Ailbhe Harrington
Faculty Roles:
Director of Education, Trainer, Coach Mentor, Credentialed Observer
Coaching Credential:
MCC
Ailbhe has over 30 years’ experience in the field of learning and development working as the director of a UK enterprise organisation, leadership/management training specialist and third level lecturer in personal development and group dynamics. She has worked as an associate trainer with Coaching Development for 13 years delivering an ICF ACSTH programme and has recently established Aspire Coach Training. She is a Master Certified Coach with ICF and works with leaders as a thinking partner providing a reflective space where they can explore, discover and liberate themselves. This enables them to embody the full essence of who they are, who they are becoming, and in turn bring greater value, positive impact, and improved performance for the people they serve. She has coached leaders and teams since 2003 and I has a wide and diverse client base both nationally and internationally coaching C-Suite, Directors and middle management.
Andrew Matthews
Faculty Roles:
Coach Mentor, Credentialed Observer
Coaching Credential:
PCC
Andrew Matthews is an Executive and Leadership Development coach who believes that people are “creative, resourceful and whole”[i], whose services enable the growth and evolution of these elements. This is achieved by increasing self-awareness and intuition, enabling clients to approach their roles in a potent, competent, and resourced manner. His practice is informed by Transactional Analysis, Co-Active Coaching and Appreciative Inquiry, brought together to offer a relational and humanistic experience. Andrew is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) with the International Coaching Federation (ICF) and serves as a mentor to certifying coaches and as coach supervisor to professional coaches. Andrew has been an associate and independent coach for over ten years, working with individuals, groups and teams in various industries, including financial and banking services, private healthcare, and public benefit/non-profit organisations. Andrew has served as the vice president and on the board of directors for a certified professional body for coaches and mentors in South Africa, leading a wide scope of committees in delivering on strategic goals. [i] Co-Active Coaching: Changing Business, Transforming Lives by Henry Kimsey-House, Karen Kimsey-House, et al.
Caitriona Farrell
Faculty Roles:
Support Staff
Coaching Credential:
ICF Professional Certificate in Coaching
Caitríona is a life coach, executive coach and relocation coach who works with her clients (coachees) making transformational changes in their lives including career change, going back to work, becoming an entrepreneur, relocating, and moving home. Given her previous experience as a recruiter with Cpl; she also mentors her clients (mentees) on CVs, Interviews, Linkedin, Applications, Cover Letters/Notes, Bios, Personal Statements, Professional Branding, Job Hunting, Career Planning and Career Exploration. She has been a mentor since 2011 and after becoming trained in coaching in 2021, has been coaching. She has previously worked as a Careers Consultant in University College Dublin's Careers Network and is the founder of Coach Language. Caitríona has coached, mentored, taught and worked with individuals and groups from 47 countries; working in Ireland, the Netherlands, France, Portugal, and Brazil with shorter periods in the UK, Spain, Germany, Poland and onboard an NGO/Japanese cruise ship. She has worked in and with multinational companies such as Meta (Facebook) and Veolia; in and with universities also including Dublin City University, TU Delft and the University of Saint Andrews; schools from language schools to an Irish speaking secondary school (Gaelcholáiste), and SMEs. Naturally being curious about the world, her career started as a Process Engineer. Her keener love for people and their development saw a quick shift in her career to working in Recruitment and Education with roles including being a Director of Studies. Caitríona is in the process of completing the concluding steps for becoming ACC; a happy member of the Aspire faculty; and with her business Coach Language, builds relationships with her coachees and mentees at a stage that is critical for them, from making the decision for change to taking the leap and living it.
Claire Twomey
Faculty Roles:
Credentialed Observer
Coaching Credential:
PCC, PCAC, ACCG
Claire is a Professional Advanced ADHD coach with PCC from ICF and PCAC from PAAC Professional Association of ADHD Coaches. Using her previous experience as a social care worker and her lived experience of ADHD, her coaching practice is solely for those who have been diagnosed with ADHDers and their families and loved ones. Her own coaching journey began in 2016 as a client and in 2019 she trained with Ailbhe under Coaching Development and set up Internal Connections in 2020. Working with adults and teens, she offers coaching in 1:1 and group format. Claire feels privileged to witness clients better understanding their ADHD brains and learning to lead with their strengths, in order to reduce the challenges they experience and reach their full potential.
