Áine Kerr

Áine Kerr

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
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Named as part of '100 women changing Ireland in 2021' - The Irish Examiner
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    Spotify

    Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

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    Dublin, Ireland

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    New York City

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    Dublin - New York

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    Dublin, New York

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    Homefarm Road, Drumcondra, Dublin 9

Education

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    University College Cork

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    Specialised in newspaper journalism while working part-time with local newspaper group The Dublin People. Obtained a three-month placement with the best selling newspaper The Irish Independent at end of the Masters of Journalism.

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    Awarded a First Class Honours Degree and the John Killeen Award for an Extraordinary Achievement in English.

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    The Punch Sulzberger Executive Leadership Program provides editorial and business‐side news executives the strategy, innovation, marketing, analytics, journalism values and other critical approaches they need to identify and resolve essential challenges confronting their organizations in order to create long‐term performance and change from within.

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    Covering business strategy, marketing, financial management, HR management, organizational behaviour and organizational communication.

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    Now accredited as an executive coach with European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC) following completion of Advanced Diploma in Personal, Life and Leadership Coaching.

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    Five modules over three months to complete the Certificate in Project Management with eCornell. eCornell is Cornell University’s online education department, and both eCornell and Cornell University reside in Ithaca, NY. Their courses are authored by Cornell faculty members, and certificates are issued by the appropriate school or unit at Cornell University.

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    Financial Accounting is an 8-week, 60-hour online certificate program from Harvard Business School. This course teaches the fundamentals of financial accounting from the ground up. Participants learn how to prepare and interpret financial statements—the balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow statement—and calculate and interpret critical ratios. The course concludes with an introduction to forecasting and valuation. Financial Accounting was developed by leading Harvard Business School…

    Financial Accounting is an 8-week, 60-hour online certificate program from Harvard Business School. This course teaches the fundamentals of financial accounting from the ground up. Participants learn how to prepare and interpret financial statements—the balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow statement—and calculate and interpret critical ratios. The course concludes with an introduction to forecasting and valuation. Financial Accounting was developed by leading Harvard Business School faculty and is delivered in an active learning environment based on the HBS signature case-based learning method.

Volunteer Experience

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    Chairperson of the Board

    Rethink Ireland

    - Present 1 year 7 months

    Rethink Ireland (previously Social Innovation Fund Ireland) supports the most innovative non-profit organisations working in communities across the country. We believe that a team effort is more effective than working alone. So joining forces with the Government, companies, families, individuals and foundations, who understand as we do that lasting change demands new thinking, is how we do business.

    Together we create funds to help innovations rise to the challenges of our most pressing…

    Rethink Ireland (previously Social Innovation Fund Ireland) supports the most innovative non-profit organisations working in communities across the country. We believe that a team effort is more effective than working alone. So joining forces with the Government, companies, families, individuals and foundations, who understand as we do that lasting change demands new thinking, is how we do business.

    Together we create funds to help innovations rise to the challenges of our most pressing social and environmental issues. Our cash grants and business supports enable social innovations to develop and maximise their impact. This is our venture philanthropy model. The groups we support and the donors who support us don’t just think differently.

    They act decisively on their ideas to build a more equal, just and sustainable Ireland.

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    Chair of the Council

    Gaisce - The President's Award

    - Present 3 years 10 months

    Education

    The President’s Award is governed by a board of directors – the Gaisce Council – appointed by the Minister of Children and Youth Affairs and by the terms of the organisation’s Memorandum and Articles of Association. Gaisce is a company limited by guarantee (CRO: 251020) and with a charity number (CHY: 8482). Our patron is President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins.

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    Chairperson of the Board

    The Shona Project CLG

    - Present 2 years 8 months

    Education

    We educate, empower and inspire Irish girls to become tomorrow's strong, resilient and confident young women. #empoweringgirls #selfesteem #ireland.

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    Irish Women's Museum Advocacy Group

    - Present 5 years 3 months

    Arts and Culture

    In June 2019 a number of academics, historians, cultural creators, entrepreneurs and journalists, came together through a joint interest in the idea of a women’s museum in Ireland. Our mission was to facilitate and advocate for the development of a Women’s Museum in Ireland, something which we all passionately believed was necessary. In September 2023, on foot of meetings with Minister Catherine Martin, the Minister announced an advisory committee who will consider the possibility of…

    In June 2019 a number of academics, historians, cultural creators, entrepreneurs and journalists, came together through a joint interest in the idea of a women’s museum in Ireland. Our mission was to facilitate and advocate for the development of a Women’s Museum in Ireland, something which we all passionately believed was necessary. In September 2023, on foot of meetings with Minister Catherine Martin, the Minister announced an advisory committee who will consider the possibility of establishing a Women's Museum, a dedicated space for women's stories.

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    TechFoundHer

    - Present 4 years 11 months

    Science and Technology

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