In August 2005, the Governor was appointed to the role of Chief Health Officer for Queensland, with responsibility for leading the State’s preventative health and public health agendas, including response to public health emergencies. In January 2020, when the COVID-19 virus outbreak was declared a pandemic, the Governor became the State Health Incident Controller.

Her Excellency was sworn-in as the 27th Governor of Queensland on 1 November 2021.

He was awarded an officer of the Order of Australia (AO) on Australia Day 2019, for distinguished service to the financial and stockbroking sectors, and to the community through a range of organisations.

Karl is Chairman of the Brisbane Broncos Ltd, Chair of the American Chamber of Commerce in Australia (AmCham) Council of Governors in Queensland and Patron of the Mary MacKillop Brisbane Catholic School Access Fund. His other Board memberships include Australian Catholic University Senate and J.P. Morgan Australia Advisory Council. He is a Master Member (and former Chair 2012-2018) of the Stockbrokers and Financial Advisers Association of Australia, and former Chairman of QSuper (2013-2019). He also sits on the Investment Committees of the Catholic Archdioceses of Brisbane and Sydney.

She has successfully raised over $200mill in capital, and acquired and sold her companies, representing over $ 1 billion in annual revenues.

Products designed by her teams can be found in over 10,000 retail stores globally covering more than 30 product categories, producing millions of products each year.

She now sits on 5 boards and is the Chair of 4 of those which include fast growth SAAS Businesses.
Vanessa’s passion for business and commercialising products has seen her ranked in Australia’s Top 30 Female Entrepreneurs list 5 years running and she was named EY Entrepreneur Of The Year for Industry, Telstra Young Business Woman of the Year for Qld, and more recently, Vanessa was named in the Australian Financial Review’s 100 Women of Influence.

With over 25 years experience in building companies, Vanessa understands what it takes to build and grow a global business and is passionate about helping other Entrepreneurs scale and grow their businesses.

He lives on the Gold Coast not far from where he grew up in Southport. He has four sons.

Rob has worked in government, retail, broadcasting, media, wholesaling, entertainment, sport and development.

Elected to Gold Coast City Council in 2004, he chaired the Finance & Internal Services Committee overseeing the city’s finances, human resources, capital works, infrastructure planning & development.

Rob has a passion for community service, he has been involved with Bravehearts for almost a decade. He was the founding Chairman of the Gold Coast Community Fund and a foundation Director of the Gold Coast NRL Titans. He has also served on many other community boards and maintains a keen interest in Community Radio.

Between his commitments to Southport and his portfolio responsibilities, he spends any spare time with his family, surfing, learning Mandarin and enjoying the enviable Gold Coast lifestyle.

Kelly’s research focuses on better understanding and responding to both victim/survivors and perpetrators of sexual violence. She has led numerous funded research grants and published widely on this and other related topics. In 2010 she was awarded the ACT Government Office for Women Audrey Fagan Churchill Fellowship, and in 2020 she was named a Senior Fulbright Scholar. Kelly established and Chairs the After Prison Network (Queensland) and is a Committee Member of Restorative Practices International (Queensland branch). In her spare time she enjoys hiking, dance and pub trivia.

Jane brings her legal advisory experience along with her ability to sit in the discomfort and look for the possibility in difficult situations. She has a lived experience of the healing power of community, creative expression and a deep connectedness with nature. Jane joined Bravehearts because it too values safety, information, support and bodily autonomy for all.

Jane holds a Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Melbourne and lives in Muloobinba/Newcastle.