COLETTE BENNETT is The Wheel's Director of Advocacy and Research. Collette has spent the past 14 years working at a senior level in justice advocacy and organisational development. She has a Masters in Social Justice and Public Policy and is a qualified solicitor with a professional certificate from the Law Society of Ireland. She is a member of the Royal Irish Academy Social Sciences Committee. Colette has provided guest lectures for Trinity College Dublin, DCU, ATU and SETU; seminar inputs; and training on a range of social policy areas including the Budget, poverty in Ireland, housing, the Global South, the SDGs and public participation. 

EMILY BOURKE is The Wheel's Campaigns Manager. Her role is to ensure the delivery of communications and marketing strategy of the organisation's campaign and policy work. Emily completed her PhD in English Literature in 2019. She previously managed a national children's literacy programme, tutored in English at Trinity College, edited journals, and mentored academic writing students. 

JOHNNY SHEEHAN is The Wheel’s Member Engagement Manager.  He works to ensure all our members are supported to work more effectively at a local, regional and national level. Johnny supports the public policy team to represent our members’, and the wider sector’s, shared interests. He has more than 25 years’ experience working in the development, youth work and environmental sectors and have served as a trustee on a number of charity boards. Johnny has a Law Society certificate in Charity Law, Trusteeship and Governance.