Our board

Governence	Goodstart is committed to best practice corporate governence and processes that will enhance Goodstart’s effectiveness and ensure the appropriate degree of accountability and transparency to stakeholders. Goodstart’s Board ensures the organisation’s behaviour is consistent with it’s Vision, Mission and Strategic Priorities. The Board of Goodstart has ultimate responsibility to the Member organisations for the strategy and performance of the company in general. The Board is dedicated to fulfilling these duties in a lawful and professional manner, and with the utmost integrity and objectivity.
Goodstart Board of Directors
	Robin Crawford Non Executive Chair Member, Audit and Risk Committee Ex-officio Member, Remuneration and Nominations Committee Ex-officio Member, Early Learning and Care Reference Committee BA LLB Appointed: 27 May 2010 Robin was a founding director of Macquarie Bank and has wide-ranging business experience, including board and chair roles with listed and unlisted companies. Robin has been active in the not-for-profit sector for many years, formerly as a director fo the Autistic Children's Association of NSW, Schizophrenia Foundation of Australia, and Clean Up Australia, and currently as a Director of the Centre for Social Impact and the new cancer centre, The Chris O'Brien Lifehouse at RPA.
	Michael Traill Non Executive Vice Chair Member, Early Learning and Care Reference Committee BA (Hons); MA Appointed: 13 October 2009 Michael joined Social Ventures Australia (SVA) as founding CEO in 2002 after 15 years as a co-founder and Executive Director of Macquarie Group’s private equity arm, Macquarie Direct Investment. SVA is a non-profit organisation that has raised more than $45 million from social investors to fund outstanding ventures and strengthen Australia’s non-profit sector. SVA invests in outstanding non-profit ventures to help break the cycle of disadvantage facing many Australians. SVA focuses on education and employment initiatives and partnerships as key to providing a ‘fair go’ and opportunities for all Australians. In addition, SVA offers consulting services to the social sector more broadly, including helping philanthropists be more strategic in their approach to giving. Michael is a Director of the Opera Australia Capital Fund and M H Carnegie & Co. In 2010 Michael was made a member of the Order of Australia in recognition of his services to non-profit organisations. He holds a BA (Hons) from Melbourne University and an MBA from Harvard University.
	James Tobias (Toby) Hall Non-Executive Director Chair, Remuneration and Nominations Committee BA (Hons); MBA; ICMA; GAICD Appointed: 13 October 2009 Toby is the Chief Executive Officer of Mission Australia, the largest national not-for-profit company in Australia’s community welfare sector. Toby is also a director of Working Links, Chair of Mission Australia Housing Limited, Mission Australia Housing (Vic) Ltd and Mission Australia Early Learning Services. Toby has previously held senior positions in both the public and private sectors, including banking, branded products, licensed images, documentary production, health and local government. Toby’s specialist knowledge areas are strategic management, information technology, and organisational and community development.
	Greg Hutchinson Non-executive Director Member, Early Learning and Care Reference Committee Member, Remuneration and Nominations Committee BA (Hons); MSc Appointed: 28 May 2010 Greg is a Senior Advisor and former Partner/Director at consultancy firm Bain & Company. He has 30 years’ experience leading major strategic and operational change programs for prominent global corporations in Asia, Europe and North America. For the past 10 years Greg has also dedicated over half his time to volunteer community roles. Greg became the founding Chief Executive of The Australian Charities Fund in 2000, building workplace giving in private and public sector employers. He transitioned from the CEO role in 2005 and became Deputy Chair. More recently, Greg was a founding Director of the Centre for Social Impact and remains on their Advisory Council. He is currently a Director of ShareGift Australia. He is also an ambassador or advisor to Australian Indigenous Education Foundation, Australian Scholarships Foundation, Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience, Opportunity International, Social Enterprise Finance Australia, SVA Consulting and The Australian Brandenburg Orchestra.
