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Our Backbone Team

Bringing together broad expertise

As part of the ARACY family, TQKP puts collaboration into action in Queensland, driving real-world impact for children and young people.

Our backbone team connects and supports partners while leading key initiatives that strengthen health promotion, disease prevention, and early intervention.  

We work across systems and sectors, and our team reflects that diversity, bringing experience from social work, health, education, youth work, employment, child safety, disability, government, and communications. 

Most importantly, we are united by a commitment to prevention, collaboration, and fresh ways of thinking and doing, ensuring that every young Queenslander has the best chance to thrive. 

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Michael Hogan

EXECUTIVE CONVENOR

Michael is the Executive Convenor of the Thriving Qld Kids Partnership. He is also an Industry Fellow at the UQ Queensland Brain Institute and an Adjunct Professor at QUT. Michael is a member the Boards of the Torres Indigenous Health Corporation and the Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service, and the Council of the Queensland Library Foundation. He was formerly a Paul Ramsay Foundation Fellow, a Director-General in the Qld Government and CEO of the Public Interest Advocacy Centre.

TQKP - Eleni Bourboulas

Eleni Bourboulas

project officer

Eleni has a background in education, having taught drama in primary and secondary schools across Brisbane. She also has over 10 years’ experience in office management and executive administration. Eleni is passionate about accessible quality education and children and youth wellbeing.

TQKP - Naomi Brown

Naomi Brown

Framing initiative

For the last 20 years, Naomi has been committed to leading the delivery of effective community development initiatives and culturally responsive community services within the diverse multicultural and community sector in both Australia and overseas. She is experienced in working collaboratively and holistically to deliver targeted and co-designed programs based on reflective learning, social justice values and community development principles.

TQKP - Rowena Cann

Rowena Cann

Places & Learning

Rowena has extensive experience working in place and an established reputation for building strong collaborations, driving innovation and leading system change across the private, public and community sector.

TQKP - Michelle Cole

Michelle Cole

Learning & Development

Michelle has extensive experience leading learning and development initiatives across the education, community, and child safety sector. She was a school leader and teacher for 20 years, working in schools in Australia and England.

Michelle has in-depth knowledge of the education ecosystem and leading collaborative partnerships between sectors. Leading a preventative approach to safety and wellbeing through collaborative consultation and co-designed initiatives is at the core of her professional practice.

TQKP - Kamila Davidson

Kamila Davidson

evaluation & innovation

With a Bachelor of Health Sciences (Nutrition & Dietetics) and a PhD, Kamila brings to TQKP extensive skills in qualitative research and experience engaging with groups with culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. As an academic, Kamila has published several manuscripts and reports in the areas of child health, public health, digital health transformation and evaluation of health services.

TQKP - Roger Meany

Roger Meany

engagement & operations

Roger comes to us from Health and Wellbeing Queensland, where he has led policy, strategy and planning for several years, developing trusted relationships with cross-government, non-government, community and industry stakeholders. Across his career, Roger has been a strong advocate for policy change and reform, and has led several influential collaborations including for the COAG Health Council, the Ministerial Forum on Food Regulation, National Partnership Agreements and the development of the Queensland Equity Framework, to frame the regulatory and policy reform agenda required to create more thriving and equitable communities.

 

TQKP - Sophie Morson

Sophie Morson

integration & investment

As a psychologist, Sophie brings to the team more than two decades’ experience implementing innovative paediatric mental health promotion, prevention, early intervention and integrated care initiatives. Sophie’s career spans clinical interventions, capability-building, project management, policy and leadership, underpinned throughout by a passion for authentic collaboration including with those with lived experience of service delivery.

TQKP - Giselle Olive

Giselle Olive

early years

Giselle Olive has dedicated her career to reducing inequities in children’s health and wellbeing. She has worked in the early childhood development and prevention field for over 20 years and has developed strong partnerships across sectors. Giselle has led and managed projects, programs and teams across both government and non-government organisations. She has worked in rural and remote communities, metropolitan areas, interstate and overseas. Giselle works at both a systems level and in partnership with communities to shift the dial in developmental vulnerability, through the application of evidence-informed principles and co-designing novel approaches to complex issues. Giselle has qualifications in Public Health and Community Development, and a post graduate qualification in Perinatal and Infant Mental Health.

TQKP - Jacinta Perry

Jacinta Perry

country collaborative

Jacinta’s experience has primarily been in the economic participation arena with refugee, youth and First Nations communities. She believes in placing the community in the driver’s seat and sees her role as a conduit and facilitator to harness their expertise.

This regionally-based role is funded with support from the John Villiers Trust and the Tim Fairfax Family Foundation, and is hosted by our partners at James Cook University in Cairns. The role supports country Queensland communities to create systems change, enabling children and young people to thrive.

TQKP - Angela Timbs

Angela Timbs

communication & engagement

Angela is experienced in working with culturally and linguistically diverse communities and passionate about initiatives that drive positive social impact. With tertiary qualifications in communications and a track record of consulting to corporates, tertiary and nonprofits as well as managing her own business, her skills include grants and relationship management, strategic communications, and event planning and management.