Meet The
Executive Team

Jenny is Director of Learning Solutions team and leads the design, development and delivery of our education programmes and life long learning courses. Programmes are developed to respond to current and future skills gaps across the marketing profession and the general business sector. Jenny is a senior marketing professional, with over 20 years’ experience in corporate organisations, including Davy, EY and Smurfit. She holds a first class honours MSc in Digital Marketing & Analytics from Technological University Dublin, a Diploma in Learning & Development, CIPD, a Postgraduate Diploma in Public Relations, a Diploma in Strategic Marketing and a Bachelor of Arts Honours degree in History and German from University College Dublin. Jenny is currently undertaking a PgCertificate in Sustainability Leadership.

Marie-Therese leads our events team and delivers our major events including the All Ireland Marketing Awards, DMX Dublin and the CMO Summit. She’s also the go-to person for media enquiries and for advertisers and sponsors seeking to engage with our marketing decision-maker community. Marie-Therese holds an honours degree in languages from UCD and a Diploma in Public Relations. She spent a significant part of her career with Coca Cola, and she managed all Coca Cola branding at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens.

Monica runs the entry process for the large-scale All Ireland Marketing Awards programme and plays a key role in delivering our Awards gala night as well as our member-only CMO Summit for Ireland’s top senior-level marketing executives. Monica’s career background is in product management and operations in Vodafone.

Aoife has a career background in retail and administration, and her role involves helping connect our members to the right learning solutions. She holds a MSc in Marketing from UCD, and a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration and Management from Maynooth University.

Aoife also looks after our Qualified Marketer Exam, and runs the examinations twice a year online. She looks after all the new and returning MII Grads.

Rose Ellen is our longest-standing team member, having recently celebrated 20 years with us. Rose’s experience spans various areas of the Institute, and she is now our membership executive, a role in which she is in constant contact with members, ensuring they get the most from the opportunities of their membership. 

Cecilia is part of the membership team, and looks after our growing list of corporate partners, who are mostly blue-chip companies with significant professional marketing teams. Cecilia has a career background in retailing, and as a long-serving staff member she has worked across various areas of the Institute, most recently in events where she became well-known to members.

Cassie looks after the Institute’s marketing communications, including our website, newsletters, blog and social media channels. With a passion for writing and all things creative, and particular expertise in digital, Cassie brings a professional approach to our marcomms.

Gráinne is a qualified IATI Accounting Technician with a broad-based financial career background mostly in the leisure and pharma sectors. Her role involves her in all of the Institute’s financial activities from preparation of financial statements to compliance.