Roger is an experienced senior leader with a long career history in the not-for-profit sector. A retired CEO and management consultant, Roger brings his skills in governance, business planning, HR, financial management and strategy development to our Board. Roger also serves the community as a Justice of the Peace. 

After extensive senior experience in the Royal Australian Air Force, Phil retired as a Wing Commander and moved to the not-for-profit sector, where his working career culminated in his appointment as CEO of a major medical charity. Retiring from full-time employment in 2017, Phil now works in various volunteer roles, in particular with the Volunteers in Policing program, using his experience as a Justice of the Peace.

As a qualified and accomplished Chartered Accountant, Howard brings invaluable financial management and strategy and business planning expertise to our Board. Howard manages, coaches and mentors multi-disciplinary teams with his consultative and collaborative leadership style, building positive and professional relationships at all levels.

Ardi brings dynamic marketing and communications professionalism to our Board, with over 18 years’ experience in developing and managing end-to-end marketing strategy, business strategies, brand strategies, and advertising campaigns. Data-driven, analytical and with his strong focus on results, Ardi consistently analyses insights and utilises research in order to develop and execute tailored responsive engagement approaches.

Mark is a Chartered Accountant with over 12 years' experience in public practice accounting. He brings invaluable expertise to the board in the disciplines of Audit, Advisory, Business Valuation, Financial Analysis and Taxation. Mark joins the board with a desire to give back to his community and contribute to the strategic priorities of CCACT. 

A seasoned finance professional with over 15 years of experience, Malini brings insightful leadership skills to our Board. She is recognised for driving financial and non-financial targets, fostering cross-functional collaboration and is adept at financial reporting, strategic leadership and audit and risk compliance.

Dr Denise Kraus MBBS FRACGP M.For Med. has been practicing medicine in Canberra for 35 years. During this time, she has worked in the areas of preventative health, and treatment across refugee health, student health, mental health, aged care and HIV care. Denise has also worked for the ACT Forensic After-Hours Medical Service, and Sexual Assault Service, and served on the past Board of The Division of General Practice.

Michael brings a diverse skillset in strategy, communications and complex stakeholder management to our Board. A passionate community advocate, Michael volunteered as Chair of our own CCACT Relay For Life Committee in 2023 and has served for several years as a board director on the Canberra Chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC), an industry association for communications professionals. Michael is currently Chief of Staff to ACT Attorney-General and Minister Tara Cheyne MLA.

Dr Nicole Gorddard MBBS FRACP has been a qualified Medical Oncologist for over twenty years, specialising in breast cancer and head and neck cancers. Dr Gorddard is a Senior Staff Specialist at The Canberra Hospital and Senior Clinical Lecturer at the ANU School of Medicine and Psychology. She is actively involved in the Medical Oncology Clinical Trials Unit at The Canberra Hospital, assists with teaching of the ANU medical students as well as junior medical staff at The Canberra Hospital, and is the current chair of the ACT Health Breast Cancer Multidisciplinary Meeting.