Australia, the Netherlands, and Nordic region. Aileen is currently pursuing an MSc in Personal and Management Coaching at UCC, researching individual and team creativity. Aileen joined the board in 2023.

 Sally joined the Board in April of 2022