Our Board Management
The HEY Board is the legal entity responsible for the HEY Service and is made up of Parent Volunteers. The Board attempts to ensure (and has) a mix of backgrounds – legal, financial, HR, government, education, project management, cultural.
Let’s introduce ourselves!
The Board is a Board of Governance as opposed to a Board of Management. This creates a separation of duties: management runs the Service and the Board leads the strategic direction.
David Burns – President
David is the father of two children at HEY. He is an experienced public servant currently working at the Victorian Department of Premier and Cabinet in Multicultural Affairs. His qualifications include a PhD and Executive Masters in Public Administration. He is enthusiastic about contributing to HEY as a board member.
William Gurry – Vice President
Will is the father of two and delighted to part of the HEY community. Will is Head of Risk and Assurance at a global listed Engineering and Project Delivery business and previously worked in consulting. He holds Bachelors of Commerce and Arts from the University of Melbourne, a Master degree in Accounting and is a CPA.
Mia Alé – Secretary
Mia is a mother, lawyer and passionate contributor to the disability and child care sector.
Mia has two children at HEY and is enthusiastic about giving back to the service that has provided her family with so much care and support. Mia is a dispute resolution and litigation lawyer at a global law firm and holds a Master of Laws from the University of Melbourne, a Bachelor of Laws (Honours), a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) and an Honours Degree in Economics. Mia is also involved in charities and causes in support of children and adults living with disabilities, including Tuberous Sclerosis Australia and Polycystic Kidney Disease Foundation Australia.
Elizabeth Warrell – Treasurer
Liz is currently the Head of Financial Control for the NAB Group. Liz started her career at PriceWaterhouseCoopers in Audit, before moving into Financial Services in 2001. With almost 15 years’ experience in financial services, Liz has spent most of her career working in consumer banking, starting our at GE Money. While at GE Money, Liz held various roles in Australia, the United States and India, working in both finance and operations, including roles as Finance Manager to GE Money’s personal lending business in Australia, leading the strategic plan process and as a project leader rolling out a new business model in India.
After joining the NAB in 2008 Liz has held various roles including supporting NAB’s retail network of over 800 branches in Australia as Head of Finance before moving into her current role where Liz is responsible for external reporting for the NAB group. Outside of work, Liz is busy looking after her 2 children, in between working on renovations with her partner David on their old Victorian in Hawthorn.
Brooke Wilson
Brooke holds degrees in Business and Information Systems Development and has worked in sectors including Banking, Retail and Energy. She joined the Board to fundraise for HEY. Each year the fundraising team runs a number of events: Kew Traffic School, Trivia Night, Art Exhibtion Auction, Chocolates drives to name a few.
Brooke has 2 daughters at HEY and has interests in fitness, reading, spending time with her family…and socialising to sell tickets, chocolates, etc for HEY!
Maansi Gupta Khotkar
Maansi is an experienced senior legal practitioner specialising in employment and industrial relations. She is particularly known for providing commercial, strategic, practical and legally sound advice. Her qualifications include a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) and a Bachelor of Arts.
Maansi is also the mother of two children. Her family loves being a part of the HEY community. She is looking forward to contributing to the strategic leadership of the centre.
Maansi’s personal interests include reading and dancing, and she loves to travel.
Caroline Strahan
Caroline has worked for over 15 years in the finance industry in actuarial consulting, product management, product strategy and most recently, credit rating. Her qualifications include a bachelor of commerce degree from the University of Melbourne, with honors in actuarial studies. Of her 3 children, her younger 2 will be attending HEY and her eldest will be leaving HEY for primary school. She is looking forward to making a contribution to the HEY community.
Tristian Whitear
Tristan is the father of Fleur and Patrick and has been a HEY parent since 2016. Tristan works for SEEK Ltd in its investment arm and has led investments into technology businesses in Australia and overseas ranging from start ups to established businesses and across both the human capital management and education industries. Tristan works closely with the Founders and management teams of SEEK’s investee companies to deliver on their purpose and has experience in strategy, corporate finance and accounting. Tristan holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Melbourne and is a Chartered Accountant.
Alexis Clarke
