Board of Directors

Jillian Harrington is a Clinical Psychologist with over 25 years’ experience helping and learning from survivors of complex trauma, and supporting the work of colleagues through mentoring and supervision.

A graduate and a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, Jillian is an experienced Board Director in both corporate and not-for-profit settings, and has also chaired regional Clinical Governance, Allied Health and Mental Health Advisory Committees. Jillian is a director of the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC), is currently the national health policy Chair of the Australian Psychological Society’s College of Clinical Psychologists, and sits on the Board of the Applied Neuroscience Society of Australasia.

Her experience in primary care, and passion for equity in our health system have been recognised with appointment to several national advisory committees including the Medicare Review Taskforce Mental Health Reference Group. Jillian is a member of the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation, and her training and experience in supporting recovery from complex trauma span a range of different approaches.

Dr. Cathy Kezelman AM is a medical practitioner, President of Blue Knot Foundation, Deputy Chair of National Centre for Action on Child Sexual Abuse and has a lived and living experience of complex trauma. Cathy is a respected thought and transformational not-for-profit leader, an innovative strategic thinker and inspirational people manager, informed by strong governance and ethical decision-making principles.

She has been a driving force within Blue Knot, previously ASCA, for over 2 decades, spearheading the growth and maturity of a financially sustainable, accountable and credible organisation respected by government and diverse stakeholders which delivers on its purpose daily. She has held a number of board and key representative roles within the mental health and related sectors, all focussed on the healing and recovery of people with the lived and living experience of complex trauma. Cathy is an authority in the field, co-author of a range of seminal Blue Knot publications and guidelines, and strong communicator as a national advocate for trauma-informed transformational change and informed responsiveness to people experiencing the impacts of complex trauma.

Pat Gooley was a police officer in NSW for 23 years, retiring as an Inspector at Kings Cross. Combining extensive experience in criminal investigation, risk management, emergency management, professional standards and people management with 15 years in legal practice, Pat now concentrates on Executive and Director roles in Not-For-Profit and For-Purpose organisations. Pat has undergraduate qualifications in law, has undertaken post-graduate studies in leadership and management and an Executive Program at the Harvard Trade Union Program.

Pat is the Secretary of the Police Association of NSW, an executive member of the ACTU, and Executive Member and Trustee of Unions NSW, a Trustee of the NSW Police Provident Fund, a Ministerial Appointee to the Police Superannuation Advisory Committee and Director of the Police Bank. He is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Samantha is an innovative and results-driven social reform expert with over 15 years of experience in driving change within grass-roots organisations to national NGOs, working across regional and remote Australia.

Samantha currently works in strategy and policy for the Commonwealth Government, seeking to influence stronger social and economic outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. She has also held governance roles with Amnesty International Australia, YWCA Australia, and other NGOs.

Samantha has a Bachelor of Community Development, Bachelor of Management, Graduate Certificate in Social Policy and Social Research, and a Masters in Business Psychology. Samantha is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Professor Judith Gullifer is a registered psychologist with a background in professional counselling in rural and remote Australia. She manages a small virtual, part-time practice, mentoring and coaching leaders.

She has held various positions with the Australian Psychological Society, having been appointed to the Board of Directors in 2016 for her expertise in working in Regional, Rural and Remote Australia. She was a founding member of the Rural, Regional and Remote Advisory Group to the National Board of Directors and the Convener of the Australian Psychological Society Rural and Remote Interest Group. In January of 2017 Judith became the Executive Manager and Head of the Australian Psychological Society’s Training Institute where she oversaw the professional education and training of psychologists and other cognate professions.

Judith currently holds the position of Director of Education in the School of Psychological Sciences and the Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health at Monash University. Judith has spent over a decade dedicated to psychology education and research in the higher education sector being active in the teaching and supervision of psychology undergraduate and postgraduate students.

Mark during his career has worked as CFO regional and global levels and then advising senior management and boards as a Deloitte partner. He has spent the last seven years as a partner of Deloitte Australia and South Africa in the Transformation, Technology and Strategy consulting practice specialising in financial services and other industries including telecommunications and resource organisations. He has over thirty years’ experience in banking as a CFO for Corporate and Institutional Divisions for major UK Banks working mainly in London with roles in Hong Kong and the New York.

Mark specialises in organisational change and development utilising technology, risk management, financial acumen, regulatory change, strategy combined with deep experience in financial services. Firstly, as a CFO and then as a consulting partner, Mark has advised numerous company boards over the past three decades as well as a Chair and as a member of multiple control and governance committees and boards including Management, Finance, Audit, Control Remediation, Risk and Treasury. He has led and advised business lead technology transformation implementations including Cloud based ERP and EPM platforms.

Mark recently has moved into Board level Company Director roles as well as working as a consultant advising companies on restructuring their business model including effective use of Cloud based technology.
He is passionate about working in the community assisting organisations grow and provide support to people to live happier and fulfilled lives.

Mark is a Fellow Certified Practicing Accountant (FCPA) Australia and a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD).

Mark has had a diverse career in financial markets as an investment banker, trader, international consultant and policy director. He has worked with several international financial institutions, managing and trading risk across numerous asset classes including precious metals, foreign exchange, money market and bonds. He has complemented this practical experience with a Master of Applied Finance and an MBA.

Mark is the Director for Markets Policy at the Australian Financial Markets Association. He is tasked with formulating competent and relevant policy for Australia’s financial markets, dealing with a wide range of issues and managing a portfolio of external relationships with market regulators, the Reserve Bank of Australia and government policy departments.

Throughout his career, Mark has mentored and provided training for graduates and junior staff and was the lead facilitator and assessor for AFMA’s Conduct & Ethics program. He was a regular media commentator, filing interviews and market reports for various media outlets and hosted a TV show on SKY Business Australia. Although he swore he would never wear Lycra, Mark was persuaded to take up road cycling with Tour de Cure and is passionate about raising funds to cure cancer.