Deirdre joined St Catherine’s Association in 1998 as a Social Care Worker and commenced working as a Children’s Services Manager in Brambles respite centre in 2016. Being part of the lives of so many children and their families over the years has been an absolute pleasure. Working in both a frontline and management capacity has been both an opportunity and a privilege. As Children’s Services Manager, this role provides an opportunity to manage a wonderful team of dedicated people. Together the Brambles Team strive to make each child’s world a little bigger, but it is their journey that teaches us more than we could ever teach them. Deirdre’s journey with St Catherine’s Association began over 24 years ago as a college student on work placement in pre-school. This was Deirdre’s first experience of working with children and within a week she knew that she had found her passion. Deirdre holds a BA (Hons) in Social Care and recognising that there is always more to learn and more to give, led her to complete an MA in Social Care Leadership and Management in 2019.