Feargal O’Connell
Feargal O’Connell has over two decades of experience in senior roles with international non-governmental organisations Concern Worldwide and the International Rescue Committee. He has served as CEO at Sightsavers Ireland and most recently Self Help Africa. His career has taken him to a range of international contexts, with postings in New York, Cambodia, the Democratic […]
Juliane Schmucker
Juliane joined Plan Ireland in 2023 as Head of Programmes. Prior to that, she worked in the programmes department of Plan International Germany for over eight years, supporting the delivery of a global portfolio in humanitarian and development assistance as well as social cohesion. Her overseas experience includes living and working in the NGO sector […]
Lorenza Quadrini
Lorenza joined Plan International Ireland in 2018 with 15 years’ experience in the Development and Humanitarian sectors.
Deirdre Murray
Deirdre joined Plan International Ireland in July 2017 and has many years’ experience working in the international development sector. An early posting with VSO as a teacher in China influenced her career progression, working in project management in Ireland with African students, international development workers, migrant women and asylum seekers. She spent 6 years in […]
Deqa Saleh
Deqa joined Plan Ireland in 2024. She has over 14 years of experience of working on humanitarian and development programmes, particularly fragile contexts and mostly in the Africa region (Horn & East Africa and West Africa, including 10 years of overseas experience). Her previous roles included programme and operational management, technical advisor in cash and […]
Cristian DeLuca
Cristian is a dedicated humanitarian professional with over 20 years of experience in education, mental health & psychosocial support, and child protection mainstreaming in emergency and development settings across various countries. At the beginning of his career, Cristian focused on education for individuals with special needs before transitioning into his current role in the humanitarian […]
