With a wealth of experience and passion, our board of directors ensure we create the greatest impact possible for children and young people.
A co-founder and director at ByMany, a leadership development, consulting and technology company that brings together the practices of disruptive strategy and culture change, Greg is a business strategist, marketer, and creator with 25 years of experience in strategy, brand, innovation and new business creation.
Caitlin Figueiredo is a proud Goan woman and Canberra-based strategic leader with over a decade of experience driving reform across government, civil society, and international organisations. A Senior Manager at Parbery Consulting, she brings deep expertise in governance, collaboration, and program design.
Janelle Hopkins is the Chief Financial Officer at REA Group and is responsible for all aspects of the Group's finance and business services portfolio and global investments. Her portfolio includes finance, risk and assurance, tax, corporate development, property and procurement, corporate communications and investor relations.
An experienced non-executive Director, expert advisor, mentor, and coach with over 25 years’ experience as a Principal at Kincoppal-Rose Bay School, Sydney and Catherine McAuley Westmead.
The former CEO and Managing Director of Aurora Energy and current Advisory Board Member of Menzies Institute of Medical Research – UTAS, Rebecca has been a Board Member with the Foundation since 2018.
Louka Parry is an education futurist, learning strategist and social entrepreneur working globally to support leaders and educators to create thriving learning environments. Louka is CEO and Founder of The Learning Future, an organisation that supports schools, systems and companies to thrive in tomorrow's world, and a Founding Executive of the non-profit Karanga: The Global Alliance for Social Emotional Learning and Life Skills.
Mat is the Chief Capability Officer at Richmond Futures, a mental health recovery organisation. He has dedicated his career to the community services sector, with a strong focus on children, families, and social policy. Previously,Mat served as the CEO of Lady Gowrie Tasmania, Relationships Australia Tasmania, and TasCOSS.
David is the CEO of Infoxchange, a not-for-profit social enterprise with the vision of ‘technology for social justice’. He is passionate about creating a more digitally inclusive society and the role technology can play in improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the not-for-profit sector
Russell is a pioneer in multimedia and the Internet industries. He has a science degree and studied law at the University of Melbourne. IBM gave him a sound knowledge of computer technology, management and marketing.
Ryan has nearly 20 years’ experience across numerous senior political and communications roles, including as Chief of Staff to former Opposition Leader Bill Shorten, Senior Press Secretary to the Deputy Prime Minister/Treasurer, and Press Secretary to a range of state and federal ministers.
