Edel is a member of the senior management team in Speedpak, a social enterprise with two commercial businesses, providing work experience, skills training and supports for long- term unemployed people. She has been a key driver in the development and rollout of innovative, award winning programmes, and the successful progression of trainees to employment.
Previously, she worked in the financial sector both in Ireland and the UK providing advice and training to corporate clients on legal and compliance issues.
Edel is currently vice-chair of the Board of the Northside Counselling Service. Previously, she served on the Board of the Psychologist Registration Board of CORU, the National Cancer Screening Board, and was chair of the Discovery Training Centre Board.
Edel is a chartered Psychologist with the Psychological Society of Ireland (PSI) and a member of its division of Work and Organisational Psychologists (DWOP).
BA in Applied Psychology; MSc in Work and Organisational Psychology; MSc in Management; Post Grad Cert in Workplace Wellbeing