Executive team and Board

Erica is an experienced Chair, non-executive director, and executive. Skilled in strategy, innovation, transformational change and the connection of profit and purpose.

Erica is a Certified Practising Accountant and alumni of the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School. In addition, she holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Professional Accounting and Bachelor of Business (Economics and Finance). Her extensive experience includes Chair roles at MNG Survey and Ausvet, Chair of the Finance, Audit and Risk Management Committee and member of the South Metropolitan TAFE Governing Council, member and past President of the CPA Australia WA Divisional Council, Director at Anglicare WA, and member of the Curtin University School of Accounting, Economics and Finance Advisory Board.

Erica has also held significant Executive roles at RAC WA, Wesfarmers Energy (Wesfarmers Limited) and Argyle Diamonds (Rio Tinto Limited), and is a Fellow of both the Australian Institute of Company Directors and CPA Australia

Alison is a member of the Uniting Church in Australia.  Originally from New South Wales, she has been in Western Australia for over twelve years initially working in the office of the Ombudsman Western Australia, and currently in the Office of the Information Commissioner.

Alison has undertaken leadership roles in her congregation serving as the Secretary and as Chair of the Church Council of the Uniting Church in the City.  She was a member of the Synod and Presbytery of the Uniting Church in Western Australia and the Synod Standing Committee.

She has also been a member of Board of the “Creative Living Centre” (the CLC), a community focused organisation, which is part of All Saints Floreat Uniting Church.  The CLC is the home of the Boab Network, which works with the Aboriginal peoples of the West Kimberley and especially Mowanjum; and the Black Pearl Network, which provides an Australian-Papuan Cultural Exchange program for Papuan tertiary students and also assists health, clean water and English projects in cooperation with GKI church in Papua.

Alison grew up in the Church initially in the Methodist Church and then in the Uniting Church of Australia.  She embraces the commitment of the Uniting Church to social justice, to wholeness of life for all people, to standing alongside people who are on the fringe of society and to advocating for positive social change.

Alison graduated from ANU with a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws.  She also holds degrees in Music following studies in the United States.  She is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Isabel is a Finance Executive with over 20 years’ multinational experience in various finance leadership roles across professional services, mining, EPC and residential construction. Her skills and experience relate to accounting, finance, taxation, compliance and internal control matters.  Her governance skills were enhanced at Cliffs Natural Resources and CB&I, both registered in the USA, with significant Sarbanes Oxley requirements.

Isabel has a Bachelor of Accounting (Hons) degree, is a Fellow of Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA) and a member of CPA Australia.  In addition, she is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD).

Isabel was Treasurer for the Breakers Swimming Club and is a current Board Member for Swimming WA

David Kyle is the Director of Admissions and Advancement at Scotch College, a leading Uniting Church School in Western Australia. He has taught in schools in Australia and the United States, primarily in the areas of the humanities, service learning and character education and was previously the Director of Scotch’s Service and Citizenship Program.

David is passionate about education and knows how important it is in alleviating poverty and building a more equitable world. He is particularly enthusiastic about service learning and character education and knows that by providing opportunities for young people we are shaping our future leaders’ awareness and understanding. Complementing his executive role at Scotch College, Davis also sits on the board of Tranby College, A Uniting Church school in Perth’s south.

David has always been an active community member and is currently a member of North Cottesloe Surf Lifesaving Club and runs the Auskick program for the Mosman Park Junior Football Club.

David is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, holds a Master of Educational Leadership, a Bachelor of Arts and a Diploma of Education, all from the University of Western Australia. In addition, he has completed a Graduate Certificate in International Relations from Curtin University, and a National Excellence in School Leadership course at the Australian School of Applied Management.  

Jane Barker is an experienced community sector board member and CEO, with a strong background in community engagement. As an accomplished senior executive through a successful career in professional services, Jane brings strategic and commercial skills balanced with a passion for inclusion and social impact.

