Ailis Mardon-Egan is an eLearning Engagement Officer at Ireland’s National Adult Literacy Agency (NALA). Ailis leads the development and implementation of learner engagement and outreach strategies for Learn with NALA, an online learning platform that supports adults to improve their literacy, numeracy and digital skills. Ailis is passionate about using technology to enhance the learning experience and is always looking for new ways to engage learners and meet their needs.

Prior to her role in NALA, Ailis spent over 10 years working in the private and not-for-profit sector with a variety of experience in fundraising, digital marketing, communications, and CRM development. Her educational background includes history, business management, digital marketing, digital education, data analytics and digital learning design.

Elaine Cohalan is Innovation Manager and has been part of the senior management team at Ireland’s National Adult Literacy Agency (NALA) since early 2019.

Elaine leads national services for NALA (Learn with NALA) that support adult literacy learners in addressing their unmet needs in literacy, numeracy and digital literacy.  This  includes  a  one-to-one  personalised  tuition service,  online  learning,  resources  and  supports. 

Elaine also leads NALA’s professional development services for adult literacy practitioners. These are delivered through events, training, online learning and resources.

A core part of this work involves initiating and driving innovative approaches to NALA’s services through educational technology and research.

Prior to her role in NALA, Elaine spent over 12 years working in various private and public further education, training and Educational Technology organisations in Ireland in project management and leadership roles. Her educational background spans many areas including software development, cognitive science, business, management and leadership.