Lyn Brodie
Chief Executive Officer
Lyn is an accomplished CEO with extensive experience across corporate, government, and not-for-profit sectors. Her leadership roles include CEO positions at Optometry Australia and the Lowitja Institute. Lyn has expertise in governance, strategy, operations, and financial sustainability, with a focus on health and medical research. She holds an MBA and is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, with further studies at Harvard, Melbourne Business School, and the London School of Economics and Political Science. Her achievements include multiple professional awards, highlighting her influence and success in leadership.
Rob Di Leva
Chief Operating Officer
Rob is a seasoned executive with over 20 years of leadership experience across the health, education, and commercial sectors both nationally and internationally. His career is marked by a track record of driving strategic initiatives and enhancing operational efficiencies in high-stakes environments. Rob’s expertise in financial and operational management, stakeholder engagement, and governance has been developed and refined over the years holding senior roles in membership associations such as Royal Australian College of Surgeons; FMCG sector with Swisse Wellness. Rob's involvement in community sports and family-oriented initiatives highlights his commitment to building cohesive teams and nurturing strong community relationships. His dynamic leadership style, combined with his comprehensive understanding of the complexities of ‘for purpose’ organisations.
Stacey Baldac
Chief, Speech Pathology Advancement
Stacey has 20+ years’ experience in senior management/leadership roles improving services for the community across multiple sectors. Stacey is committed to excellence by employing best practice, quality and risk management processes and modelling culturally safe and ethical behaviours.
Angie Luu
Chief, Marketing and Communications
Angie is an experienced marketing and communications leader with a proven track record in crafting and executing comprehensive integrated strategies. Her career across multiple industries has equipped her with a versatile and multifaceted approach to complex marketing and communications opportunities.
Jennifer O’Connor
Chief, Policy and Advocacy
Jennifer is an experienced leader in Association advocacy with expertise in health workforce and regulation. Jennifer has worked for more than a decade in health policy and workforce within health sector peak bodies and government.
Samantha Price
Governance and Executive Support
Samantha is a highly experienced administration and stakeholder engagement professional with a career spanning both Australia and the UK. She has led significant government and sector-wide initiatives, including managing large-scale program budgets, negotiating interdepartmental agreements, and implementing statewide communication strategies. Her expertise includes coordinating national committees and professional boards.
Trish Johnson
Manager Ethics
Trish is a Certified Practising Speech Pathologist with experience across a range of public and private health sector settings. Trish has extensive experience in senior clinical, management and advisory roles that support delivery of safe and effective health and professional services and has a focus on connections and relationships within teams and broader networks to develop systems and processes to achieve quality outcomes for stakeholders.
Ali Mohsen
Finance Manager
Ali is an astute leader and Chartered Accountant specialising in accounting, financial planning and business improvement. Ali has 10+ years experience in commercial and public practice across the consumer and allied health sectors embedding financial management and governance into organisational frameworks to drive efficiency and strategic growth.
Harin Wijenayake
Growth and Partnerships Manager
Harin has experience in Digital, Direct, and Communications, demonstrating proven success in developing business partnerships and crafting detailed and sophisticated multi-channel communication strategies and plans that effectively reach all organisational levels.