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A children's arts organisation and publishing house.
Kids’ Own is a registered charity and strives to maintain the highest standards of governance and transparency, guided by strong policies and procedures and reporting to our funders and stakeholders in accordance with legal and best practice requirements.
Kids’ Own is governed by a board of directors who meet on a quarterly basis.
The board is fully committed to Kids’ Own’s ongoing compliance with charity regulations and is proud of its commitment to the Governance Code (A Code of Practice for Good Governance of Community, Voluntary and Charitable Organisations in Ireland). In 2020, Kids’ Own will be committed to achieving full compliance with the new Charities Governance Code, published by the Charities Regulator in November 2018.
Tommy Flavin is the Founder and Creative Director of The Reelists, a full-service video production company. Through his company, he works with a wide variety of charities and non-profits, helping them develop campaigns and tell their stories to the general public. This work with non-profits motivated him to become more directly involved in the sector. As someone who was raised from a young age with a passion for the written word, Kids’ Own was a natural fit. As a Board Director, Tommy looks forward to using his communications experience to help further Kids’ Own’s important mission. Tommy joined the Board on 18/08/2022.
Naomi Feely is an experienced social researcher and policy analyst with over 15 years experience working in the public, not-for-profit and private sectors in Ireland. She has carried out research in the areas of early childhood care and education, low income families, income adequacy, childhood disadvantage and ageing. She has worked for leading not-for-profit organisations such as Age Action, Barnardos and Start Strong. Naomi has a strong interest in philanthropy and is finalising her doctoral thesis on this topic. Naomi holds a BA in Public Administration, an MA in Sociology and a second MA in Political and Public Communications. Naomi joined the Board on 26/02/2021.
Michael has almost three decades experience working in the private sector in the U.S., England, and Ireland and, since 2001, is a Partner of business and management consultancy firm Meehan Tully & Associates Ltd. He holds a B.A. from Villanova University, a M.A. in International Relations from St. John’s University, New York, and a MBA from Trinity College Dublin.
Michael has extensive professional experience of the not-for-profit sector and is actively involved in a number of organisations in a voluntary capacity. Michael joined the Board on 6/9/19.
Sinéad Maguire is a solicitor based in Strandhill, County Sligo. She served as a councillor for the Sligo–Strandhill area from 2014 to 2024, during which time she was the first woman to chair the Irish Central Border Area Network (ICBAN). She also chaired Sligo’s Local Community Development Committee and worked across a wide range of initiatives supporting local development, heritage, and the arts.
With a strong commitment to children, families, and cultural life, Sinéad brings valuable experience in governance, law, and community engagement. She joins the Kids’ Own board with a keen interest in supporting children’s voices and rights through the arts.
Sinéad joined the Kids’ Own board on 30th July 2025.
Colleen Dube’s motto is “To make the seemingly impossible possible” and she is committed to ensuring equity and access in society, arts and education.
Earlier in her career, Colleen was an art critic, curator with the National Museum of Ireland and Interpretative Planner. Since the late 1990s she has been working in access and education. She has worked nationally and internationally including as Executive Director of the Ireland-United States [Fulbright] Commission for Educational Exchange and as Chief Executive Officer of Uversity, a Registered Charity that currently scholarships to mature students.
Currently she is Chief Executive Officer of the National Adult Literacy Agency and a member of the Consumer Advisory Group of the Central Bank of Ireland. Colleen holds a Bachelor of Arts in American Studies and Art History from Drew University in New Jersey, an MPhil in Irish Studies from the National University of Ireland Galway and a MBA from the Smurfit School of Business. She also has Certificates in Adaptive Leadership and Professional Irish and a Digital Badge in Universal Design beyond the Classroom. Colleen joined the Board in March 2026
