Jason Sherlock joined the DCU Educational Trust team in March 2018. As Director of Development Jason is responsible for developing and implementing the Trust’s overall fundraising strategy.
Claire Whelehan joined the DCU Educational Trust in September 2005. Her current role as Director of Philanthropy is to develop and maintain a portfolio of individual, corporate and foundation relationships.
Jennie joined the DCU Educational Trust in September 2019 as an Associate Director. Her role focuses on the development, cultivation and stewarding of a portfolio of corporate and foundation relationships. Jennie’s experience spans across marketing and fundraising in the corporate and not-for-profit sector.
Anna joined the DCU Educational Trust as Associate Director in February 2026. In this role, she focuses on developing and nurturing Trust and Foundation partnerships. Anna’s previous experience spans leadership and development roles in education and cultural organisations both in Ireland and internationally.
Kyela Fanagan joined the DCU Educational Trust in July 2023. As Corporate Relationship Manager, Kyela is responsible for developing, cultivating and stewarding a portfolio of philanthropic corporate supporters for the Access to the Workplace programme.
Inís joined DCU Educational Trust in January 2024. In her role as Individual Giving Manager, she is responsible for implementing regular and individual giving programmes, stewarding a portfolio of individual donors and building relationships with our Alumni. She developed her expertise in the higher education sector driving impactful initiatives in universities across the UK, Australia, Ireland and Canada.
John O’Neill joined DCU Educational Trust as Finance Manager in December 2019. In this role, John is responsible for controlling and developing the finance function of the Trust in accordance with legislative requirements and organisational policies and strategies.
Georgina Garford joined the DCU Educational Trust in June 2013 as a Prospect Research Manager. In her current role as Development Services Manager, Georgina is responsible for managing the Trust’s database, prospect identification, providing research support to the development team and overseeing the prospect management process.
Dylan Hagan joined the DCU Educational Trust in May 2021. In his role as Development Services Officer, he supports the delivery of fundraising activity through prospect research, prospect development and database administration. Dylan holds a BA in Geography and History from DCU.
Anna joined DCU Educational Trust in December 2022. In her role as Communications Manager, she supports the communications activities of the Trust, including content development, stewardship and proposals. Anna has a background in copywriting, marketing and employer branding across tech, retail and higher education.
Ania Mamorska leads the organisation and delivery of quality events and stewardship activities in support of the Trust’s fundraising objectives. She first joined DCU Educational Trust in August 2023, and brings over 10 years’ experience in event management to the role.
Brenda McCormick joined the DCU Educational Trust in April 2025. She brings many years of experience in lifestyle journalism and copywriting to her role as Content Editor. As part of the communications team, she works on creating donor reports, online articles, social media posts and any other content requirements as needed.
Constanta joined DCU in November 2022 as an Administrative Officer. Constanta previously worked as a play centre manager. In her current role with DCU Educational Trust, she supports the team and helps to maintain our databases.