Clare Buitelaar
Faculty Roles:
Support Staff
Coaching Credential:
ICF Professional Certificate in Coaching
Clare's keen interest in people lead her to complete the course with Ailbhe in 2022 and she caught the coaching bug! Her background is in finance, with over 25 years’ experience in the field of management. She qualified as a chartered accountant, moved through the ranks of FC, FD, all the while managing people. Her present role as group director includes sitting on the board, strategic planning and evaluating projects and performance. Coaching has afforded Clare the privilege of witnessing people, get out of their own way and move forward along paths, they previously felt impossible.
Connie Merrick
Faculty Roles:
Credentialed Observer
Coaching Credential:
ACC
Connie is an experienced ICF accredited professional coach and an accredited Strengths Profile practitioner. Connie has extensive experience spanning over 30 years of working in a global multinational Pharma company. On transitioning from the Pharma industry, she established her own coaching practice and is founder/director of Connie Merrick Coaching Ltd.
Offering a professional, authentic, and impactful coaching service, Connie partners with career professionals and teams to create a new awareness, improve their performance and quality of life and be the best version of themselves.
Coaching certifications from Coaching Development Ltd, mBIT International (multiple Brain Integration Techniques), Positive Psychology (Horizon Coaching) and Strengths Profile Practitioner (Cappfinity)
Eileen Savage
Faculty Roles:
Credentialed Observer
Coaching Credential:
ACC
Eileen is an experienced transformational coach, trainer and facilitator working primarily across the higher education sector and healthcare sectors in Ireland. She is the founder of Excello Coaching Ltd. She is a certified coach with International Coach Federation, a certified strengths practitioner with Cappfinity Ltd, and an appreciative inquiry practitioner with Coaching Leaders UK. Her coaching includes executive coaching, transition coaching, career advancement, and strengths profiling and development. She is motivated by a desire to enable individuals grow and excel to be the best version of themselves in achieving their aspirations and change goals. As a member of the Aspire Coach Training faculty, Eileen brings a wealth of individual and group support, facilitation and mentoring experience as a coach. She has mentored on coach training programmes since 2020 including the Aspire Coaching Training programme. Prior to pursuing her career as a coach, Eileen worked in higher education for over 25 years and held academic leadership positions. Her career in academia included Ireland, USA, Brunei and Indonesia. She is currently Emeritus Professor in UCC.
Joanna Young
Faculty Roles:
Credentialed Observer
Coaching Credential:
PCC
Joanna works with senior leaders and aspiring leaders to achieve their full potential. She is an experienced senior leader having worked in complex and challenging environments for over 35 years. As a mother of three she understands the challenges of balancing family and career and as a neurodivergent woman she knows what it's like to not fit the cultural norm. Since 2015 Joanna has been using her experience and coaching skills to empower others to achieve.
John Fleming
Faculty Roles:
Coach Mentor, Credentialed Observer
Coaching Credential:
ICF PCC and EMCC Senior Prac & ITCA
I am a credentialed coach, coach mentor, coach trainer, coach supervisor and personal & professional development facilitator. I focus on empowering individuals, teams and organisations to learn, develop and grow. I have 15+ years of experience in operational delivery and implementing transformational change in multiple sectors as an organisational consultant. I would describe myself as a courageous professional who is well versed on the complexity of systems and culture. I bring my past professional experience together with cutting edge organisational psychology, coaching and coaching tools `that forms a multidisciplinary approach leading to transformational growth. I embrace the power of change & transformation to create 360° value for my clients, their teams and organisations. No matter who you are, no matter where you are in the world, I can support you to shape your future and to create clearly defined, measurable growth. We can co-create and co-innovate solutions that help you better connect with people in your life, improve your resilience, and drive sustainable growth. For more information connect with me on LinkedIn.
