Meet our team

Ciara Smullen

CEO
Ciara is from Kildare and used to work in the private sector, before deciding she wanted to do something to make the world a better place. She loves talking about Sightsavers and sharing the stories of the people we’ve helped. More about Ciara

Michael Breslin

Supporter care manager
Michael is from Kildare and joined the Sightsavers team in 2020. He decided to get involved in the charity sector as he loves helping people and wants to contribute to making the world a better place. He particularly enjoys talking to our supporters.

Craig Bodger

Senior fundraising assistant
Craig joined Sightsavers as a senior fundraising assistant in December 2022. He is based in Dublin and works between the individual giving and major donors teams, working on fundraising campaigns, event organisation and donor relations.

Wim Desmedt

Head of individual giving
Wim is from Brussels and has lived and worked in several countries in Europe, Latin America and Africa, before moving to Dublin. He’s been a fundraiser for more than 15 years, but he has never seen more generous people than in Ireland.

Stephanie Ann Glady

Fundraising consultant
Stephanie is a Filipino living in France. Before joining Sightsavers in 2022, she worked for an international environmental conservation organisation for eight years. She is committed to transforming lives and helping people.

Lauren Herbert

Strategic partnerships manager
Lauren is from the sunny southeast of Tipperary and joined the Sightsavers team in 2020. Passionate about gender equality and human rights, she believes in creating meaningful partnerships that can help create an equal world.

Moira Horgan

Interim head of strategic partnerships
Moira is from Wexford and has worked in both the corporate and non-profit sectors for more than 20 years. With a background in sustainability and diversity and inclusion, she loves the work Sightsavers does around social inclusion.

Cathal O’Grady

Governance and compliance executive
Cathal joined Sightsavers Ireland in late 2021, having previously worked for 10 years in the arts and social care sectors. He liaises with the board and senior management team and has a background in law, local government and the arts.

Meadhbh O’Rourke

Global citizenship manager
Meadhbh joined the team in 2021 as our public engagement programme manager and now manages our Irish Aid-funded Global Citizenship Education Programme. Originally from Dublin, she worked in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania for many years.

Julia Tessari

Senior fundraising coordinator
Julia is from Argentina and joined the Sightsavers team in 2021. She has been working in the charity sector since 2014 and has a passion for social causes. She believes in a fair and equitable world.

Declan White

Fundraising manager, individual giving
Originally from Wexford, Declan has been part of the Sightsavers team for more than five years.  He believes the generosity of supporters in helping to deliver our sight-saving programmes on such a large scale is what makes Sightsavers special.

Ezekiel Benuh

Programme manager
Ezekiel lives in Cameroon and works for Sightsavers in West Africa, managing our Irish Aid-funded work there. Before joining Sightsavers in 2015, he worked for a CBM-supported project in Cameroon. He has a passion for disability rights.