Her Excellency the Honourable Dr Jeannette Young AC PSM

Governor of Queensland

The Governor was born in Sydney in 1963. After graduating from Medicine at Sydney University in 1986, she commenced her medical career at Westmead Hospital.

In 1999, she relocated to Brisbane to take up the role of Executive Director of Medical Services at the Princess Alexandra Hospital, and served on various workforce committees, including as Chair of AMWAC (Australian Medical Workforce Advisory Committee).

Karl Morris AO

CEO & Managing Director, Ord Minnett Ltd & Chair, Bravehearts Foundation Fund

Karl Morris AO is the Chief Executive and Managing Director of Ord Minnett Ltd, with a career spanning over 30 years in financial services and wealth management. He is a Commerce graduate of Griffith University and holds diplomas from the Stockbrokers and Financial Advisers Association of Australia, FINSIA and the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Vanessa Garrard

Entrepreneur, Chair, Non-Exec Director, Mentor

Vanessa Garrard is an experienced entrepreneur, investor, strategic advisor and Non-Executive Director with more than 25 years’ experience building, scaling, acquiring and exiting businesses in Australia and internationally.

Having founded 17 companies and led businesses across Australia, the United States, United Kingdom, Europe, New Zealand, China and Hong Kong, Vanessa brings extensive commercial, strategic and leadership experience to the Bravehearts Board. Throughout her career, she has been involved in raising more than $400 million in capital, 11 acquisitions and 20 business exits, and has led teams operating across eight countries.

Gemma Cook

Chief Financial Officer, MCC GROUP

Gemma Cook started her career in business advisory services and has over 20 years’ experience assisting businesses and their owners achieve their business and personal financial goals. She has recently had a shift in her career to work as Chief Financial Officer of MCC Group – a growing mining, construction, and maintenance group of companies. Gemma works closely with the director, board of advisers, and key management team to drive the strategic and financial direction of the business. She has been on the Bravehearts board since 2010.

Rob Molhoek

State Member for Southport

Rob Molhoek has represented Southport in the Queensland Parliament since 2012 and currently chairs the Health, Environment and Innovation Committee. His previous roles include Assistant Minister for Child Safety, Assistant Minister for Planning Reform, Shadow Minister for Housing and Public Works, and Chief Opposition Whip.  First elected to the Gold Coast City Council in 2004, Rob chaired the Finance and Internal Services Committee. He was also the founding Chairman of the Gold Coast Community Fund and a foundation director of the Gold Coast NRL Bid Team, which became the Gold Coast Titans.

Dr Kelly Richards

PhD and Bachelor (First Class Honours) in Criminology, Graduate Certificate in Academic Practice

Dr Kelly Richards is Professor of criminology in the School of Justice at Queensland University of Technology. She holds a PhD from Western Sydney University and is an accomplished criminological researcher, having previously held a senior research position at the Australian Institute of Criminology.

Jane Albert

Bachelor of Commerce, Bachelor of Law, Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice

Jane Albert is a commercial lawyer who has advised leading organisations including NRMA, DP World, Australia Post, Carsales.com, Australian Red Cross, the University of Sydney and Airbnb. Jane brings her commercial legal advisory experience and ability to sit in discomfort and look for the possibility in difficult situations. Jane joined Bravehearts because of its bold legacy of speaking about child sexual abuse at a time when the subject was hushed and to support its unwavering commitment to therapeutic support, advocacy and societal change. Jane holds a Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Melbourne and is undertaking a Master of Science focussed on consciousness, spirituality and transpersonal psychology.

Jodie Pisani

Jodie is a governance professional with over 10 years of experience supporting boards and executive teams across the not-for-profit and public sectors. She currently serves as Company Secretary for UiLab, a beneficial enterprise owned by Logan City Council, where she advises the Board and CEO on governance and compliance matters and has maintained a clean audit record throughout her tenure.