Jennie Blake is Associate Director for Alumni Relations and oversees the Alumni Volunteering programme. Having introduced the programme with the first mentoring programme in 2015, she is passionate about the impact of alumni volunteering on students, the University and the alumni community. She also leads alumni  engagement with two Colleges in UCD and drives the corporate sponsorship strategy for major alumni events.  

Having worked in the charity sector, and as Head of Development in Volunteer Ireland, she developed a real grá (Irish for passion!) for all things volunteering. Jennie has 20 years experience engaging with multiple stakeholders across the charity, private and education sectors.