National Adult Literacy Agency (NALA) Annual General Meeting 2024

We are delighted to invite our members to NALA’s 2024 Annual General Meeting (AGM).

It is taking place at 11am on Tuesday 28 May 2024 at the Richmond Event and Education Centre, No.1 North Brunswick Street, Dublin 7, D07 TH76.

On the day we will also be launching our ‘2024 – 2030 Strategic Plan’ that will guide our work.  The AGM and Strategic Plan launch will be followed by a light lunch.

Register now for the NALA AGM

Everything you need to know about our AGM is below.

Important AGM documents

1. Notice of our 2024 Annual General Meeting (AGM). This notice is a legal requirement to tell you the AGM’s date, time, location and the topics that Members must discuss and decide.
2. The draft minutes of the 2023 Annual General Meeting (AGM)
3. The draft minutes of the 2024 Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM)
4. Our 2023 Directors’ Report and Financial Statements
5. A Proxy form that Individual Members can use to vote if they cannot attend the AGM
6. Additional Notes for Members

Nominations to the Board

NALA has received eligible nomination forms from the following ten individuals to be elected or re-elected to Officer and Director positions on the Board:

1. Candidate – Margaret Kelly, Position – Chairperson
2. Candidate – Aoife Foley, Position – Director
3. Candidate – Chris Potts, Position – Director
4. Candidate – Dr. Eleanor Neff, Position – Director
5. Candidate – Elma Teahan, Position – Director
6. Candidate – Margaret Hanrahan, Position – Director
7. Candidate – Dr. Michelle O’Driscoll, Position – Director
8. Candidate – Patricia (Trish) Nolan, Position – Director
9. Candidate – Tadgh Quill-Manley, Position – Director
10. Candidate – Tom O’Mara, Position – Director

You will be asked to approve these appointments at our AGM but there will be no election process. This is because there:

• is only 1 nomination for the Chairperson position, and
• are nine places available for Directors on NALA’s Board and nine nominations have been received.

Each candidate will be asked to introduce themselves at our AGM and to say why they wanted to be re-elected or elected. In the meantime, you can find further information about all candidates in our Additional Notes for Members document.

What to do next?

Register for the NALA AGM online by 5pm on 23 May 2024 or by contacting us using the contact details below.

Can’t attend?

If you cannot attend our AGM, Individual Members can do one of the following by completing and returning a Proxy Form to us by 11am on Sunday 26 May 2024:

1. Nominate someone, known as a Proxy, to vote on your behalf at the AGM, or
2. Send us your votes on the Proxy form.

Any forms received after this time cannot be accepted. Forms can be returned by:

• Email to: membership@nala.ie or
• Post to: The Company Secretary, FREEPOST, NALA, Sandford Lodge, Sandford Close, Ranelagh, Dublin 6, Ireland, D06 YF65.

Organisational Members cannot vote by Proxy. However, they can send up to three delegates to attend and vote on behalf of the organisation by including the necessary details on the registration form. Changes can be made to the registered delegates up to 11am on Sunday 26 May 2024.

Do you have a question or need help or documents?

If you have a question, need help or want documents posted to you, please contact Michelle Reade, Governance and Compliance Officer. Michelle’s phone number is: 087 291 6383 or you can email Michelle at membership@nala.ie

Thank you for your continued support and I look forward to seeing you at our AGM.

Colleen Dube

Chief Executive Officer

National Adult Literacy Agency (NALA)