A new Governing Body has been appointed at LYIT for a five-year period until 2016. The Governing Body manages the affairs of the college and has the role of approving annual programmes and budgets.
Its membership consists of the Chairman, President and 17 ordinary members as follows:
LYIT Governing Body 2011 – 2016
Front row from left: Anne Wilkinson, ICTU; Paul Hannigan, President; Henry McGarvey, Chairman; and Bernie Mulhern, Co Donegal VEC.
Middle row from left: Cllr Michael Fleming, Co Sligo VEC; Dr Ann McDaid, Academic Staff Representative; Donal Buckley, BIM; Brian Campbell, Academic Staff Representative; and Deborah Nolan, Fáilte Ireland.
Back row from left: Damian Brennan, Co Leitrim VEC; Cllr Jimmy Kavanagh, Co Donegal VEC; John Gillespie, Non-academic Staff Representative; Cllr Ian McGarvey, Co Donegal VEC; Philip O’Doherty, IBEC; and Donnchadh Ó Baoill, Údarás na Gaeltachta.
Members not pictured: Anne Carrigy, An Bord Altranais; David Heraty, Student Representative; Mary Ann Kane, Co Donegal VEC; and Aoife Mangan, Student Representative.
According to President Paul Hannigan, “I’d like to thank the previous Governing Body members for their diligence and valuable input during the last 5 years. I look forward to working with the new members of the Governing Body in continuing to make LYIT successful and relevant for the region and nationally.”