Board Members

Stuart Fraser has been at the helm of Frontline since 2016; taking the organisation from strength to strength in that time. Prior to his work with Frontline, Stuart garnered over 25 years’ experience working in healthcare and specifically drug treatment services, initially as a nurse and subsequently in various management positions. Stuart’s experience spans the NHS, and various social enterprises, development associations and initiatives in Scotland, England and Ireland. Stuart has strong strategic leadership credentials, having held the position of Chairman of the Board for the Irish Social Enterprise Network for 6 years, and Chairman of the Board for Community Response for 6 years, where he lead two successful strategic plans that repositioned the organisation.

Mary Griffin, CEO and Under Treasurer of the Honourable Society of King’s Inns. Mary took up the position within the King’s Inns June 2018. Prior to joining, Mary held the position of interim CEO with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland. Mary was instrumental in setting up CORU, the regulator of health and social care professionals. Mary’s early career was in Local Government, having held positions in Clare, Donegal and Laois County Council as well as serving as Town Clerk in Kilrush UDC.
Mary currently is Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee of The Ombudsman for Children and is a member of The Tax Appeals Commission, Dublin City Council Culture Company and is Chair of the Otter Swimming Club Committee. In addition, Mary was chair of the Board Member Training Committee for the Council for Licensure, Enforcement and Regulation (an international network for Regulators) and delivers on the Executive Leadership Program for Regulators Committee (CLEAR)
A native of County Clare, Mary holds an MBA, B.Sc. in Economics and Management, Professional Diploma in Professional Regulation, Diploma in Executive and Leadership Coaching, Certificate in Data Protection and NUI Certificate in Training and Continuing Education.

Frontline’s Board benefit from Michelle Licardi’s extensive experience working with and developing social enterprises on behalf of Dublin South City Partnership. In her current role as the Partnership’s Enterprise and social enterprise Officer, Michelle identifies and nurtures potential social enterprise ideas through business planning, and operational and strategic management support. Michelle, who began her career as a Marketing professional in the private sector, sits on the Board of several non-profits, and tutors students in DCU on Entrepreneurship and Emerging Technologies. Michelle has a detailed understanding of Dublin’s social enterprise ecosystem and has an extensive network within it.

Sharon Owens has a diverse work experience in the finance and administration field. Sharon's most recent position was as the Deputy Head at Merchants Quay Ireland, a role they assumed in May 2022. Prior to that, they served as the Finance Manager for the same organisation from January 2016 to May 2022. Previously, Sharon worked as a Management Accountant at Certus from January 2011 to July 2015. Before that, they held positions at Bank of Scotland (Ireland) where they served as an Income Accountant from May 2009 to December 2010 and as an Assistant Accountant (Payroll) from October 2003 to May 2009.

Brendan is a barrister and a lecturer in constitutional and criminal law. Brendan practised as a criminal defence lawyer for 10 years before joining the Office of the Attorney General, where he is now seconded as Head of the Legal Unit in the Department of Social Protection.
Chief Executive and Company Secretary of The College of Progressive Education from 2013 to 2015, responsible for the delivery of training of healthcare professionals and Special Needs Teachers.

As principal of Emergent Consulting, Jessica is deeply committed to intersectionality, interconnectedness, and social justice in community activism and in creating intentional workplace cultures. For over 20 years, she has consulted for groups as varied as local unions and management, progressive politicians, school administrations and staff, communities in conflict, and nonprofits resetting and restructuring. From Director of Restorative Justice for the Conflict Centre to founding the educational environment and community outreach non-profit, Feet First, Jessica centres community engagement and authentic relationship building in all of her work. Emergent Consulting prioritizes outreach to organizations and projects working with diverse and marginalized populations believing this approach is pivotal to addressing the inherent imbalance in our society based on institutionalized and systems-based discrimination. Jessica is particularly adept at strategic, big picture and responsive pivotal thinking, and motivating and encouraging action in others. She has facilitated numerous professional development trainings, integrating the concepts of Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion into the fabric of her work to ensure the internal culture shift necessary to impart the same to the organizations with which she works. Jessica holds an MSW from Case Western Reserve University, is an adjunct professor in the University of Denver’s Graduate School of Social Work, is Mediation Certified through International Advanced Dispute Resolution, and is trained in High Impact Victim Offender Dialogue and Restorative Justice Community Group Conferencing. Jessica is currently living in Bray, Ireland studying at Trinity College Dublin. Jessica finds joy in social and environmental activism, animal welfare (and all things animal-related) and time spent with her two adult daughters.

Sharon Nannetti has over 25 years of deep multi-sectoral experience spanning insurance, retail & business banking, wealth management, health, care, education, technology, and consulting. She has worked across multiple geographies, including Ireland, Australia, India, Asia, and Europe which has provided her with valuable insights into industry trends and best practices.
With an impressive track record of 20+ years leading business and technology transformation and mergers, Shar has delivered exceptional results in roles of executive leadership. Working with boards as an executive and non-executive director in the private, public and not-for-profit sectors, her skills encompass transformation strategy and implementation, digitalisation, customer experience redesign, end-to-end Operating Model redesign, IT, business shared services, outsourcing, offshoring, strategic partnering, mergers & acquisitions, culture change, governance, and risk.
Furthermore, Shar has successfully leveraged digital technology for 15 years, transforming the customer and employee experience. She has managed budgets, both Opex and Capex, up to €40 million and €100 million respectively, while overseeing Programme Portfolios of up to €700 million.
Shar excels at building and leading high-performing teams, implementing long-term, sustainable strategies, and fostering innovation. She has facilitated international workshops and is called upon to speak at conferences, sharing her thought leadership and innovative perspectives with diverse audiences. Shar holds a Masters in Gestalt Psychotherapy specialising in Workplace Systems and Organisational Dynamics and a Diploma in Corporate Governance. She has a keen interest in and has trained in neuroscience.