Karen Hayes
Faculty Roles:
Coach Mentor, Credentialed Observer
Coaching Credential:
ACC
Karen is a passionate coach who works with creative thinkers, innovators, change-makers, and leaders. She helps them to be bold, fearless and liberated from any self-doubt that might be holding them back. This leads them to bring their ideas to life and make their mark on the world in the way they envision. Karen wants all her Coachees to fall back in love with Monday and help them kickstart their week by doing more of what they love!
Karen is a highly skilled coach with extensive international experience throughout her career, including with high-growth start-ups. She coaches executives and start-up businesses, large organisations, small-businesses and community groups. She is also the proud Co-founder of Connect A Coach – a successful initiative that offered free coaching to frontline workers during the Covid-19 pandemic, and is a lead mentor of trainee coaches on ICF Accredited programmes.
Lesley Cave
Faculty Roles:
Coach Mentor, Credentialed Observer, Support Staff
Coaching Credential:
PCC
Lesley is a PCC, with the International Coach Federation. She has supported coaching clients as they follow their dreams for over 12 years. She works with teams and individuals across corporate, public, and third-sector organisations. Lesley also pursues her passion for nurturing coaches’ development through coach supervision, mentor coaching and; coach observation, and coach training. Lesley has been part of and worked with a number of boards thus providing a diverse experience. Lesley has been both an executive and non-executive director. She provides a diverse view on Leadership, organisational culture and development, governance, strategy and organisational delivery. Lesley works across all sectors. Lesley’s expertise is best summarised as a tripartite of a) Executive coaching, coach mentoring, coach supervision and training b) Executive & Trustee positions and c) Academic Faculty for Medical and dental Education (PGDIP), Educational Supervision & Academic Faculty for Mastery in Leadership & Management. She herself holds an MSc in Evaluation of Clinical Practice and Change Management. Lesley’s career has evolved from being the first female paramedic on a joint Fire/Ambulance Station to working as a director across organisational boundaries and in highly political systems.
Liisa Rodriguez
Faculty Roles:
Credentialed Observer, Faculty Lead
Coaching Credential:
ACC
ICF Ireland Rising Star 2020, Liisa supports women in achieving clarity, confidence and fulfilment in their lives. Her area of expertise is Change, working with women who are seeking out new pathways and opportunities in their lives. Many of her clients have transitioned completely in their profession, others have moved smoothly from care-giving back to employment, while others have eased into retirement after a full life of work. Liisa came to coaching after a successful career in Financial Business Administration and later, a 4-year tenure as Data Protection Officer. Along with running her own business, Greenchair Coaching, Liisa is a regular facilitator and mentor on Coach Training and NLP Training Programmes. She's also a regular volunteer coach for Jobcare, an Irish charity helping individuals find employment.
Mary Ann McGowan
Faculty Roles:
Credentialed Observer
Coaching Credential:
PCC
Mary Ann has over two decades of experience in the field of leadership and professional development. She has delivered leadership training across the globe with an emphasis on co-creating working relationships that deliver successful outcomes both at the individual and organisational level. Her core philosophy is people are not just ‘what’ they do but ‘who’ they are. She enables her clients to bring awareness to who they are being not just what they are doing and with this insight, her clients experience the freedom to choose how they want to be. Mary Ann is a PCC credentialed coach with the International Coaching Federation, a certified Conflict Mediator as well as a Life Mastery Consultant. She is also Certified in Conversational Intelligence ®, Emotional Intelligence, the Neuroscience of Change, Mindfulness and the Power of Presence to name but a few. In her work as a trainer and coach, she has built a reputation for deep and transformational work that goes beyond the transactional.