	Rob Koczkar Non-executive Director Member, Audit and Risk Committee BEng (Hons) Appointed: 28 May 2010 Rob is a Managing Director at private equity investment firm Pacific Equity Partners. During his 15 years of investing he has been involved with companies in a wide range of industries including the retail, consumer products, business services and technology sectors across Australia, Europe and the United States. Before moving into private equity, Rob was with the strategy consulting firm Bain & Company where he advised clients in the United Kingdom, United States, Singapore, and Australia. Rob currently serves on the boards of Spotless Group, Hoyts Group and Energy Developments Limited. He also serves on the Corporate Advisory Council of Mission Australia.
	Wendy McCarthy AO Member, Audit and Risk Committee Chair, Early Learning and Care Reference Committee Member, Early Learning and Care Reference Committee BA; Dip Ed UNE Appointed: 21 September 2010 Wendy has been a teacher, educator and change agent in Australian public life for four decades, and in 2005 she was nominated by the Sydney Morning Herald as one of Australia’s Top 100 Public Intellectuals. Currently she is the Chair of Circus Oz, McGrath Estate Agents, headspace Youth Mental Health Foundation and the Pacific Friends of the Global Fund. She is the Principal of McCarthy Mentoring, which provides mentors to public and private organisations to assist with issues around diversity, leadership and philanthropy. In 1989 Wendy was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia for outstanding contributions to community affairs, women’s affairs and the Bicentennial celebrations. In 1996 the University of South Australia awarded her an honorary doctorate, and in 2003 she was awarded a Centenary of Federation medal for business leadership. Wendy is the author of seven books.
	Lynne Wannan Member, Early Learning and Care Reference Committee Member, Remunerations and Nominations Committee BA; Dip Ed; GAICD Appointed: 21 September 2010 Lynne is Acting Executive Director Community Development and Director of the Office for the Community Sector, Department of Planning and Community Development, Victoria. She has a background as a policy analyst and manager who has worked as a consultant and community leader, and has been an adviser to government at local, state and national levels for almost 25 years. Lynne has worked in state and local government, and in the not-for-profit community sector. Previously, Lynne served as Chair of the Victorian Government’s Children’s Council, Adult Community and Further Education Board, and the Community Support Fund Advisory Council, and has been a member of the Victorian Skills Commission. Lynne also held the position of Deputy Chancellor Victoria University of Technology, Convenor of the National Association of Community Based Children’s Services, and Chair of Community Child Care Victoria, and is currently Deputy Chair of Western Chances. Lynne has been inducted as a Fellow of the Institute of Public Administration (IPAA – Victoria). She was recognised with an Australia Day award in 2007 for her leadership in community services and education and is listed on the Victorian Women’s Honour Roll.
	Andrea Staines Non-executive Director Chair, Audit and Risk Committee B Econs (Qld), MBA (Michigan) Appointed: 23 March 2011 Andrea Staines is a professional Non-Executive Director and company advisor. She is currently a Director of QR National Ltd, NSW Transport Advisory Board, and Allconnex Water. She also advises small and medium-sized companies on implementing board governance, strategic planning, and risk management. She is a former CEO of Australian Airlines, a Qantas subsidiary flying between Asia and Australia, which she co-launched in 2002. At this time, she was also a member of the Qantas 12-person Executive Committee. Prior to Qantas, Andrea worked in various financial roles with American Airlines at its Dallas headquarters. Andrea is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, a member of CEW (Chief Executive Women) and an occasional MBA Guest Lecturer and CEO Mentor. She has an MBA majoring in Finance from the University of Michigan in the USA, and a Bachelor of Economics from the University of Queensland.
	Julia Davison Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer BSc (Hons); MPA Appointed: 29 June 2011 Prior to joining Goodstart as its Chief Executive Officer in February 2011, Julia has had extensive senior management experience in the health sector in Australia and the UK. Between 1999 and 2004 she was CEO at Flinders Medical Centre, a large teaching hospital in Adelaide. Most recently she held the position of CEO at WorkCover SA. Julia is the Chair of Catherine House, a not-for-profit organisation working to solve women’s homelessness with sustainable long-term solutions in SA, and is a Director of Territory Insurance Office, NT. Julia has a strong interest in public policy, and in 1999 completed a Masters in Public Administration at the Harvard Kennedy School.