Meet the Team
Highwood Education comprises a highly experienced and diverse team of designers and developers committed to providing the best digital educational content at a reasonable level of cost.
Many members of the team have years of experience in senior positions within the educational software industry.
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- Chris Craig is a 2D Animator and Designer from the midlands of Ireland, an animation graduate of BCFE Class of 2017 with 4 years industry experience in various roles with Ireland’s top animation studios
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- Shauna is a background artist and designer from Dublin. She graduated from IADT in 2019 with a degree in animation and is currently working freelance.
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- Mandi Cromer is an Irish illustrator with a background in animation and children’s educational software. With over 20 years of experience, Mandi has worked on many creative and innovative Irish and international projects.
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- Roslyn Moore has a HDip in Design visual communications from the college of marketing and design Dublin. Ros has over 20 years’ experience working as an illustrator on educational schoolbooks and as a graphic designer in educational software.
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- Ciara is a freelance background artist and 2D designer. She studied in BCFE, Dublin, and graduated in 2019 with a BA (Hons) in Visual media and Animation. Ciara has worked on projects for animated TV shows, film, and Youtube.
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- Amie Gerardi is a 2d designer for animation currently located in Dublin. She graduated from IADT Dun Laoghaire with a BA Hons in Animation and has worked on background, prop and character designs for children’s apps and educational games.
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- Eoin is a graduate of IADT Dún Laoghaire with a degree in Animation. Eoin joined Highwood Education in 2020 working as an art designer, creating backgrounds, props, costumes, and additional character designs for K1 lessons.
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- Aoife Ní Dhálaigh is a writer and editor with a special interest in education. For more than 15 years, Aoife has written for international ESL clients and developed e-learning materials for companies in Ireland, the US, and Asia.
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- Séamus is an adjunct professor of International Relations, Political Economy, and Film Studies on several semester abroad programs for international students studying in Ireland. Séamus also has over 25 years’ content development experience for online education and training.
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- Michael Stevens is a learning designer who has been crafting high-quality e-learning content for nearly 20 years. Michael has a Masters in Science Communication and has worked for a number of educational companies including EMPGI, Folens Publishers, and Skillsoft.
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- Tony Kiely is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, and journalist. Tony has worked with artists on a wide range of digital projects and installations.
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- Roger is an award-winning playwright, composer, musician, actor and a voice actor in countless commercials and animation series. His plays have been produced professionally in many countries. He is also a tutor at the Gaiety School of Acting, Ireland’s national drama school.
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- Scott Pollak has been a voiceover professional for over 20 years. His clients have included Xerox, UPS, Publix Supermarkets, Cisco Systems, Hewlett-Packard, Volkswagen, Humana and National Public Radio. He has narrated nearly 200 audiobooks.
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- Kristin Lennox has been a voice actor for over 25 years. Favorite VO roles include the astronaut in NatGeo’s Before Mars, DiveBot in Vacation Simulator, and multiple characters in Observer, including wife to Rutger Hauer.
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- Anne is a trained actress and voice over artist. She has acted in a number of films and plays, performs stand-up comedy, and has been the voiceover for a number of audio books.
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- Katie Stevens is an actor, singer, and voiceover artist who has had a number of noteworthy roles in musical theatre. She currently works for a film production company in London.
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- Karla Lyons is a student at The Independent Theatre Workshop (ITW) where she has been studying drama and dance since the age of 4. She has acted in a number of plays and films (including Game of Thrones) and is on the Irish gymnastics development squad.
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- Cathal O’Hallin has been a student of the Independent Theatre Workshop (ITW) since he was five years old. He has acted in a number of plays and films in Dublin.
