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.

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.

Michelle is a strategic marketing and communications specialist, with 20 years’ experience working in the health, government, education and employment sectors. Michelle is the founder of Wade Marketing and has held senior executive positions with government health and not-for-profit organisations. She brings specialist knowledge in marketing, brand and communications strategy, multichannel marketing campaigns, multichannel service delivery and customer engagement strategy.

Jake is Client Services Manager at Westpac Private Bank, leading a team of Associate Private Bankers within QLD.

Chris is an Aboriginal and South Sea Islander man born, raised and lives on Yugambeh country. Chris is a Senior Lecturer and Director, Indigenous Engagement within the School of Justice in the QUT Faculty of Creative Industries, Education and Social Justice. In his role as Director, Indigenous Engagement he engages with industry partners including ATSILS (Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Legal Services) and is also member of Indigenous Committee for the Queensland Bar Association.

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.

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.

Di joined BYS as the Service Delivery Director in 2018 after four years working at Griffith University in student diversity and inclusion. Di has a Master of Human Services, Graduate Diploma in Education and Training and a Bachelor of Social Science. Prior to moving to Brisbane in 2014, Di was the Director of Byron Youth Service.

Jordan joined BYS as the Corporate Services Director in early 2021. She holds master’s degrees in International Business and International Communications and a Bachelor of Science in Management majoring in Finance. She is also an Australian Institute of Company Directors graduate.