Our Team

Frank is a Waterford native and works as a solicitor. His favourite part of the job is collaborating with and meeting new people. He served as President of Waterford Law Society from 2018 to 2021. He danced the foxtrot to win Strictly Deise Dancing in 2015. He has a strong interest in and enthusiasm for supporting local arts and culture, and loves exploring the great outdoors.

Rebecca has twenty years’ experience working across the SME, Multinational and Not-for-Profit sectors and is skilled in strategic management, project management, team management, fundraising, marketing, communications and development roles in the arts, heritage and charity sectors.

Rebecca has worked on projects with Waterford’s Theatre Royal, Kilkenny Arts Festival, The Heritage Council, Visual Carlow, National Opera House, and from 2014 – 2019 prior to joining Butler Gallery, was a Senior Manager with Focus Ireland, Ireland’s leading Homeless Charity. Rebecca has strong CSR and Corporate expertise with a MA in Arts & Heritage Management from Waterford Institute of Technology and a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) focused on Marketing & Strategic Management from Dublin Institute of Technology and Trinity College.

Pippa is a proud Waterford native and has been involved in the Walls Project since its inception. With a background in communications, Pippa provides support and guidance to help drive the profile of the organisation. She is passionate about the positive impact and potential of street art, culture and education within the community of Waterford and beyond.

A founder member of Waterford Spraoi, currently working as Programme Director, on a freelance basis, with the award winning arts organisation. Also works as a freelance programmer and festival manager with several organisations, including The Cat Laughs Festival, Kilkenomics, and Subtitle Film Festivals. Previously contracted to programme and manage cultural projects by Waterford City and County Council, Cork City Council, St Patricks Festival Dublin, and the Dublin Docklands Authority. Began a career in arts working for Red Kettle Theatre Company, Waterford from its foundation in 1988, to 1993.

Extensive experience in project management, consultancy, programming and managing in the arts, specialising in street arts and outdoor spectacle, but also including theatre, festivals and events.

Also undertakes strategic planning and consultancy work; clients have included Waterford City and County Council, the Irish Aerial Creation Centre and Fidget Feet Aerial Dance Company. Served as a member of the Board of the Arts Council of Ireland from 2014-2019.

Currently Chair of ISACS, the Irish Street Arts and Circus Network and also a Board Member of The Walls Project.

Shona Dubois

A native of Galway, Jenny is the general manager of Sing Ireland and has worked in arts management in the music and education sector for over 20 years. She studied for her BA, MA and PHD at Maynooth University and her research focus is in Women and Music in Ireland. Working in organisations such as Music Generation and The Royal Irish Academy of Music, she has been involved in the development of multi-agency partnerships and is a passionate advocate for supporting the development of artists across all genres. In her current role, she is particularly passionate about enabling every community in Ireland to engage with the arts.

Cúan Cusack is a freelance artist from Waterford. They graduated from the National College of Art and Design in 2017. They are a creative facilitator for Kids Own (Ireland’s only dedicated publisher of books by children). They are an active member of Alien Nation; a queer arts collective. They spent three years building the Pride of the Déise festival, chairing the festival in 2023. Cúan was an artist in residence at Butler Gallery and has exhibited their work in Smock Alley theatre, GOMA and Waterford Gallery of Art. Their praxis involves community organizing, design, illustration, and writing.