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Tricia has worked with the Volunteer Centre since 1998 and has been instrumental in developing an infrastructure for volunteering in Ireland. She is responsible for the day to day management of the Centre.
With a background is in biomedical engineering, Nissrin started volunteering in 2022 with Community Volunteers at Citywest Refugee Transit Hub. Nissrin has recently took up the role of Office & Vetting co-ordinator where she is giving operational and administrative support to staff and acting as the Centre’s Digital Transformation Lead.
After volunteering in a variety of roles across Ireland for nine months, including with Community Volunteers, and serving as a Volunteer Engagement Officer for over two years, Aziz is excited to step into the role of Volunteer Manager at the Volunteer Centre. With the recent surge of displaced people arriving in Ireland, bringing diverse skills and experiences, Aziz is dedicated to providing guidance and support to anyone eager to give back to the community through volunteering.
Colette is a member of our Placement Team and works with volunteers to find suitable opportunities in the community. Colette also delivers Volunteer Management training to local organisations. Colette has worked with the Centre since 2007.
Brigid comes from an IT background and has been with the Centre since 2015. She is part of our Comm-IT service and works with organisations, building Salesforce solutions to help with administration and improve efficiency.
Sharon began working at this centre 8 years ago. She is a member of our placement team and assists volunteers to find suitable roles with organisations in our community. She conducts outreaches to highlight the centre and is also our Garda Vetting Officer
Deirdre has worked at the centre since 2005 and she assists organisations in the recruitment of volunteers and best practice in relation to volunteer management. She also works with people interested in volunteering to help them find a suitable volunteering role
Maryna, an English teacher from Ukraine, fled the war and came to Ireland. She began volunteering almost a year ago with Community Volunteers at the Citywest Refugee Transit Hub. Recently, Maryna has taken on the roles of Translator Coordinator and Team Lead at the Citywest Transit Hub, where she supports volunteers in all aspects of the program. Additionally, as an Organisation Support and Development Officer, where she is recruiting, managing, and supporting volunteer involved organisations within our community.
Having volunteered at Citywest Transit Hub and more than 6 years experience in Development and Charity work, and worked as a Volunteer Development officer under THRIVE-Involving Volunteers. Sandra has been moved to work with displaced people around South Dublin with the objective to provide community integration.
Citywest
SDCVC employs a number of staff to work in the Citywest Transit hub as part of the community volunteers program supporting the Ukrainian effort in Ireland alongside work with refugees and asylum seekers. Details of our team is below.