Annual Report 2004.pdf - Equality Authority

The BoardDuring the course of the year there were13 Board meetings. A joint meetingbetween the Board and the EqualityCommission for Northern Ireland washosted in Belfast in March. There werethree regional Board events during theyear in Kilkenny, Longford and Cork.Mrs Karen Erwin,ChairpersonMrs Erwin is a Solicitorand was a partner in A&LGoodbody. More recently,Mrs Erwin was a Director and GroupGeneral Counsel of The Irish Times. In2001 she was appointed by theGovernment to chair the Interim Boardof the Irish Auditing and AccountingSupervisory Authority. She is a Fellow andChairperson of the Board of Managementof St Columba's College and a Director ofthe Irish Heart Foundation. She is alsothe immediate past President of theInternational Women's Forum, Ireland.Mr Leonard Hurley,Vice ChairpersonMr Hurley is a teacher.He was Vice Chairpersonof the outgoing Board of theEquality Authority and was previouslyVice Chairperson of the EmploymentEquality Agency.Ms Joan CarmichaelICTU nominee.Ms Carmichael was AssistantGeneral Secretary of ICTU.(To July 16th).Mr Tony DonohoeIBEC nominee.Head of Research andInformation, IBEC.Ms Carol FawsittSolicitor.Ms Gráinne HealyNWCI nominee.Former Chairperson, NWCI.Mr Paddy KeatingICTU nominee.National Secretary, Impact.Ms Mary KeoghDirector, Forum of Peoplewith Disabilities Ireland.Equality Authority Annual Report 2004 • 7