Meet Our Board
- Gerry McMahon, Chairman
- Eileen O’Mahony, President
- Sr Margaret Hogan, Vice Chairman
- William A Attley, Honorary Treasurer
- Patsty Lane, Honorary Secretary
- David Egan
- John Finn
- PJ Gorey
- Michael Hickey
- Jack Lawler
- Olan McGowan
- Doris O'Flynn
- Sheila O’Mahony
- John Ryan
- Sarah Togher
Also in attendance at IWA Board meeting are
- Kathleen McLoughlin, Chief Executive Officer
- Jimmy Byrne, Company Secretary
The Board of Directors of the Irish Wheelchair Association is elected by the general membership at the Annual General Meeting. The maximum number of Board members is 16, consisting of the President, two directors elected from IWA employees by employee ballot; one member of IWA-Sports section elected by sports section ballot. Nine are elected at the AGM and the Board may co-opt three additional members. A Rotation of Director policy exists that deems that each year one third of the members must retire from office (while remaining eligible for re-election). At least one third of the Board members must be persons with reduced mobility.
The Board selects the officers for the Board, the Chairman, the Vice Chairman, Treasurer and the Honorary Secretary.
Irish Wheelchair Association is governed and regulated by a national Board. The Board is accountable to the members and the stakeholders at large.
The Board remains accountable to the members of IWA. The primary duties, responsibilities and authority of the Board are conferred on it by the Memorandum and Articles of Association of I.W.A Limited, some of these include:
- Governing the Association
- Appointing and supporting Chief Executive Officer
- Approval of annual budgets
