About Us

Previously, he was senior manager with Novas (retired 2013) and before then the Chief Officer with Dublin Simon Community. Greg co-founded the Dublin Homeless Network  and was the spokesperson with government for Dublin homeless agencies. He was previously a Board Member of the Homeless Agency and The Wheel. Earlier, he was a senior trade union official, Chair of ICTU Public Services Committee and member of the Executive Council. He is a civil and housing rights campaigner.

She graduated from University College Dublin in 1985 with a BA in French and History and from the University of Limerick in 1993 with a MA in European Integration. She taught French for several years. She is currently studying for a MA in Applied Theology through the Irish Bible Institute. Siobhan is especially focused on the service users and sits on the Client and Services and Governance sub-groups having joined the Board in 2018.

He started as a volunteer with the Dublin Simon Community, later was elected to its board and served as its Chair. Thereafter, he worked in various roles within the Dublin Simon Community and became its Head of Services. He played a critical role in identifying new services and led the way in their introduction. He is committed to quality standards and client participation; he now chairs our Quality, Safety and Compliance Committee and is a member of the Clients and Services Committee. He joined Novas when we opened our first service in Dublin and until his retirement played a valued role in the successful development of this service.

She holds a Honours BSc degree in Food Science and Health and is currently working as a lab technician in a dairy company. She is also a Gospel artist, using her gift of music to touch the lives of those who encounter her.

Aside from being a scientist and a singer, Dian has a heart for her communities, both in Ireland and in her country of origin, the Democratic Republic of Congo. Having arrived in Ireland 14 years ago from DRC, Dian embraced and is well integrated into the Irish society and feels the need to give back to the land that granted her a second home.

She is an active member of her church community, carrying out various roles and has also volunteered in several events and organisations around the country.

She feels that working with Novas is another great opportunity to give back to the community and be an outstretched arm to those in need.

He retired from Limerick Institute of Technology as Vice President for Strategy and External Affairs in 2015. His experience includes leadership in financial planning and control, human resources, strategic planning and development and institutional mergers, restructuring and governance. Since retiring, Michael has worked part time as a higher education consultant for a wide number of institutions in Ireland and since 2020 internationally. He is a member of the Higher Education Authorities’ Finance and Governance Board Sub Committee since 2017.

Michael serves or has served on a voluntary basis on the boards of several registered charities including Team Hope, the Irish Bible Institute, Shannon Dragons and Healing Streams Community Church. Michael joined Novas as a member of the Finance and Audit Board subcommittee in January 2020, becoming a Director in May 2021.

She studied Bachelor of Business Studies in University of Limerick, achieved a Masters of Accounting from UCD Michael Smurfit School of Business and is a member of Chartered Accountants Ireland. She joined KPMG in 2012, is a Director in the audit practice and provides audit and assurance services to a wide variety of both private and public clients.

Tracy has experience working with listed companies and private Irish family-owned businesses across the Retail, Hospitality, Agribusiness, Manufacturing and Education sectors. She also works with a number of not-for-profit organisations. In her spare time Tracy likes to travel, catch up with friends and enjoys baking.