Adrian is a qualified accountant and financial manager with over 20 years’ experience in providing commercial business, advisory and accounting expertise to various sectors including health, hospitality, agriculture and retail. He began his managerial career with Carlton & United Breweries in the early 1990’s, then formalised his commercial acumen which led to a professional accounting career and local small business ownership. He holds a Bachelor of Science, a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting/Law), a Graduate Diploma of Chartered Accounting and is currently undertaking a Master of Business Administration. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Adrian’s strong belief in social justice has driven his involvement in the Not for Profit sector as well as sitting on the boards of other local charity organisations. He was appointed to the role of CEO in 2020 after five years as the Chief Financial Officer.
Jodie has extensive experience in the community services sector with professional roles in aged care, allied health, training, disability management, and lifestyle and leisure coordination. She commenced her career as an Enrolled Nurse in Dalby and holds Diplomas in Community Services Management and Leisure and Health. She joined YellowBridge QLD in 2015 to lead the organisation’s transition to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). She was appointed COO in 2021 after six years as General Manager Disability Support.
Donita has over twenty years’ experience working with homeless young people within the local region. She has had a range of roles from residential support worker, youth worker to program manager. Donita has a Diploma of Youth Work and Diploma of Leadership and Management. She now combines her two passions, youth and housing, being appointed as General Manager of Housing and Youth in 2022.
Taralee had worked in the healthcare and community sector for more than seven years in various operational management roles. She is passionate about empowering staff, fighting for justice, and creating a positive staff culture. She believes in ensuring adequate staff training and providing mentorship to deliver people-centered care. She has an Advanced Diploma in Community Sector Management.
Fiona has over 15 years’ experience in the community services sector, with a focus on support for people with disability, and their families. She started as a Support Worker assisting her friend with their child who had a profound disability, then moved to professional support work and gaining a Certificate IV in Disability. Fiona also became involved in Consumer Representation in the Health and Hospital service as Chair of the Family Advisory and Consumer Advisory groups at Children’s Health Queensland (2010-2014) and Royal Brisbane and Women’s hospital (2015-2018). This was an opportunity to give back to the service after having a significant health journey with her own children over several years. Fiona gained a Diploma of Counselling in 2017 and a Diploma of Community Services in 2018 before the NDIS commenced. As NDIS became available in Moreton Bay Region in 2019, Fiona joined Carer’s QLD as a Local Area Coordinator until the pandemic reached the region. Fiona has additionally held roles as Support Coordinator before being appointed as General Manager of Disability Services with Registered Service Providers in the community in Moreton Bay, Brisbane, Logan and Ipswich.
Mary is a Chartered Accountant and a current member of Chartered Accountants Australia New Zealand (CA ANZ). She holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Accounting from the University of Cape Town and prior to pursuing a career in accounting she established and operated a number of her own businesses.
However, she was always drawn to accounting and after obtaining her CA spent much of her subsequent career in the field of Public Practice Accounting and Tax. She also held a Public Practice certificate for several years running her own small practice in Auckland. On moving to Australia, being very much a “People Person”, she wanted to feel that she was making a significant difference to other peoples’ lives so decided to look for something that would achieve this yet at the same time still incorporate her passion for accounting. She joined YellowBridge in March 2018 on a 12 month contract as Finance Co-Ordinator, thereafter becoming Finance Manager and then towards the end of 2022 she was appointed General Manager Business Services. Working at YellowBridge is everything that she’d hoped for and she thoroughly enjoys working with such a diverse range of clients and staff across all the various programs.
Nicole has had varying roles in the community sector for 10 years. She is passionate about social justice, equality for all, and has a particular passion for fairness equity in the workplace. Nicole recently obtained a Graduate Certificate in Psychology and is furthering her study towards her honours in Psychology which she then hopes to transfer to organisational psychology. She also holds a Graduate Certificate in Management with a human resources focus.