Our People

Mark has extensive experience in law enforcement in Australia and internationally, and was admitted as a Barrister in the Supreme Court in Queensland in 2003.  Mark separated from the Queensland Police Service (QPS) in 2013, at the rank of Inspector, to work as an advisor to Police in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Anna is a social work academic and an experienced practitioner. Anna has worked in the human services sector across State Government, Local Government, the not for profit sector, and private consulting. Her roles have ranged from front line practice to management and now teaching.

Shelley is an experienced general counsel, company secretary and governance practitioner having spent more than 12 years within both ASX-listed and unlisted companies and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission. She holds tertiary qualifications in law, justice, fitness and non-for-profit leadership.

Annette is a Chief Financial Officer with broad industry experience, most recently in the healthcare and non-profit sectors. She is a Chartered Accountant who has held a range of senior management and leadership roles, from the Board to supporting front line staff.

Zimbabwean-born Dr Admire (‘Addie’) Matsika is a registered medical practitioner with more than 20 years of experience in various areas of clinical medicine, having worked in the UK, Africa and Australian health systems.

He currently works as a specialist paediatric and perinatal anatomical pathologist for Mater Health Brisbane, primarily diagnosing childhood and adult cancers as well as investigating genetic changes that impact health early on in life.

Tim is the CFO of a large private resources business.

He has worked in several finance-based roles and holds qualifications in commerce, accounting and governance.

As a leader with a diverse background spanning private, government, and not-for-profit healthcare sectors, Catherine specialises in driving transformative change and fostering sustainable growth. With extensive expertise in healthcare management, mental health, and clinical governance, she excels in crafting and implementing high-level strategies that yield powerful systemic improvements.

Loretta is an accomplished senior executive with significant board experience gained over 30 years in public transport operations, rail, mining, infrastructure, and finance. She has many years of volunteer experience in the governance of youth support services, and holds qualifications in business, accounting, and governance.

Prior to commencing with BYS, Pam was the CEO of Yfoundations, the New South Wales peak body representing young people at risk and experiencing homelessness, and before that, the CEO of Open Doors Youth Service, Queensland’s LGBTIQA+ youth service supporting children and young people aged 12–24 years. She is passionate about investing in our next generation of leaders, and advocating for meaningful solutions to support them to flourish.

Jordan joined Brisbane Youth Service (BYS) as the Corporate Services Director in early 2021. Prior to joining BYS, she worked with The University of Queensland Business School in a variety of roles including managing all internal and external communications throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mel Bradford is a Human Resource professional with experience with a background working in HR with Children’s Services in inner-city London.
She has developed a broad skillset over the last 25 years supporting business growth through strategic planning and process development, improving operational efficiencies, and introducing proactive strategies to meet changing demands.