Our People

Michelle is a strategic marketing and communications specialist with 20 years’ experience in the health, government, education and employment sectors.

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.

Rachana is a lawyer with experience in not-for-profit, health-justice partnership, law reform and government settings in Queensland, the Northern Territory and Victoria. This includes experience in casework, education, stakeholder engagement, advocacy, strategic policy and governance. She currently works in First Nations justice at the Human Rights Law Centre. Rachana holds tertiary qualifications in law, science and public health.

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 is Chair of the Clinical Governance Committee at BYS.

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.

Catherine has over 25 years in general and mental health service delivery and leadership in the public and private sector. She specialises in driving transformative change and fostering sustainable growth, has extensive expertise in healthcare management, mental health, and clinical governance, and excels in crafting and implementing high-level strategies that yield powerful systemic improvements. She holds qualifications in business administration and nursing, including mental health.

Josh is a proud Muruwari man. With a career dedicated to public service, Josh has worked extensively within government and the NGO sector, focusing on education, youth, health, and child and family services. In his current role as Principal Program Officer in the Indigenous Strategy & Partnerships office in the Department of Child Safety, he champions initiatives that uplift and strengthen Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. He holds qualifications in business administration.

Isabelle is a proud Narungga and Noongar woman. She has six years of experience working in the correctional system in South Australia and Victoria supporting Aboriginal people with cultural, health, mental health and emotional wellbeing. She is currently working for the NDIS Commission in the remote Indigenous space and studying a Bachelor of Business.

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. Di has more than 30 years experience working in the community, youth and local government sectors with expertise in service innovation, design, delivery and evaluation.

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.