About Us
Founded in 1991, South West Mayo Development Company (SWMDC) is a community-owned and volunteer-led Local Development Company (LDC), which was established to implement the pilot LEADER European Rural Development Programme in south west Mayo.
SWMDC has been a cornerstone of the local, rural, community development and social inclusion sectors in Mayo for three decades. We now employ 52 people, with an additional 450 people employed through social employment schemes.
Our geographical remit for some programmes now covers all of County Mayo and stretches into Roscommon and Galway. While our initial focus was on rural and community development, social inclusion and employment/activation are now significant areas of work in the company.
Through the work of SWMDC, communities, enterprises and people across Mayo and the wider western region have benefitted from training, capacity building, animation, investment and the development of projects. All our work is based on the fundamental principle that our interactions with people and communities should be empowering, enriching and energising.
SWMDC – Growth and Change since 1991
Our Board
Clew Bay & Islands
Castlebar & Hinterlands
Disability Sector
Claremorris & East Mayo
Ballinrobe & South Mayo
Ballinrobe & South Mayo
Ballinrobe & South Mayo
Farming Sector
Farming Sector
Trade Union
Environment
Údarás na Gaeltachta
Management Team
Seán Carolan
Rural Development (LEADER) Manager
Kevin Cunniffe
RRS & Tús Initiative Coordinator
Catherine McCloskey
Social Inclusion Manager (Coordinator)
Mary O'Malley
Financial Controller
Community Employment
Norah Campbell
CE West Assistant Supervisor
Ann Connor
CE West Supervisor
Declan Walsh
CE South Supervisor
Finance and Administration Team
Cathy Connor
Office Administrator (Balla)
Margaret Lawless
Office Administrator (Newport)
Leanne Loftus
Office Administrator (Newport)
Peg McGrail
Finance Administrator
Fiona McGreal
Finance Administrator
Roma Malinovskaja
Finance Administrator
Ann Moogan
Finance & Office Administrator
Majella Mulchrone
Finance Administrator
Hosted Employees
Niail Cherbatji
Health Liaison Worker, EROC Ballaghadereen
Geraldine Leneghan
Community Futures Coordinator, Mayo County Council
Annalisa Murphy
Community Futures Coordinator, Mayo County Council
Harold Slok
Social Care Leader – Social Inclusion, EROC Ballaghadereen
LEADER Programme
Norita Clesham
LEADER Community Project Officer
Sue O'Toole
LEADER Senior Enterprise Project Officer
Living well Programme
Liam Gildea
Living Well Administrator
Olga Maguire
Living Well Administrator
Fiona Cunnane
Living Well Coordinator
Welcoming & Including New Communities (WIN)
Natalya Pestova
Direct Provision Support Officer & WIN Project Officer
Patricia Quinn
WIN Outreach & Training Officer
Office Maintenance
Rural Social Scheme Team
Gabrielle Clesham
Rural Social Scheme Supervisor
Padraic Corcoran
Rural Social Scheme Supervisor
Martina Fadden
Rural Social Scheme Supervisor
Frank McNeela
Rural Social Scheme Supervisor
Chris Mannion
Rural Social Scheme Supervisor
Noel Mulroy
Rural Social Scheme Supervisor
Maura Murphy
Rural Social Scheme Supervisor
Mark Reed
Rural Social Scheme Supervisor
Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (SICAP)
Anne-Marie Carroll
Employment & Training Officer
Caroline Healy
Community Development, Education & Training Officer
Catherine McCloskey
Social Inclusion Manager (Coordinator)
Breda Murray
Self-Employment Specialist
Social Farming
Tús Initiative Team
Linda Beirne
Tús Supervisor
Mairead Dooley
Tús Supervisor
Brian Finn
Tús Supervisor
Trevor Grimes
Tús Supervisor
Western Region Drug & Alcohol Task Force
Our Team
