Who We Are
Our Management Board
Our Management Board
Thriving Queensland Kids Partnership is governed by a Management Board who account to our partners and the ARACY Board. The team of Queensland-based leaders oversees performance, budget, staffing, risk and operations, keeping us on track to:
- deliver our priorities effectively, equitably and efficiently
- follow our agreed values and principles, including the Partnerships Charter
- meet our legal, financial and contractual accountabilities to partners and investors.
Thanks to our Management Board members for your guidance and unwavering commitment to Queensland’s kids
Thanks to our Management Board members for your guidance and unwavering commitment to Queensland’s kids.
Jane Yacopetti
Board Chair
Lucille Chalmers
Ceo of Darling Downs & West Moreton phn
Andrew Chesterman
President of Local Government Managers Australia (Qld) & member of the CEO Institute
Simone Jackson
proud Kamilaroi, Yuggera woman, CEO of Kambu Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporation for Health (Kambu Health)
Katrina Lines
CEO of Act for Kids
Hawa Mohammed
Former UNICEF Young Ambassador, incoming graduate lawyer at Herbert Smith Freehills
Sara Parrott
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Geoffrey Woolcock
Senior Research Fellow at USQ's Institute for Resilient Regions, Adjunct Associate Professor at USC & GU
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Leadership Table
Our Leadership Table acts as a crucial advisory forum for Thriving Queensland Kids Partnership and the Management Board.
Meet the team
Thriving Queensland Kids Partnership is coordinated by a backbone team who work as the ‘glue’ to connect our many partners and lead our initiatives.
You should know...
Explainer video: "What surrounds us shapes us"
This short explainer video introduces the Resilience Scale and ARACY’s The Nest framework as models to help understand how experiences and environments shape children’s health and development.
Partnerships charter
Our Charter clearly sets out the partnership’s shared goals, values and ways of working to improve systems for Queensland’s children. We invite you to review the Charter and join us if you support our shared vision for Queensland kids.
Report: Queensland Place-Based Rivermap
The Queensland Place-Based Rivermap proposes systemic actions to support our many place-based initiatives. Let’s work together to create local conditions that are good for families and kids.