Our Team

Eamon Sharkey

Executive Director, GOAL USA

Eamon Sharkey is the Executive Director of GOAL USA. Based in New York, he is leading the organization’s growth in North America, overseeing an expanding team, strengthening program support and excellence, and cultivating a community of support among generous individuals, corporations, foundations, and government. He previously served as GOAL’s Director of Fundraising and Marketing, based in Dublin, from 2018-2023.

Before joining GOAL, Eamon spent time in the humanitarian sector with Trocaire and Caritas, and brings over 12 years experience in marketing, e-commerce, communications and fundraising in Ireland and Australia.

He holds a Bachelor of Arts from University College Dublin, and Masters in both International Development and Business Administration.

Eamon believes in the power of compelling communications to convey the importance of global issues, such as inequality, poverty and climate change, and how every person can play their part in creating a fairer and just world for all.

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Bernard McCaul

Deputy Director of Program Design and Innovation

Bernard McCaul has worked with GOAL for almost ten years, mainly in Latin America where he holds the posts of Regional Director for LAC and Country Director for Central America.

In Latin America he led the development of GOAL’s Urban Resilience, Blue Economy and Humanitarian Leadership programs. 

He was lead author of GOAL’s Analysis of Resilience of Communities to Disaster, and Resilience for Social Systems Approaches. Experienced in developing and delivering large public private partnerships, primarily in the water services sector, Bernard is a trained advocate in systems thinking for development.

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Ed Kenney

Vice President of Development & Communications, GOAL USA

Ed Kenney joined GOAL USA as Vice President for Development & Communications in 2023, working with a growing leadership team to build a stronger community ion support for GOAL’s mission in the US.

Before joining GOAL USA, he worked for two years as a communications and marketing consultant for clients in the private and non-profit sectors. Prior to that he worked for 13 years at Concern Worldwide US, the last six as Vice President of Communications.

There helped build a team, both in the US and globally, leveraging expertise in new digital media tools, a track record in documentary production, entrepreneurship, and strategic communications. He worked in 12 countries, eventually assuming leadership of the marketing & communications teams, propelling the organization to 100%+ income and staff growth through leadership of strategic planning, branding, digital expansion, direct marketing, and other key initiatives.

Earlier, he was part of the start-up team of strategic communications firm, McDermott Ventures. As senior vice president, his clients included nonprofit and minority-led businesses, commercial and residential real estate developers, and energy utilities. He also partnered with the CEO in the launch of a successful performing arts management practice.

Ed graduated with honors from the College of the Holy Cross, has completed coursework toward an MS in Nonprofit Management from Suffolk University, and recently received a certificate in Diversity & Inclusion from Cornell University.

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Juan Sheenan

Vice President for Development, GOAL USA

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Vicky Long

Vice President for Development, GOAL USA

Vicky Long is Vice President for Development of GOAL USA, responsible for cultivating a growing portfolio of institutional and US Government support. She joins after a term as GOAL’s Interim Global Director, FBD (Funding and Business Development), which began in October 2022. Vicky joined GOAL’s Business Development Unit in 2015, initially to support GOAL’s Emergency Response work in Guinea, Nepal, Ukraine, and Iraq, in addition to leading the development of strategic bids with USAID, BHA, BPRM, EU, ECHO, FCDO and GIZ.

In recent years, Vicky took on the roles of Strategic Partnerships Manager in 2017, Senior Business Development and Innovation Manager in 2019 and more recently was appointed Head of Business Development in 2021.

Prior to joining GOAL, Vicky worked in the LAC region for eight years, principally in Ecuador in roles ranging from Institutional Development for a Regional NGO, to working for private sector companies as a CSR Lead and as principal coordinator of a public private partnership education project funded by the Spanish Government (AECID).

Vicky holds a Master’s Degree in Strategy and Innovation from University of Maynooth Business School and a BA from the University of Sheffield

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Andrea Patterson

Health Resilience Lead, GOAL USA

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Isabelle Bremaud

Regional Resilience Advisor, GOAL USA

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Philip Farrell

Operations Manager, GOAL USA

Philip Farrell is the Operations Manager of GOAL USA.

He previously served as Accountability & Learning Advisor for GOAL Global and is based in the United States. Phil has worked with GOAL since May 2016, initially as part of the agency’s Ethics & Compliance Department. From 2017 to 2019 Mr. Farrell worked as the Accountability Advisor to GOAL’s response in Northwest Syria, maintaining management and supervision of GOAL’s beneficiary selection, community feedback, and community engagement functions.

Prior to joining GOAL, Mr. Farrell worked with the Global Disaster Preparedness Center (GDPC), an international reference center of the IFRC, and the Post-Conflict Research Center (PCRC), a Sarajevo-based non-governmental organization. Mr. Farrell also previously taught English in Japan between 2008 and 2012. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Public Administration from the University of Limerick, Ireland, followed by a Master of Arts degree in Peace & Development Studies from the same institution.

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Chevy Morris

Operations Manager, GOAL USA

Chevy Morris is the Operations Manager at GOAL USA and is based in Washington D.C. He has worked with GOAL USA since November 2021 and supports management of overall operations, budgets, and projects, as well as funding and business development with US-based donors. Immediately prior to joining GOAL USA, Chevy supported operations in IRC’s Afghan evacuation and resettlement response in the US.

As a skilled Arabic speaker Chevy has for several years worked with humanitarian and development NGOs in Jordan, including with the Carter Center as a Syria-focused humanitarian and conflict researcher, and in Za’atari Refugee Camp as a project assistant, and later project coordinator, supporting implementation of IRD and UNHCR’s community engagement and WASH projects. In 2018, Chevy co-founded an environmental initiative in Jordan, EcoHikers, which continues to engage volunteers and raise environmental awareness.

Chevy is a graduate and alumni of the Network on Humanitarian Action (NOHA) through which he earned an MSc in International Humanitarian Action in 2021 with studies completed in University College Dublin in Ireland, Universidad de Deusto in Spain, and Tata Institute for Social Sciences in India.

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Siobhan Walsh

Chief Executive, GOAL Global

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Mary Van Lieshout

Deputy CEO and Director of External Affairs, GOAL Global

Mary has over 20 years’ experience in the humanitarian sector, working in the fields of humanitarian public health, research and advocacy.

She joined GOAL as Head of Monitoring Evaluation Accountability and Learning in 2013 following 15 years as a senior manager in Ireland’s public service. She holds a MSc in Community Health and General Practice from Trinity College Dublin and a MA in International Relations from Dublin City University.

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Una Ni Murchu

Legal Counsel

Una joined GOAL as Legal Counsel in Sept 2023, from Bidvest Noonan where she was also Legal Counsel.

Prior to that, Una was Legal Counsel for five years at Tesco Ireland and previously held similar positions at Abbey Capital Limited and Author Cox.

Una holds a Masters in European Union Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution and a Post Graduate Diploma, European Union Law from King’s College London and LLB, Law from TCD.

Alison was admitted as a solicitor to the Law Society of Ireland in 2010.

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