Today, the Arts Council welcomes the re-appointment of a member and the appointment of two new members to the Board of the Arts Council. Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin re-appointed Jillian van Turnhout to the Arts Council Board for a second term and appointed Noyona Chundur and Rosaleen McDonagh as new Arts Council board members.
Jillian van Turnhout has successfully held a variety of leadership roles in Ireland and the EU across business, public affairs and voluntary sectors. She is a consultant providing governance advice to companies and not-for-profit organisations.
Noyona Chundur is Chief Executive of the Consumer Council for Northern Ireland, having previously served as a Board Member and Audit and Risk Assurance Committee Chair. She is also non-executive Director for the Progressive Building Society and a Council Member for the Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Sligo native, Rosaleen McDonagh, is a Traveller woman with a disability. She worked in Pavee Point Traveller & Roma Centre for ten years, managing the Violence Against Women programme, and remains a board member. She was appointed to The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission in May 2020. Within the Commission, Rosaleen is the chair of the Disability Advisory Committee. Rosaleen is also a member of Aosdána and is part of the BBC’s Writers Rooms Hothouse 2021 (June/July).
The appointments will be for a five-year period and follow from an open call for expressions of interest and an assessment process operated by the Public Appointments Service.
Maura McGrath, Arts Council Chair said:
“I am very pleased at the re-appointment of Jillian van Turnhout, who has already contributed so much as a member and as chair of the Policy and Strategy committee, especially as we enter a new phase of strategic planning.
It is my pleasure as Chair to welcome the appointment of both Noyona Chundur and Rosaleen McDonagh as new Arts Council board members
In addition to her extensive career, Noyona's executive and non-executive experience will be a great asset to the Arts Council. Rosaleen’s expertise in human rights and disability issues will provide great insight, in addition to her own artistic practice.
With these appointments the Arts Council will now be further expertly guided in its vision and ambition as we move into 2025. I am very much looking forward to working alongside them in the months ahead.”
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