Partas has a voluntary board drawn from its membership. The current members are as follows:

Aidan Thomas - Chairperson
Aidan Thomas is the Chairman of Partas and a resident of Tallaght for thirty-seven years. Although a member of the management board of Partas (GTW) since the mid eighties he would be more identified with the Tallaght Welfare Society where he has been a member of the management board since its foundation and has served as its chairperson. He is also a board member of the Community Information Service (CIC), and was a member of the St Vincent de Paul for seventeen years. His experience includes working in Dublin's 'Strumpet City' inner city tenements. The issue of social justice is very much to the forefront of his involvement, and in this connection he has organised seminars, and has written papers on the subject, and the consequences of marginalisation.

Aidan is a keen follower of the Dubs who he believes have a divine right to win 'Sam' at least every second year (unfortunately there are others who do not concur with this view).


Barbara Quinn - Vice Chairperson: 
Barbara Quinn has been associated with Partas for over 15 years and has been on the Board since the late nineteen nineties. Barbara opened Tallaght’s first Recruitment Consultancy in 1990 and became an active member of the then Tallaght Chamber of Commerce which has grown and developed to the South Dublin Chamber.

Her work with Partas has informed her interest in developing people’s skills and careers and her major interest in developing Entrepreneurs. She is also a Board Member of the Tallaght Trust Fund a fund designed to help entrepreneurs to access business finance.


Olive Whelan - Treasurer:

Billy Coman
Billy Coman originally from Co. Tipperary has been with South Dublin County Council since it was set up in 1993 and before that with the former Dublin County Council. Billy is currently Director of Housing Social and Community Development. Billy is a member of the Dublin Regional Homeless Agency Partnership and Director and Company Secretary of the Civic Theatre.

Billy is also involved with a number of local and National multi agency partnerships including SDCC Children’s Services and Traveller Strategy interagency Committees, TWCDI, SDCC County Development Board and Joint Policing Committee at a local level and the Dublin Regional Traveller Employment Special Initiative and FAS National Traveller Employment Special Initiative Projects. Billy is also former vice-Chair of the Clondalkin Partnership and RAPID Implementation Groups.

Billy’s main areas of work with the Council have been on Human Resources, Community Development and Housing Services.


Jane Forman
Jane Forman has been a supporter of Partas (GTW) since 1988 when she first came to work for FAS in Tallaght and although she has moved on from FAS and Tallaght, the place and Partas remain special to her.

Jane has a firm belief in the value of Community Enterprise in building community solidarity and prosperity.


David Kennedy

Patrick Palmer
After studying accountancy at Birmingham University courtesy of Joseph Lucas Electrical Pat worked for several major companies as accountant: Cadburys, GKN Engineering, Cheseborough-Ponds, Bass Ireland and the Smurfit Group here in Dublin.

After a difficult time in the 80s he joined Get Tallaght Working as an enterprise officer eventually working for 10 years in the community enterprise sphere in Tallaght, Clondalkin and Ballyfermot.

Nowadays he runs his own tax and accountancy practice from home.


Prashant Shukla
Mr. Prashant Kumar Shukla has an extensive background in organisational and individual development in a variety of Industries, inter-state agencies, and non-governmental sector at Senior Management level. As a dynamic and skilled professional and facilitator, he has made significant contributions to team performance in a wide variety of companies and institutions. His extensive expertise covers a broad set of interpersonal and leadership skills, programme design, group facilitation, and leadership motivation.

Mr. Shukla’s qualifications are in International Law & Diplomacy, Developmental Studies, and Business. Prashant also holds a degree in Science and a fellow of Salzburg Global Seminar. Mr. Shukla is a one of the founding members of the Ireland India Council. He is also a partner in East West Commercial Enterprises Limited which is involved with Health and Medical Tourism and which provides consultancy services to European Companies, Universities and Colleges in their operations in India & Asia.

It is Prashant’s perspective that the continuing development of the individual is integral to the effectiveness of organisations and their ability to continue to anticipate, evolve, and meet the changing requirements of the global economy.