Jason Denman

I am Jason Denman. I grew up in Hanworth, South West London where my family still live. I moved to Ireland in 1999 for what I thought would be just a year or two and twenty-six years later I am still here! I am married to Sinéad for over 20 years, and we live with our dogs near the sea in North County Dublin.

Expecting to follow my Dad into bricklaying (and lacking focus and interest), I left school with minimal qualifications and Dad’s reluctance to see me follow in his footsteps and the recession of 1990 put an end to that plan. Eventually I ended up working for an airline at Heathrow Airport which is where I finally found some focus and even discovered some latent talents. In 1999, a job came up in Dublin and I decided to give it a go. The rest, as they say, is history. 

Over the last quarter of century I have developed my professional career, holding Human Resources roles within aviation, commercial property, public healthcare and charity sectors. I am currently Director of People & Development with one of Ireland’s leading organisations for people with physical disabilities. This charity employs 2,500 people and offers a range of services across the island of Ireland. Over the course of my journey, I went back to education and now hold an MBS in Human Resource Strategies, a BSc in Human Resource Management and a Professional Diploma in Executive Coaching.

I am also vice Chair of a voluntary Board for the Irish National Traveller Service which seeks to break down barriers and discrimination and provides multi-disciplinary frontline services.

In the past I have mentored juvenile offenders under the remit of the Irish Probation Service.

Why IS MKPUK&I SIGNIFICANT to me?

In 2013 my wife Sinéad attended a workshop in England and the partner of one of her co-participants was an MKP man. Sinéad suggested to me that I might also benefit from this thing called MKP. I definitely resisted… but not for too long.

In 2014 I attended my NWTA in Townley Hall, Drogheda, Co. Louth and from then on, my world began to change. Since my weekend I have developed so many connections with men I can trust, with good men that want to make the world a better place. I have had the opportunity to develop my leadership skills, to face my fears and to take responsibility for myself. Helping a man to be the man he wants to be is profound and manifests beyond MKP within my personal and professional life.

My involvement with MKP has, and continues to be, a magnificent privilege.