Miriam McCarthy
Faculty Roles:
Credentialed Observer
Coaching Credential:
ACC
I am working in a senior leadership role within UL Hospitals Group and University of Limerick, and completed my coaching certification in 2019. I undertake some coaching in and outside of my work, and find the coaching skills I have learned to be invaluable in my everyday work. My primary degree was in physiotherapy, and after a success clinical career, I moved into healthcare management. I have a keen interest in change management, leadership and building a growth culture, and have worked with staff and patients to implement successful improvement programmes. I am currently undertaking an EMBA in University of Limerick.
Pamela Renwick
Faculty Roles:
Credentialed Observer
Coaching Credential:
ACC
Pamela Renwick ACC is a professional coach with almost 20 years’ experience in the Health and Wellness industry. She has completed internationally recognised and accredited training with the International Coaching Federation. As a certified Yoga, Meditation instructor and Pilates (reformer & mat) trainer, Pamela is passionate about health and fitness. Her specialist areas are women’s health, managing injury, personal coaching, career coaching, stress management, mindfulness, wellbeing, and corporate wellness. Pamela adopts a holistic approach to her coaching and uses specific breathing techniques, mindful meditation, and movement to encourage people to be the best version of themselves. In 2016 Pamela was involved in the setup of OSLO Health, one of Dublin’s leading 5-star boutique Pilates and Yoga Studios. As part of her role, she worked with local organisations to provide wellness solutions for their employees. She now works as an associate health and wellness coach delivering one to one coaching, group facilitation and wellbeing programmes to organisations globally. Before entering the Health and Wellness world, Pamela spent 10 years working in Recruitment. Initially employed as a recruiter based in Dublin, Pamela went on to lead several projects recruiting in Europe for Dublin based multinationals. During her final years in the industry, Pamela was responsible for recruiting, managing, and training teams of recruiters, setting up new regional branches and business development. Pamela is a spotlight practitioner. With over 1000 hours coaching, she is now pursuing her next accreditation (PCC) with the International Coaching Federation. Pamela is also a student of the Deepak Chopra school of Mindfulness & Meditation. As is a passionate open water swimmer she has competed in many open water events such as the Ironman 70.3 and Leinster open water, including Dublin’s Liffey swim.
Paula Duffy
Faculty Roles:
Support Staff
Paula is a qualified Professional Coach and completed the programme with Ailbhe in the summer of 2022. Paula has extensive experience in the financial services sector as a HR Director building and leading teams of professionals responsible for all aspects of HR, Recruitment, and Leadership and Management Development. Paula is passionate about growing and developing teams and supporting individuals to help them achieve their full potential. In addition to her professional role, Paula works an internal coach within her organisation where she coaches senior executives in Dublin and in the US. She values authenticity, empathy, trust and human connection. Her focus is on coaching the whole person and helping her clients tune into all parts of themselves. In both her role as a senior leader within her organisation, and in her role as a coach, Paula is passionate about working with individuals and teams to help them achieve transformational change.
Stephen Clements
Faculty Roles:
Trainer, Coach Mentor, Credentialed Observer
Coaching Credential:
PCC
Stephen is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) with the International Coaching Federation (ICF). With an extensive background in technology and leadership, he worked across a number of large multinationals in various senior roles ranging from Senior Engineering through to Head of Product Development.
His coaching journey started in 2018 when he trained with Ailbhe. Whilst running the Business Operations for a part of the Accenture business, he also worked as a part-time internal coach where he had the pleasure of coaching senior executives from around the world with a focus on emotional intelligence.
In 2020 he was delighted to be awarded the ICF Ireland Coach of the Year and since March 2022 he has left corporate life to now focus full-time on coaching, working as an Executive Coach, Coach Trainer, Coach Mentor and Coaching Supervisor.
Trevor Doherty
Faculty Roles:
Coach Mentor, Credentialed Observer
Coaching Credential:
PCC
As a Professional Coach I help all types of Leaders. Focusing on co-creating a safe, confidential space, using simple psychology we explore how they are getting in their own way. An experiential journey, I've witnessed over the years all my clients become the self aware leader that they desired, by finding their authentic self.
My mission is to have a bigger impact in the world, one coaching conversation at a time!