Board of Edmund Rice International

Jack Mostyn cfc has been a member of the Congregation of Christian Brothers since 1959. He currently is living in Rome, Italy as a member of the Leadership Team of the Congregation. He is an American by birth. Jack is the present Chair of the Board of Directors of Edmund Rice International.

Jim Donovan cfc is currently a member of the Leadership Team of the European Province of the Christian Brothers, based in Marino in Dublin, Ireland.  A science graduate, he has experience of teaching and administration at second level. He also worked at in-service level with teachers out of the Marino Institute of Education, with a particular focus on religious education, for a number of years.

Peter Harney cfc is a member of the Oceania Leadership Team of the Christian Brothers, with an personal commitment to discover better ways of approaching the work of advocacy and sustainable lifestyles. In recent years he has sought to better understand different cross-cultural perspectives through the lens of spirituality, human rights and the emerging new cosmology.  As an ERI Board member he strives to promote the work of alleviating poverty and promoting right relationships from local communities struggling for a decent life to the global work for justice undertaken by the Human Rights Council in Geneva.

Andrew Hickey fpm is a Presentation Brother who is currently a member of the Congregation Leadership Team of the Presentation Brothers. He served as the Congregation Leader of the Presentation Brothers from 1999 to 2005. He is a secondary school teacher by profession and has taught in schools in Ireland, Trinidad and Ghana. Andrew is also a member of the Executive Committee of Edmund Rice International. He lives in Cork, Ireland.

Dr Dermott Keogh is Professor Emeritus of History, University College Cork. A member of the Royal Irish Academy, he is the author and editor of over 20 books on modern Ireland and church history.

George Landgrebe is a highly experienced business executive who has held senior managerial positions with a number of global organizations including Xerox Corporation, Thomson Reuters International and currently, Infor Global Solutions. George has expertise in leading culture change within organizations (both public and private) and helping them elevate performance to meet or exceed their goals. He is a graduate of Iona College and served on the Iona College Legal Board of Trustees. He and his wife Barbara Jean reside in Naples, Florida.

Tony McCann is married with three children and lives in Belfast. Tony has worked closely with the Christian Brothers for over 30 years. He has taught and was in leadership in school in West Belfast during the worst of the “Troubles”. He was part of the team that set up the Edmund Rice Schools Trust and is now leading Ethos Development for the Trust in Dublin.  Educated in Queen’s University Belfast and the University of Ulster, Tony has a Masters degree in Education Management.

Anthony McDonnell cfc is a member of the Congregation of Christian Brothers. Born in Ireland where he currently resides, he is currently a director of the Edmund Rice Schools Trust (ERST) and chairperson of the Association of Catholic School Trusts (ATCS). His Background is in education and science.

Mary Purcell is experienced in Overseas Development and Human Rights.  A former co-ordinator of Progressio Ireland, Volunteer Missionary Movement (VMM) and Christian Aid Ireland, Mary is now employed as an independent consultant and teaches a course in Human Rights in University College Dublin, Adult Education programme.  Mary is married and has two children.

Sharon Sikorski currently resides in Kissimmee Florida and is employed in the Osceola County Sherif’s office. Sharon has worked in various positions as a Child Advocate over the past 25 years. She is married with thee children.

As Executive Director of Edmund Rice International, Brian Bond cfc is ex officio a member of the Board.