Executive Team
Simon Nugent, Chief Executive
Simon joined the ITAA as Chief Executive in September 2005. He has considerable experience of business membership and advocacy experience having worked for 10 years with the Irish Chambers of Commerce. He began his professional career in Brussels working on European regulatory and policy issues.
Simon is the main spokesperson of the ITAA.
simon.nugent@itaa.ie
Dervla O’Neill, Programme Manager, Travel Professionals Skillnet
Dervla has worked with the ITAA since the spring of 2006 – developing and leading the roll out of the Association’s award winning, two year training initiative “TARGET”.
Dervla, who has extensive experience of tourism product and destination marketing is responsible for the Association’s human resource development strategy including training and certification programmes, education system liaison and sector skills strategy.
dervla.oneill@itaa.ie
Fiona Clarke, Programme Co-Ordinator, Travel Professionals Skillnet
Fiona joined the ITAA in February 2007 after working in hotel marketing in both France and Ireland. She also holds a degree in Tourism Marketing from DIT.
fiona.clarke@itaa.ie
Anne Dolan, Legal Advisor
Anne is a solicitor with her own private practice specialising in domestic and European Travel Law. She provides a specialist legal information service to the Association’s members. She is a member of the legal affairs committee of the ITAA’s European organisation ECTAA.
annedolan@securemail.ie