Madeleine spent six years in academia tutoring, teaching, writing and researching as an archaeologist in the School of Archaeology UCD and the National Museum of Ireland. She worked for many years as an Archaeological Manager in the private sector. Madeleine is an expert in employee sustainability engagement, and narrative crafting and messaging, and is passionate about helping businesses create and tell their sustainability stories. She is a Co founder of Change by Degrees, which helps people and organisations to build sustainability skills and gain confidence to meet sustainability targets, grow business and comply with regulations through people-centred blended learning through their digital learning platform. Madeleine was runner-up in the Sustainability Champion of the Year category at the IMAGE PwC Businesswoman of the Year Awards 2024. She has a Diploma in UX Design making her the first Irish sustainability adviser to use sustainability and UX as a problem-solving tool for business.