Meet The Board 

Margherita has been at the Centre for over 20 years She has a business management background and is a qualified counsellor. Margherita is a strong advocate for the Social Determinants of Health and Trauma Informed Care. Both her clinical practice and her leadership of the team reflect these values 

Erin is a leader in strategic communications, risk and crisis management, with her international experience spanning organisations including News Corp Australia, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, NBC Universal and Redr UK. Her most recent work has seen an emphasis on psychosocial risk, and developing trauma-informed practices. 

Bec is a senior regulatory officer for the Australian Space Agency. She is a graduate of the University of Sydney and The ANU law school. 

Bec holds extensive experience in governance, compliance and policy management. She is passionate about advocating and promoting women's safety and access to all forms of healthcare. Bec believes strongly in a social model of health care that approaches women's health in a holistic manner, recognising the intersection of access to services, law, public policy and gender equality. 

Paige is currently employed as a Youth Worker at the YMCA on the Central Coast. Paige previously worked as a Corporate Services Manager and Accountant in both the not-for-profit and private sectors. She holds a Masters of Business Administration (Not-for-Profit Management/Project Management majors)  and a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting major) from the University of Technology and the University of Newcastle, respectively.

Cassie is a HR and logistics professional in the Australian Army, with more than 10 years of leadership and management experience. Cassie’s range of domestic and international experiences include logistics planning for the 2019/20 Black Summer bushfires, deploying to the Middle East region in 2015 as a Platoon Commander, leading female-focussed recruitment activities, and leading a multidisciplinary training team in Vanuatu. 

Libby is the Community Engagement and Partnerships Manager as Women’s Housing Company, a Tier One Social Housing provider for women. She designs and implements programs to increase women’s opportunities and creates partnerships to achieve sustainable outcomes.

Partnership, trusts, foundations, and business development professional with a proven track record in new partnership acquisition and activation along with partnerships and staff management, business development, sponsorship, fundraising, event management, PR, media, and marketing. Skilled strategic thinker with a passion for corporate responsibility with a background in business; both for and not-for-profit.

Pauline is the Grants Manager at Open Support, the Community Outreach Service of St Vincent’s Clinic Darlinghurst which provides support services to vulnerable women and children escaping violence, people experiencing social isolation and rural patients seeking better access to healthcare. She has successfully increased the grant revenue from a wide range of new donors to support these programs. 

Ella is a lawyer with considerable experience in representative proceedings and a developed knowledge of litigation practice and procedure in various superior court jurisdictions. Ella is currently employed as the case management lawyer for the Major Torts and Group Proceedings lists within the Supreme Court of Victoria. Ella has a particular interest in public interest litigation and the use of group proceedings to improve access to justice.