Seán has several decades experience in programme design, support and evaluation in Ireland and globally, working for UN and government bodies, aid agencies, and NGOs, deploying a full range of methodologies and tools. He is also a recognised international expert in Theory of Change, on the Advisory Board of the Centre for Theory of Change in New York (headed by his friend and former Nexus colleague, the late Eoin Collins).
Globally, mainly in Asia, Africa and Europe, his domain specialties include media and communication, education at all levels, access to information, sustainable livelihoods, and rural development. He maintains his work in Ireland throughout his career, for NGOs, CBOs, and state entities in a range of topics, including media, children’s services, travellers, refugees, local development strategies, and public services.
He is also an activist for communications rights, from local to global levels, and author of numerous papers and books on related themes.