OUR TEAM

Leadership Team - Cambodia

Pheung Pov - Managing Director

With over 15 years in Education, Pov joined SeeBeyondBorders in 2013. He became Country Manager in 2017 and recently was appointed as Managing Director, after returning from completing his Master of Education at Mary Immaculate College in Ireland.

Lok Taing Im - General Manager Shared Services

As General Manager Shared Services, Taing Im oversees Human Resources, Engagement, IT and Compliance. She is also responsible for Compliance, Child Protection and Safeguarding. She is currently studying International Development in Maynooth as part of the Ireland Fellows Programme.

Phan Sreyphet - Provincial Manager

Sreyphet joined SeeBeyondBorders in February 2021 with over 10 years experience in Education. She facilitates the changemakers project as well as implementing and monitoring the PIKT research collaboration.

Blung Phath - General Manager Programmes

Joining SeeBeyondBorders in 2013, Phath is now General Manager of Programmes. Prior to assuming this position, he has been Country Manager, Operations Manager and Project Manager for Angkor Thom.me

Staff - Ireland

Colm Byrne - CEO International Operations

Colm was a primary school teacher in Ireland before moving to Cambodia in 2014. He joined SeeBeyondBorders in 2017 and has been central to the journey towards localisation in Cambodia. Colm now leads the SeeBeyondBorders staff team in Ireland and works on our behalf in Cambodia. He reports to the board in Ireland

Jennifer Byrne - Education and Fundraising Manager

Jenny joined SeeBeyondBorders in May 2025, following the successful completion of her PhD in Disability Inclusive International Development. She has
worked for a variety of NGOs across Ireland and abroad since 2015, and has a particular love for Cambodia as her first international posting. Jenny has expertise in programme management, social inclusion, advocacy, and outreach, and is looking forward to learning more about education through her role.

Derek Culligan - Chief Compliance Officer

Originally from Sligo, Derek has lived in Cambodia since 2016. He is responsible for the ongoing monitoring of SeeBeyondBorders Ireland expenditure in Cambodia and ensures regulatory compliance in Cambodia and Ireland. Derek has expertise and experience in operations, budgetary control and project management.

Brian Vandamme - Engagement and Operations Manager

Brian joined SeeBeyondBorders Ireland in April 2024. With a Masters in Contemporary Migration and Diaspora Studies from University College Cork, Brian previously lived in Cambodia, working in a rural sustainable development organisation there. He has over 9 years experience in communications, advocacy and direct support with human rights, humanitarian and community organisations in the United States, Cambodia, Australia, and Ireland.

Volunteers - Ireland

Gary Doyle - Fundraising Committee

Gary has over 20 years experience working with Development NGO’s including two overseas assignments. His work included project management, public relations, and securing project funding from institutional funders. Gary has been volunteering with SBBI since mid-2022

Trustees

Marie McLoughlin - Chair

Marie McLoughlin is Professor of Education in the Frobel Department of Primary and Early Childhood Education. She joined SBBI as Chair on 27th May 2025. Marie began her career as a primary school teacher and in 2000, she was seconded to the Primary Curriculum Support Programme (PCSP), where she was later appointed National Co-ordinator. In 2008, she was appointed President of Froebel College of Education and oversaw a merger with Maynooth University in 2013.

Skills and knowledge: Educational Leadership, Organisational Culture, Early Childhood Education, Reflective Practice and Research Methods.

Maeve Corish

Vice Chair Maeve Corish joined the Board on 12 November 2020 as a founding Director and served as Chair from January 2021 to June 2023. She is a former principal of Donabate Portrane Educate Together National School (DPETNS).  Maeve has been to Cambodia several times.

Skills and Knowledge: Education, The Voice of the Child, Development Education and Educational Leadership

Tom Costello

Tom Costello joined the Board on 12 November 2020 as a founding Director. Tom was a member of the Charities Regulatory Authority from 2014 to 2022. He spent 14 years with The Atlantic Philanthropies, prior to which he was part of the teaching faculty at the Irish Management Institute. 

Skills and Knowledge: Governance, Social Policy, Funding, Strategic Planning

Kimsor Oeng

Kimsor Oeng joined the Board on 1 August 2024. Kimsor serves as Deputy Director of the Office of Minister, Ministry of Tourism, Cambodia, advising on embedding regenerative design in its community-based operations. He was awarded an Irish Aid Fellowship in 2023, studying in University College Cork.

Skills and Knowledge: International Relations, Agri-food Sustainability, Regenerative Development

Máire Ní Bhróithe

Máire Ní Bhróithe joined the Board on 1 August 2024. She is a former principal of Ratoath College, Co Meath and Castlecomer Community School, Co Kilkenny. Máire was Education and Leadership Officer for Louth/Meath ETB and became the Deputy National Director of the Centre for School Leadership. Máire has been to Cambodia several times.

Skills and Knowledge: Educational Leadership, Coaching, Mentoring and Mediation

Kevin McHugh

Kevin McHugh joined the SBBI Board on 27th May 2025. He has three decades of Board level experience across multiple businesses in Europe, North America and Australia in all areas of Governance, Risk Management and Compliance. He has developed and led teams to deliver professional risk management and compliance services. He has led complex change including internal and external stakeholder management

Skills and Knowledge: Accountancy, Governance, Risk, Audits