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

Ballinrobe & South Mayo

Castlebar & Hinterlands

Castlebar & Hinterlands

Disability Sector

Claremorris & East Mayo

Clew Bay & Islands

Ballinrobe & South Mayo

Ballinrobe & South Mayo

Farming Sector (ICMSA)

Farming Sector

Trade Union

Environment

Údarás na Gaeltachta
Management Team


Seán Carolan
Rural Development (LEADER) Manager

Kevin Cunniffe
RRS & Tús Initiative Coordinator
Lisa Halpin
Human Resources Manager
Catherine McCloskey
Social Inclusion Manager (Coordinator)
Catherine McCloskey
Social Inclusion Manager (Coordinator)
- Phone:087 124 7771
- Email:cmccloskey@southmayo.com

Mary O'Malley
Financial Controller

Community Employment team

Norah Campbell
CE West Assistant Supervisor


Ann Connor
CE West Supervisor

Declan Walsh
CE South Supervisor
Community FUTURES team
Marie Reilly Davey
Community Futures Support Worker
Marie Reilly Davey
Community Futures Support Worker
- Phone:087 741 4141
- Email:mreillydavey@southmayo.com
Geraldine Leneghan
Community Development
Finance and Administration team

Sinéad Gavin
Finance & Office Administrator

Linda Groarke
Office Administrator - RSS & Tús

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

Sinéad O'Malley
LEADER Compliance and Support Officer
Sinéad O'Malley
LEADER Compliance and Support Officer
- Phone:086 136 5037
- Email:somalley@southmayo.com
HSE-Social inclusion programme team
Niail Cherbatji
Health Liaison Worker, EROC Ballaghadereen
Niail Cherbatji
Health Liaison Worker, EROC Ballaghadereen
- Phone:086-0324224
- Email:Niall.Cherbatji@hse.ie
Harold Slok
Social Care Leader – Social Inclusion, EROC Ballaghadereen
Harold Slok
Social Care Leader – Social Inclusion, EROC Ballaghadereen
- Phone:086-4182932
- Email:Harold.Slok@hse.ie
HSE - ROma/Migrants
Paula Lenehan
Roma & Migrant Community Liaison Worker
Paula Lenehan
Roma & Migrant Community Liaison Worker
- Phone:086 167 8210
- Email:plenehan@southmayo.com
HSE - Social Prescribing (Primary Care Centre Castlebar)
Michelle Prendergast
Social Prescribing Link Worker
Michelle Prendergast
Social Prescribing Link Worker
- Phone:087 188 1703
- Email:michelle.prendergast3@hse.ie
LEADER Programme team
Norita Clesham
LEADER Community Project Officer
Sue O'Toole
LEADER Senior Enterprise Project Officer
Living well Programme team
Fiona Cunnane
Living Well Coordinator

Liam Gildea
Living Well Administrator

Olga Maguire
Living Well Administrator
Welcoming & Including New Communities (WIN) team
Natalya Pestova
Direct Provision Support Officer & WIN Project Officer
Natalya Pestova
Direct Provision Support Officer & WIN Project Officer
- Phone:086-0406134
- Email:npestova@southmayo.com

Patricia Quinn
WIN Outreach & Training Officer

Office Maintenance team
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) team
Anne-Marie Carroll
Employment & Training Officer

Caroline Healy
Community Development, Education & Training Officer

Caroline Healy
Community Development, Education & Training Officer
- Phone:087-6151675
- Email:chealy@southmayo.com
Mikhail Kolchanov
Ukrainian Refugee Intercultural Support Worker
Mikhail Kolchanov
Ukrainian Refugee Intercultural Support Worker
- Phone:086 128 5214
- Email:mkolchanov@southmayo.com

Olivia Kitterick
Enterprise & Social Enterprise Officer

Olivia Kitterick
Enterprise & Social Enterprise Officer
- Phone:087 060 4724
- Email:okitterick@southmayo.com

Breda Murray
Self-Employment Specialist

Helen Mykhailyk
Ukrainian Refugee Intercultural Support Worker
Helen Mykhailyk
Ukrainian Refugee Intercultural Support Worker
- Phone:086 152 6685
- Email:helenmykailyk@southmayo.com
Galyna Marusych
Ukrainian Refugee Intercultural Support Worker
Galyna Marusych
Ukrainian Refugee Intercultural Support Worker
- Phone:086 152 6688
- Email:galynamarusych@southmayo.com
Oleksandra Sikach
Ukrainian Refugee Intercultural Support Worker
Oleksandra Sikach
Ukrainian Refugee Intercultural Support Worker
- Phone:087 127 9535
- Email:osikach@southmayo.com
Social Farming team
Tús Initiative Team
Linda Beirne
Tús Supervisor
Mairead Dooley
Tús Supervisor

Brian Finn
Tús Supervisor

Trevor Grimes
Tús Supervisor
Walks Scheme & Rural Recreation team

Martin Dillane
Rural Recreation Officer & Walks Scheme

Martin Dillane
Rural Recreation Officer & Walks Scheme
- Phone:087-6578147
- Email:mdillane@southmayo.com
Western Region Drug & Alcohol Task Force (wrdatf) team
Our Team


