Deirdre Lynskey

Deirdre is an executive coach and trainer and founder of Éistim Consulting. An accredited executive and women's coach Deirdre specialises in strengths based personal and professional development for individuals and organisations. Deirdre has spent most of her career working within the voluntary and Higher Education sectors, primarily working with young people and adults.   

Deirdre joined the Widening Participation team at Queen's University Belfast in 2014, taking up the role named contact for care experienced students, developing and implementing  the framework supporting the growing number of care experienced students  and successfully achieving the Buttle UK Quality Mark; she also created and delivered the successful  Reading Together programme. In 2019 she took up the role of Student Development Manager within the Careers and Employability service, where she continued to advocate for care experienced and estranged  students within the institution.

As Assistant Director for Aimhigher Greater Merseyside (2005 - 2012) Deirdre set up the Care Leavers into HE network facilitating partner institutions to obtain the Buttle UK Quality Mark, she was also a member of the National Advisory Group, leading the Quality Mark pilot for Further Education Colleges.