Originally qualified as an Occupational Therapist, Julie has worked in a variety of clinical roles before pursuing her career in health management.

She is an experienced health executive and has held leadership roles in diverse human services organisations, managing large national teams and has been instrumental in developing organisational capacity to deliver outstanding service.

Julie holds a number of directorships and her previous Board experience includes the Disability Services Commission and Independent Living Centre of WA. She has been closely involved in the rollout of NDIS nationally.

Stephen is an accomplished senior finance executive with over 25 years’ experience in the corporate sector, working within several industries including professional services, logistics, manufacturing, health services and media. He has held senior finance roles in organisations including KPMG, Nestor Healthcare, Britvic PLC, Carbon Conscious Limited and Silver Chain.

Stephen’s experience spans external and internal audit, financial control, staff management, taxation, financial modelling, strategy, cost control, risk management, company secretarial and corporate governance.

Stephen is a practicing CPA, a member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and a fellow of the Governance Institute of Australia.

Karen has over 25 years’ experience in human and medical services. For the past 15 years she has held the position of National Operations Manager with key areas of responsibility including human resources, financial and performance management, quality and compliance, and customer management.

Karen holds a Bachelor and Post Grad Diploma in Psychology, a Masters of Human Resources and a Graduate Certificate of Applied Finance.

Louise is an Occupational Therapist with over 15 years’ experience as a clinician and manager in the paediatric and disability sectors. She has experience in both government and non-government organisations and is responsible for clinical service development and quality maintenance.

Louise is passionate about supporting therapists to provide evidence based, quality services for children and families.

Jason is a systems architect who specialises in designing and implementing data integration systems, with over 20 years’ experience working across the mining, financial and allied health sectors.

Prior to commencing with Early Start Australia, Jason spent seven years as the product owner and chief designer of a multi-national health care provider’s case management system.

Rebecca’s diverse career brings a unique set of skills gained across the childcare sector, interior design, project management and the arts.

Over the past 15 years she has held marketing and communication roles in not for profit and Government organisations including Bell Shakespeare, the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts and the Department of Culture and the Arts.

Kate has over 20 years’ experience in primary and tertiary health, disability and mental health, across both government and not-for-profit agencies. She has broad experience in health governance including policy, risk management, quality management and organisational compliance.

Kate holds a Bachelor of Science in Health Information Management.

Lisa has over 15 years’ experience as a Bookkeeper. She has provided quality bookkeeping services to her clients and their accountants giving reliability and supporting business development. Lisa believes that through systems, processes and education, she can assist businesses and clients to better understand their financial position whilst allowing them time to work on their business rather than their accounts.

Lisa holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and is passionate about public policy and human services.

Catherine has over two decades of clinical experience working as an Occupational Therapist, holding a number of leadership roles within the healthcare and disability services industries. She holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in Occupational Therapy, Graduate Diploma in Education, Graduate Certificate in Health Services Management and is a Fellow of Leadership WA.

Catherine is passionate about enhancing service provision through innovation and ensuring best practice so people with disability can achieve best outcomes in their daily lives.