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Debbie Donnelly
Debbie Donnelly lives in Binfield with her husband Paul and 2 children.

Debbie has had a variety of careers in further education associated with adults who have learning difficulties and disabilities from mild, moderate to severe. Debbie taught ICT and developed curriculums and training materials that were specifically designed to meet the individual needs of the diversified group she taught. Debbie also worked for the government in a pilot study targeting East Berkshire and developed the curriculum and training material for two certificates 'Certificate in Self Development' designed to help vulnerable people move back into education, develop self belief and to attempt to give them the confidence to seek employment and to help them realise that they are valued members of society. The second certificate was 'Supporting the Development Needs of Vulnerable People'. This certificate was targeted at Support Workers and was aimed at helping them to understand the development needs of vulnerable people and what affects this group of people from a neuroscientific, social cultural and cognitive view. Both certificates are now recognised qualifications offered by City & Guilds.

Through Debbie’s own work experience and networks she came to realize that there is a wealth of untapped, underutilized skills. She and partner focused their attention on providing a platform, [www.keaga.com] to increase individuals’ visibility to companies. Particularly in this time of economic down turn, where unemployment is high and confidence is low they wanted to develop a way that companies, cost effectively could search for a wealth of skilled individuals and connect with them directly.