Jane has qualifications in Applied Science, Psychology and Business Administration and is a Graduate of the AICD Company Directors Course. Professionally, at KPMG she held both a national role as Chief Operating Officer for Risk Strategy & Technology products and a global Operations Executive role for the Governance, Risk & Compliance Services line, bringing strategic, risk, technology, data governance and cybersecurity experience to the Board. In her former role as CEO of Kids Are Kids!, a not-for-profit provider of therapy services to children with disability or developmental delay, Jane led the organisation during a time of significant sector reform providing high quality, family-centric, early intervention services to the WA community.

Jane is also active as a health and medical research Consumer Representative bringing the voice of the consumer to health service design and delivery. She holds the Consumer Representative Board Member role on the Pharmacy Registration Board of Western Australia; and is a Consumer Representative on the Advisory and Partnership Boards of the WA Enhanced Access Community Pharmacy Pilot, and the WA Advisory Committee of the national Health Studies Australia Data Asset (HeSANDA).  

Alison Xamon is the Mayor of the City of Vincent, having previously served as a Member of State Parliament.  A qualified lawyer with a comprehensive background in the mental health and suicide prevention sectors she has been involved in the community services sector for many years.  Prior to this Alison worked in the union movement and in the area of community development as a qualified playleader with children at risk. When in Parliament she held numerous portfolios including community services, homelessness, family and domestic violence, mental health and child protection.

Alison is a member of the Uniting Church, and the former Chair of the Presbytery of the Uniting Church in WA, as well as serving as an Elder on the Church Council of the Uniting Church in the City (UCIC).  Alison is a current member of the Uniting Church WA Synod Standing Committee and the Assembly Standing Committee.

Alison has a long-standing commitment to social justice and advocating for positive social change and has been an active community campaigner in numerous areas.  Alison is particularly passionate about working alongside First Nations people to address the ongoing impacts of colonialism, poverty and intergenerational poverty.

Alison holds a law degree, a Bachelor of Arts, a Certificate 4 in Human Services, is a qualified and accredited mediator and commercial arbitrator and is an AICD Graduate.

Liam Roche is an experienced business leader and non-executive director with more than four decades of senior leadership experience across media, manufacturing and community organisations. He retired from the role of Chief Operating Officer of Seven West Media (WA) after a long career leading large operational teams and complex projects and has since brought that operational and commercial expertise into a range of not-for-profit and health sector boards.

Liam’s current board and leadership roles include Chair of the South Metropolitan Health Service Board, Chair of the Perth Eye Foundation, Deputy Chair of the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Western Australia, Deputy Chair of Crime Stoppers Western Australia and as a director of the Western Australian Board of the Medical Board of Australia. Liam has provided governance and mentoring support to emerging leaders at Murdoch University. These roles reflect his commitment to improving oversight, community health, safety and research outcomes across Western Australia.

Throughout his board career Liam has focussed on strong corporate governance, risk management, operational performance and building constructive relationships with executive teams and community stakeholders. He is frequently called on to chair committees and to support organisation reviews that require a blend of commercial rigour and stakeholder diplomacy. Liam holds a Bachelor of Business, has completed the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) course and is an active advocate for charitable and research partnerships that translate into improved services and outcomes.

Ralph is an experienced chief executive, with strong commercial acumen and a wealth of experience in strategic leadership, organisational development and governance. Ralph has served in prominent leadership roles as Director General of the WA Department of Primary Industry and Regional Development and CEO of Lotterywest and Healthway.

Ralph demonstrated a 15-year commitment to community development in the East Kimberley, focusing on Aboriginal-led initiatives in housing, employment, education, and welfare reform.

In addition to his executive roles, Ralph brings a depth of expertise as a non-executive director and Chair in various public sector and not-for-profit settings.

Ralph holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Western Australia and a Master’s Degree in Economics from the University of New England (AU).  He is also a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.