Our Team
Meet the people working to back you.
We’re a team of over 50 from across the country connected by our belief in the inherent power of young people.
Our staff
We’re strategists and advocates, facilitators and trainers, researchers, capacity-builders and consultants, who strive to make real change in partnership with young people across Australia.
Brigid Canny
Executive Director, Ylab
She/Her
Che Bishop
Executive Director, People, Finance & Operations
She/Her
Lee Carnie
Executive Director, Advocacy & Campaigning
They/Them
Molly Whelan
Executive Director, Civic & Cultural Engagement
They/Them
Nick Moraitis
CEO
He/Him
Roxanne Moore
Executive Director, First Nations
She/They
Victoria Rouse
Executive Director, Strategy & Engagement
She/Her
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Full-time, part-time, and casual staff
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States and territories
Our board
We’re guided by a Board of voluntary, elected Board members who oversee our policy, direction and governance. All current Directors, as well as some past Directors of FYA and its predecessor organisations, are Members and have the right to vote on matters at the Annual General Meeting.
Sam Mostyn
Chair, Board of Directors
She/Her
Barry Newstead
Board of Directors
He/Him
Banok Rind
Board of Directors
She/Her
Grace Vegesana
Board of Directors
She/Her
Jason Glanville
Board of Directors
He/Him
Ken Liow
Treasurer, Board of Directors; Chair, Investment Committee; Chair, Finance Committee
He/Him
Kergen Angel
Board of Directors
He/Him
Maya Marcus
Board of Directors
She/Her
Zoë Myers
Board of Directors
She/Her
Our committees
The governance of FYA is further supported by the Appointment & Nominations, Investment, Finance and Audit & Risk Sub- Committees. For more information, please see the Constitution, Board Terms of Reference and Governance Policy.
FYA Board of Directors
Sam Mostyn, Chair
Ken Liow, Treasurer
Barry Newstead
Grace Vegesana
Ken Liow, Treasurer
Barry Newstead
Grace Vegesana
Kergen Angel
Maya Marcus
Jason Glanville
Zoe Myers
Jason Glanville
Zoe Myers
Investment committee
Ken Liow, Chair & Treasurer
Asanga Seneviratne
Barry Newstead
Jack Dawson
Jon Buckeridge
Nick Moraitis, CEO
Russell Clarke
Sam Mostyn
Finance committee
Ken Liow, Chair & Treasurer
Sam Mostyn
Nick Moraitis, CEO
Grace Vegesana
Kergen Angel
Kergen Angel
Audit & Risk Committee
Ken Liow, Treasurer
Alice Hong
Corey Hale
Corey Hale
Maya Marcus
Sam Mostyn
Nominations & Appointments Committee
Sam Mostyn, Chair
Ken Liow, Treasurer
Barry Newstead
Barry Newstead
Grace Vegesana
Kergen Angel
Kergen Angel
Maya Marcus
Our First Nations Governance Group
Our First Nations Governance Group feeds into decision-making about the strategy, priorities, grants and work our FYA First Nations Team and YLAB’s First Nations Team delivers. This group ensures that our work is underpinned by an accountable and ethical way of doing business with young First Nations people and their communities.
Anton Schirripa
Ngarabal
He/him
Arielle Henaway
Birri Gubba Juru
She/her
Caroline Kell
Mbarbrum
She/her
Christopher Saunders
Gunditjmara
He/him
Hope Kuchel
Barkindji
She/her
Leyla Quartermaine
Ballardong-Noongar
She/her
Madeline Wells
Palawa and Koorie
She/her
Talicia Bolea