OUR PEOPLE Board members
Karen Dare - Chairperson, Director • Expertise: Community Sector
Karen has a social sciences background and over 35 years of experience in the community sector, working with Communify since 1994. She works with a strong community development focus and has extensive experience as a board member for prominent community and other organisations. Karen is recipient of the 2001 Centenary Medal and the Brisbane Australia Day Award for her contribution to the community sector.
Stacey Horder - Secretary, Director • Expertise: HR
Stacey has worked across the full growth cycle of companies – from start-ups, to mergers and acquisitions, alongside managing billion-dollar ventures. Throughout her career, Stacey has consistently advocated for culture and creating organisations that have a strong sense of community. She also spends time mentoring for start-ups and being involved in a Director capacity for not-for-profits.
Karolina Pemberton - Treasurer, Director • Expertise: Finance
Karolina is a qualified accountant with over 17 years of experience across a range of sectors and specialities, including Financial and Management accounting, Budgeting and Forecasting, and not-forprofits. Outside her professional life, Karolina has a love of family, cooking and tennis.
Susan Gobbart - Banking Signatory • Expertise: Psychology/Service Delivery
Susan is a psychologist with a special interest in complex trauma, co-occuring AOD and mental health concerns, and Clinical Governance, particularly program evaluation and service/client outcome measures. She is currently working with an Indigenous Birthing program as a Perinatal and Parenting Psychologist. She has over 30 years of professional experience across a range of areas in the mental health field.
Rex Brar - Ordinary Member • Expertise: Finance and Business Development
Rex is currently Head of Finance for PRA Australia, a fintech start-up subsidiary of a NASDAQ Listing company. Prior to joining PRA, Rex led FPA, Board reporting, and credit risk exposure at MDP, a local subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corporation. While at MDP, Rex participated in various M&A Deals and led an ERP transition and implementation. Prior to joining MDP, Rex worked in a mid-tier public practice firm leading audit and relationships with a wide range of clientele in mining, agriculture, and the construction industry. He earned a B.A. in accounting and is a Chartered Accountant.
Anastasia Blake - Ordinary Member (banking signatory) • Expertise: Nutrition
Anastasia worked in Education for more than 20 years, primarily in Computer Education and Policy Managing Initiatives. She has extensive experience in managing and delivering food programmes in various settings. Anastasia first began volunteering with EDQ in its very early days. She now supervises Health Science Dietetics students and is finalising a cookbook with Dr. Leanne Barron for those recovering from eating disorders.
Marc Bryant - Ordinary Member • Expertise: Carer/IT
Marc is a current member of the Qld Government Advisory Group (Eating Disorders), and also has more than 20 years’ experience in State Government public service, including various expert panels and consulting groups, with special interest in IT systems and information management. Marc has had approximately 6 years’ lived experience with eating disorders as a carer and has mentored other carers.
Suzannah D’Juliet - Director • Expertise: Legal
Suzannah is a commercial lawyer who works in Executive Management in the Resources Industry. She has special interests in insurance, risk and compliance and has experience as a Non-Executive Director in the private sector. Suzannah has a lived experience of eating disorders and is passionate about EDQ’s quality, client centered care and service delivery model.
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