Meet our Board and Management Team

Hayley Lawrance’s background is in commercial law, having gained over 20 years experience at home and abroad in professional advisory and corporate roles. She has developed a deep understanding of the practice and application of corporate governance both through her experience as a professional advisor, and as a company director over the last 15+ years. Hayley completed the company directors course with the Australian Institute of Company Directors in 2011 and is currently also a non-executive director of Global Lithium Resources. She has a deep interest in what goes on behind ‘the corporate veil’ to consider how team culture and conflict, individual well-being and performance affect organisational outcomes. She is a qualified mediator and is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in counselling.

Anthony Hewett brings to the Board of Holyoake over 20 years of experience in various general management, operations, compliance and risk, and governance roles across financial services. Anthony is currently a director of the Euroz Hartleys Foundation, a not-for-profit organisation established by Euroz Hartleys Limited in 2006 to support Western Australian charities. Anthony is a Chartered Secretary and holds a Master of Business Law from Curtin University and a Graduate Diploma in Applied Corporate Governance from the Governance Institute of Australia. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Governance Institute and a Fellow of the Governance Institute of Australia.

Peta Gallaway is a Registered Nurse specialising in Mental Health. She brings to the Holyoake Board over 20 years of mental health nursing experience from a variety of public and private mental health and alcohol and other drug (AOD) services in WA and NSW. Peta is currently working as part of the Mental Health Executive at WA Country Health Service overseeing the provision of mental health and AOD services across regional, rural and remote Western Australia. She holds a Bachelor of Science (Nursing), a Graduate Certificate in Mental Health Nursing and a Masters of Health Services Management. Peta is also an Associate Fellow of the Australasian College of Health Service Management.

Deborah Morrow is a CEO and Managing Director with 25 years’ global experience in leading major capital and large-scale projects complemented by several years in c-suite leadership roles across the resources industry. Her senior leadership experience includes strategy development, business transformation, organisational design and implementation of change, health, safety, wellbeing & environment, cultural design and enabling major people change. Deborah holds a Bachelor of Business from Edith Cowan University and is a graduate member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD). Deborah feels privileged to support organisations that align with her skills, values, and passion.

Annalee is a Nyungar woman from Western Australia and has extensive experience as a widely published public health researcher, focusing on Aboriginal community responses to alcohol and other drug challenges. In 2023 she completed her PhD examining Aboriginal leadership in alcohol policy development in the Northern Territory. She has deep experience working with both Australian AOD peak bodies and health service providers and was awarded the 2012 First People’s Award for Excellence in Science and Research, by the Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs (APSAD).

David is a successful entrepreneur, having founded Engenium, a project management and engineering business in 2003, leading it through its expansion and ultimate sale in 2021 to Stantec, a leading Canadian multi-national firm. With his second business endeavour, Harrier Human Capital (human resources specialist consultancy), David oversaw its growth as Australia’s only private recruitment process outsourcing business to ASX listed companies, its successful navigation of the covid crisis, and eventual sale in 2022. He is an active member of Entrepreneur’s Organisation, a global peer to peer network of entrepreneur and business founders, helping to foster, educate and grow the entrepreneurial spirit across the globe. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Civil Honours) and a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Western Australia, is a Fellow of Leadership WA, a Fellow of AusIMM, a member of Engineers Australia and was recognised as one of WA’s top 40 business entrepreneurs in 2013.

Originally from the UK, Kieran Hennelly has been working as the General Manager, Aeromedical for the Royal Flying Doctor Service in Western Australia since 2020.  Previously, he worked for over a decade in the Kimberley region as a doctor specialising in aeromedical retrieval and primary health care, with an interest in Aboriginal health. He has been a clinician for over 30 years, graduating as a doctor from St Bartholomew’s Hospital Medical School in London in 1992.  He has worked as a doctor in remote and austere locations, including stints in Sub-Saharan Africa and as an expedition medicine doctor. He has gained experience in leadership and governance during his time with RFDS, including working for a time as Acting CEO. He is graduated from the AICD Company Director’s Course in 2022 and also holds a degree in psychology from the University of London. He has an interest in developing and leading high-performing leadership teams.

Ben is a recognised business growth executive who has led some of Australia’s fastest growing consumer goods brands including frank green, 2XU and Poppy Lissiman. Working across America, Europe, Asia and Australia in the private, public and not for profit sectors, he is passionate about unearthing new growth opportunities that deliver meaningful community impact and leading high performing teams. Ben also leads the growth, innovation and marketing functions of the business. He holds several degrees including dux honours and is an elected Board Director of the Western Australian Association for Mental Health (WAAMH).

Sherri is a dedicated leader with extensive experience in mental health services, committed to providing compassionate and effective support to individuals in need. She began her career at Altapointe Health Systems in America before relocating to Australia in 2016. Her strong commitment to operational excellence and strategic oversight has allowed her to make meaningful contributions towards achieving complex organisational goals. Sherri is deeply passionate about empowering individuals through quality support and is continuously seeking ways to enhance service delivery.  She has successfully completed the Signature Leadership Program with Leadership WA and holds a Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy, along with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology with a minor in Biology.

A Traditional Owner of the WKSN region in Noongar Country and Karijarri Bard Nimanboor in the West Kimberley, Lindsay grew up in community and brings to this role an understanding, knowledge and promotion of Aboriginal Cultural Heritage, History and Spirituality. Lindsay is committed to inclusion, diversity, and understanding different perspectives and is actively involved with several boards and steering committees. In addition to his position with Holyoake Lindsay is currently employed at the Department of Communities as the Aboriginal Regional Coordinator Great southern. He provides cultural guidance and awareness for Holyoake staff, students, and volunteers, sits on the RAP Committee, and assists to build positive connections between Holyoake and Aboriginal communities within the Perth metropolitan area and the wider state. He is also available to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff, students, and volunteers across Holyoake’s sites.

Lindsay’s previous roles include representation on the Aboriginal Cultural Material Committee (ACMC), Wadjemup Aboriginal Reference Group (WARG) and Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Reference Group as well as the founding Director of the Southwest Aboriginal Land Sea Council and Chair of the Karijarri Traditional Lands Association.

Casey is a Noongar woman from Whadjuk, Yued, Ballardong and Wardandi countries and is the inaugural Director of the First Nations Program at the Environmental Defenders Office (EDO). Here she drives the organisation’s strategic direction to achieve a world where the environment, in all that it includes, is healthy through decolonisation and indigenisation of practices. Casey also sits on the Rottnest Island Authority Wadjemup Aboriginal Reference Group as a general member and holds a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Communications, Media Studies and Indigenous Knowledges and Histories from the University of Western Australia, as well as a Graduate Certificate in Adult and Tertiary Education from Murdoch University.

Casey provides cultural guidance and awareness for Holyoake staff, students and volunteers, sits on the RAP Committee, and assists to build positive connections between Holyoake and Aboriginal communities within the Perth metropolitan area and the wider state. She is also available to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff, students and volunteers across Holyoake’s sites.