Councils & Committees
working to deliver our mission
Councils & Committees
District Council:
Primary focus on Brothers & Communities
Brothers & Community Life
Closing/Opening of Communities
Canonical Matters
Safeguarding
Trust Business
District Council members:
Br. Ben Hanlon (Brother Visitor)
Br. Michael Curran (Auxiliary Visitor)
Br. Thomas Walsh (Auxiliary Visitor)
Br. Austin Gili
Br. Kevin McEvoy
Br. Aidan Kilty
Br. Martin Curran
District Economic Council:
Primary focus on management of District finances.
Trust Business
Finance Administration and Planning (in function of Mission & Care of Brothers)
District Economic Council members:
Kevin Humphrey - District Bursar
Donal O’Brien
Fergus Dunne
Joseph Reid
Matthew Sciberras
Mission Structures - District MEL Council
Primary focus on Mission’s vitality and its long-term sustainability.
MEL is the acronym of Lasallian Educational Mission in French
Ensures the continued development of the Lasallian Mission in the District.
Oversees the implementation of the District, Regional and Institute MEL Assemblies.
Formulates the District Formation Plan and the District Mission Development Plan
Promotes Association and new models of co-responsibility.
Plans for Mission Preparedness for the Future.
District MEL Council members
Br. Ben Hanlon - Brother Visitor
Emma Biggins - MEL Committee, GB
Mariella Vella – Formation Coordinator, Malta
Dr. Aideen Cassidy - MEL Committee, IE
Stephen Cachia – MEL Committee, Malta
Nicholai Mifsud - District Representative on the ASSEDIL Council
Andrew Rannard
Pat Walsh – Director of Formation
Mission Structures - MEL Committees (In Ireland, in GB and in Malta)
Primary focus on responding to the needs of the Mission at the local level
Advise on the lived experience of the local educational system and developments
Contribute towards the implementation of the District Formation Plan and District Mission Development Plan at the local level.
Support and promote Association and Associative Groups at the local level.
Support the local network of Lasallian Animators.
MEL Committee Ireland
Br. Kevin McEvoy
Br Tommy Walsh
Aideen Cassidy (Chair)
Jason Poole (Sec)
Anna Baird (Vice-Chair)
Mary McDonagh
Yvonne Joye
Margaret Walsh
Tom O'Neill
Pat Walsh
Tony Keeley
Sinead Lavelle
Breda Broderick
MEL Committee Great Britain
Emma Biggins
Teresa Pazos Casal
Paul Norris
Jo Millea
Peter Le Gal
Br John Deeney
Sally Bennett
MEL Committee Malta
Stephen Cachia - Chair
Mariella Vella
Manuel Cilia
Brother Austin Gili
Chris Kenely
Nicholai Mifsud
Claudia Vella
Audrey Mifsud
Keely Vella
Ishmael Cocker
Maria A. Farrugia
District Young Lasallian Council
Primary focus on responding to the formation and accompaniment of youth and young adults across the District.
District Young Lasallian Council
Jason Poole
Ines Bonati
Nathan Ellul
Sam Cantillon
Antoine Hili
District Vocations Team
Primary focus on developing and nurturing a Culture of Vocations and a Strategy for Accompaniment across the District.
District Vocations Commission
Br. Martin Curran
Audrey Mifsud
Yvonne Joye
David McArdle
Heather Ruple Gilson
Br. Thomas Walsh
Paul Johnson
Jo Millea
Manuel Cilia
District Secretary
Dermot Howlin