Sharon Lane

Sharon joined Genio in April 2016 as Programme Manager for Mental Health. Her role is to support the development of strategic advocacy and capacity building with a particular focus on increasing opportunities for people with mental health difficulties to live self-determined lives as equals in society, and to monitor and support mental health projects funded by the Genio Trust. Sharon has over 20 years’ experience in the not for profit and public services sectors in Ireland and Australia with a particular focus on community capacity building, social and health service delivery and change management. She holds formal qualifications in Community Development, Business Management (Health), Human Resource Management (Health) and is a passionate advocate for the effective implementation of evidence based programs in the health and human services fields.