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Mary's role is to provide leadership and inspiration for the implementation of the Association’s vision in a global Mercy context. She leads a team of executives who together shape strategic and operational direction.

Dr Caroline Thompson has had an extensive and successful career in Catholic education including senior leadership positions – principal, assistant principal and APRE. Her doctoral studies focused on Catholic educational leadership, Catholic identity and contemporary governance challenges.

Caroline has worked extensively in the PJP space, providing leadership for the highly regarded formation program for Mercy Partners and serving on a variety of formation teams including the National Catholic Education Conference Faith Formation and RE Committee, the Good Samaritan Education Council, the Edmund Rice Community Services Mission Committee, the Mercy Mission Formation Network and the AMPJP Mission Committee.

Caroline has written and edited formation resources including charism handbooks for Mercy, Presentation and Franciscan ministries as well as prayer resources, governance manuals and synodality materials.

Sr Anne is Co-ordinator of Opening Doors which is more than just a project; it symbolises openness, welcome, hospitality, networking, collaboration, and the sharing of Catherine McAuley's legacy of Mercy.

Anne is a Mercy Sister from the Northern Branch of the Irish Congregation. She was formerly a Pastoral Worker in the Archdiocese of Armagh. Prior to that Sr Anne worked in administration and education both in Ireland and abroad.

Brenda oversees communications for Mercy International Association. She works to raise awareness of the mission of Mercy and to connect people across the Mercy world. Brenda manages Mercy eNews, our website and social media channels. She also works to support the various other arms of MIA including Heritage and Spirituality, the office of the CEO, Catherine's House and Mercy Global Action. Strategy, planning, connection and content creation are at the centre of Brenda's role. 

In her role as Mercy Global Action’s Global Policy and Research Advocate, Cecilie helps bring the voices and experiences of Mercy communities around the world into global policy spaces - especially at the United Nations. Her work focuses mainly on two interconnected justice issues: the degradation of Earth and the displacement of persons. She leads research to explore the root causes of these challenges and use those findings to inform Mercy’s advocacy at the UN and in international coalitions. The goal is always to ensure that global decisions reflect the realities of the people and ecosystems most affected by injustice.

At the UN, Cecilie represents the Sisters of Mercy through our consultative status with the Economic and Social Council. That means participating in policy discussions, contributing to joint statements, and organizing events that highlight Mercy perspectives on issues like climate change, migration, homelessness, gender equality, and human rights.