Meet the Team
Our International Recruitment team is based in Dublin and steers and supports UCD’s approach to international student recruitment across world regions.

Deirdre Healy
Associate Director, International Student Recruitment
Working closely with Una Watkins, Deirdre provides leadership to the Dublin-based International Student Recruitment and Admissions teams and UCD's network of Global Centres overseas.
Nationality
Irish
Location
Dublin
Lorraine Woods
Global Markets & Operations Manager
Lorraine's role in UCD Global focuses on student recruitment, admissions and partnership development.
Nationality
Irish
Location
Dublin

Jocelyn O’Shea
International Student Conversion Manager
As part of the Global Markets and Operations team, Jocelyn supports the recruitment of international students through the effective management of recruitment operations and functional systems
Nationality
Irish
Location
Dublin
Abigail Lalor
Senior Recruitment Manager (Europe)
Abigail has a wide range of responsibilities in relation to the university's engagement in Europe. She develops, delivers and monitors annual and/or biannual regional plans for Europe, incorporating targets for International student recruitment and marketing, partnerships and stakeholder relations and student and community engagement.
Nationality
Irish
Location
Dublin
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Dane Wallace
Senior Recruitment Manager - Latin America
Dane has a wide range of responsibilities in relation to the university's engagement in Latin America. He develops, delivers and monitors annual and/or biannual regional plans for Latin America, incorporating targets for International student recruitment and marketing, partnerships and stakeholder relations and student and community engagement
Nationality
British
Location
Dublin

Katie Kelly
Recruitment Officer (Channel Management)
Katie supports the recruitment of international students through the management of UCD’s engagement with lead generator and digital promotion partners, and through targeted activity in relation to international high school engagement.
Nationality
Irish
Location
Dublin
Sonya Rice
Recruitment Officer (Systems & Operations)
Sonya is responsible for managing and delivering the operation of UCD’s Recruitment & Admissions system, with particular emphasis on the CRM. This role examines systems performance and updates operational requests in order to improve efficiency.
Nationality
Irish
Location
Dublin
Sean Coffey
Recruitment Officer (Channel Management)
As part of the Global Markets and Operations team, Sean plays a key role in managing UCD’s network of education agents and representatives, ensuring strong relationships and effective recruitment strategies.
Nationality
Irish & American
Location
Dublin