IrishCentral.com
Biographies
Niall O'Dowd, President and Publisher - Niall is the founder of IrishCentral as well as of Irish America Magazine, Irish Voice Newspaper , both successful publications as well as a publisher of Home and Away a successful weekly freesheet..He founded the Wall Street 50, Top 100 Irish Americans, Business 100 and more recently the Top 50 Women in Business as well as the Irish Legal 100. He was awarded an honorary doctorate by University College Dublin for his work on the Irish peace process which was a subject of a book ''Daring Diplomacy' and a PBS Special 'An Irish Voice' He is also an adjunct professor at Columbia University journalism school.
Joe Pennisi, Chief Information Officer - Joe is Chief Information Officer and co-founder of IrishCentral.com. Joe was responsible for the initial design, development and build of IrishCentral and now oversees all of IrishCentral's global technology initiatives, business development efforts, research and development, analytics, partnership development, and other critical strategic programs. Prior to joining Irishcentral in the summer of 2008, Joe was the head of Technology for the New York Daily News. Joe is a seasoned IT and business executive with 17 years of experience in print and digital media, pharmaceutical and Insurance verticals.
Kevin Hayes, General Manager & Director of Content - A 19-year veteran of The New York Daily News and a career journalist for more than 30 years, Kevin began his News career as Sunday Editor of the print edition in the days before the Internet. Several promotions later, Kevin took charge of the paper's struggling website. At the time, the site had 1.5M monthly unique visitors, a staff of six, and was in the red. Five years and two full redeigns and re-engineerings later, the site had more than 11M monthly uniques, a staff of 35, and was a major revenue center for The Daily News. An expert in social media and audience development as well as the formation of revenue- and content-sharing partnerships, Kevin has also worked as a e-media consultant for McKinsey and Co., Inc.
Dennis Fitzgerald, Marketing & Business Development Consultant - after 30 years on Wall Street as a principal of a very successful on-line brokerage company and money management firm, Dennis joined IrishCentral to assist in the strategic growth and business development of the company.
Kelly Fincham, Editor - Kelly is an Irish journalist and lecturer with 25 years experience at national newspaper titles in Ireland and Australia. She switched to the web in 2000 as the online editor for the original web space for the Irish Voice and Irish America magazine. She is also an adjunct lecturer of journalism at Hofstra University.
Lis Malone Perry, Director, Online Sales - Don't let Lis' Korean smile fool you; she's an Irish gal through and through! After growing up in New Jersey with her adopted family and being raised by an Irish father, she says every man she's ever loved has been Irish! Lis is a seasoned media sales and research professional with 13 years of experience under her belt. She has held positions with Nielsen Business Media, a division of The Nielsen Co., Arbitron, and The New York Times Co. prior to joining IrishCentral.
Kevin Kemper, Design Director - Working as designer and developer, Kevin is responsible for the creation and production of IrishCentral.com's visual identity. Translating ideas into web graphics that unify the site while communicating the IrishCentral brand, his role is one of developing functionality that facilitates the user experience. Prior to coming to IrishCentral in the fall of 2008, Kevin was Creative Producer for The H Agency in New Orleans, LA, where he worked in the development of visual identity systems, brand strategy, copywriting, and print and web design and production.
