Our Board

Co-Chair

Emma began her career as a nurse educator and senior intensive care nurse and has worked with start-up medical device companies across the USA and Asia-Pacific. In her current role at the Spinal Research Institute, Emma delivers on strategic priority areas, reports to funders and board directors and is involved in securing competitive grants. Having attended the Twelve and the Thirteen programs with her kids, Emma has seen first hand how the programs have grown and the insightful long-term experiences the programs have given her children and herself.

Co-Chair

Koren has been in the technology space for over 20 years in various Executive and General Management roles and she is currently the General Manager of WorkflowMax, an end to end job management solution owned by Xero.

With an educational background in psychology, Koren is passionate about people, business and technology and loves how technology can change lives for the better. She is a mum of three, with her eldest son having attended the first Thirteen program, a daughter who has attended Twelve and another daughter in the 2022 cohort.

Treasurer

Elan has worked extensively as CFO for large corporations, SMEs and family businesses globally and is a member of CPA Australia. Currently, he runs his own business, Cloud CFO, helping start-ups with outsourced CFO and bookkeeping services. Combining his passion for numbers, technology, coffee and the start-up scene, he enjoys the challenge of helping companies reach their business growth potential. Elan has two boys aged 10 and 13. Outside of work, he loves spending time with his family; running (having completed 16 marathons) and drinking coffee.

Secretary

Rochelle joined the DoGood Volunteers board as Company Secretary in September 2021. Rochelle is a commercial lawyer, with over 20 years experience in private practice and in-house at start-ups and more established companies in the digital, telecommunications and energy sectors, specialising in competition and consumer law, advertising, IP, privacy and regulated products and services.

Rochelle’s sons recently participated in the Thirteen program and she now looks forward to continuing her involvement with the Twelve & Thirteen program as a board member. She believes that the program offers a unique and important opportunity to broaden participants’ understanding of challenges faced by others in our community and to experience first hand the positive impact that participants can have – both on others and themselves – by volunteering just a few hours of their time.

In her spare time, Rochelle loves to travel, host elaborate dinner parties, see live music and spend time outdoors with her family and two labradoodles…though these days, she would happily settle for a simple dinner with her extended family around the table, a long weekend away and a walk along the beach or through a national park surrounded by big trees.

Board Member

Shira is a recent graduate of a Bachelor of Arts and Law from Monash University.

She has extensive leadership experience in volunteer organisations having been a Committee Member at the Australasian Union of Jewish Students for five years and working with other community organisations throughout her university career.

Having previously led students aged between 8 and 18 at Hineni Youth and Welfare, Shira is looking forward to engaging with students of the program. In her spare time, Shira likes to walk her dog, read and listen to interesting podcasts.

Board Member

Monique is a seasoned finance and accounting professional with 20 years of experience in this field. Throughout her career, she has worked with diverse clients, primarily focusing on private and small businesses across various industries. Having worked with clients from industries such as design, fitness, fashion, and services, Monique possesses a comprehensive understanding of each sector’s unique challenges and opportunities.

Aside from her professional achievements, Monique is a dedicated mother of three children. Two of her children have completed the 12/13 Program.

Beyond her professional and family commitments, Monique nurtures several passions in her life. She possesses a genuine love for great food and is an art enthusiast. She appreciates the power of creativity and self-expression via painting, sculpture and knitting.

Board Member

Jasmine joined the DoGood Volunteers Board in July 2023. Jasmine is an architect who has been running her own firm for the past 20 years. She has design and construction experience in various areas of the built environment including small scale health, residential and commercial projects. Jasmine is also very passionate about being involved in the community, and is actively involved with a number of charities working with both teenagers and older adults.

Jasmine is a proud mum of three, and each of them loved being part of the Twelve & Thirteen program. She believes that the program helped her children develop a much better appreciation of the challenges faced by some less fortunate within the community, and the opportunities that we each have to do something to help. As a result, Jasmine is excited about the opportunity to contribute to the on-going impact of the Twelve & Thirteen program.