Sister Irene O'Neill & Kelly Mallon Young

Sister Irene O’Neill, CSJ, and three CSJ Sister colleagues researched, tested, and founded SRW in 2017. Sister Irene currently serves as President/CEO of SRW. Her past experiences as Chair of Bethlehem University (Palestine) Foundation Board of Directors, multiple leadership roles in the St. Paul/Minneapolis Archdiocesan elementary schools, as well as nearly 20 years as Executive Director of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet Ministries Foundation prepared her well for leading a global platform. Sister Irene has a B.S. and Masters in Education from the University of Minnesota (M.Ed), and a Doctorate in Educational Leadership (Ed.D) from Nova Southeastern University.

Kelly Mallon Young is the full-time Chief Operations Officer (COO) of SRW. She volunteers her expertise and time, working closely with Sister Irene to build out SRW. Previously, Kelly successfully spent 25 years in executive sales positions with two major corporations. She has a B.S. in Marketing and Statistics from the University of Dayton, and a Masters in Strategic Branding Communications from the University of Illinois Urbana -Champaign.

Together with several more talented and committed team members, the SRW team is working to expand the number of programs funded, build out the management team, and support the SRW vision with a longer-term plan.