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Newstead QLD 4006
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Lisa is the Founding Director of Little Stars Foundation. She is responsible for designing the Little Stars Learners educational model and the previous Camp program run by the foundation.
Lisa is a qualified lawyer and practised as a lawyer in private practise for over 20 years. Lisa also holds a double major in psychology and has completed a significant amount of training and assisted in developing training on the impact of trauma on the developing brain. Lisa has a particular interest in the rights of the child in the legal justice system and has been involved in advocating for the rights of the child in a litigation role and a non -adversarial role for many years.
Lisa is particularly passionate about improving the outcomes of children who are living in out of home care in Queensland and developed the first day camp program for children who have experienced trauma in Queensland.
Lisa was a finalist in the Queensland Community Foundation Emerging Philanthropists Category in 2019 for her work with children who have experienced abuse and neglect. She has worked in the area of advocating for the rights of children in care since 2012 in various ways including acting on behalf of a child living in care in court proceedings and developing social and educational programs to support children living in care.
Tristan is the Dealer Principal and Chief Executive Officer of the Keema Automotive Group in Queensland which operates over 5 sites across Brisbane and employs around 250 staff.
Tristan has an accounting background and was previously the Chief Financial Officer of the Keema Automotive Group.
Tristan has significant experience in financial matters and developing the strategic direction of the Keema Group.
Tristan is committed to making a difference in the lives of children living in foster, kinship and residential care through the work of the Little Stars Foundation. Tristan is currently the Chair of the Little Stars Foundation board.
Kym is the Chair of Peakcare and the Director of Langill Partners Consulting. A Child & Family service system design and reform specialist. Kym has over 30 years’ experience spanning all tiers of government, operational & commissioning experience along with extensive Executive leadership in service delivery in Non-Government Organisations.
For the past 6 years, until September 2023, Kym was the Executive Director Families & Young People Services at Mercy Community Services. In that role Kym led the Families and Young People Services portfolio in the mission, vision and values; strategic and operational service delivery. Her portfolio included delivery of more than 40 programs spanning the full child & family service system from early intervention through to Foster and Kinship and residential care for young people in the child protection system in QLD.
Kym brings to the role a wealth of experience in the community services sector. Prior to joining Mercy Kym was an experienced NSW Public Sector Senior Executive spanning both Human Service and Central agencies including Department of Premier & Cabinet, Family and Community services and Juvenile Justice. Kym has demonstrated success in navigating and influencing human services reform agendas, leading organisational growth and change management.
Kym is a relationship builder, a strategist and a strong collaborator known for her friendly, energetic can-do attitude.
Randall is a Director at BDO Australia, an international accountancy firm, and has extensive experience in retail, particularly in the automotive sector but also more broadly with experience in food and beverage retail. His employment with a multi franchise dealership and a national automotive retail chain, as well as 15 years in chartered accounting, provides an excellent platform for specialist professional services. He is able to understand and support his clients with their operational and statutory requirements.
Randall is committed to making a difference in the lives of children living in care through the work of the Little Stars Kids and our Little Stars Kids Camps which provide so much Fun and laughter.
Martin has extensive experience in child and family well-being and has worked for both for-purpose organisations and statutory child protection.
Martin has held senior leadership and executive positions for over a decade, most recently at Mercy Community, where his portfolio stretches across the continuum of child and family services, including universal services, counselling, family support and intervention, family based and non-family-based care, early years support, and multicultural programs.
Martin is passionate about making a difference to the lives of children and families through strong leadership, innovative and practice excellence. He has a strong focus on genuine sector collaboration and partnerships.
Martin is a father of two and loves nothing more than spending time with his family and living an active lifestyle.
Kerri Chard is a leading authority in Child Protection with a background in psychology and over two decades of professional experience in the Non-Government and Government Sectors. She has a wealth of knowledge and experience in working with families impacted by intergenerational trauma, abuse and neglect. Kerri has spent significant time working in the court system with these families and has also run a regional intake service to determine intervention responses to children to meet their safety needs. She has developed award winning interventions within the Education sector, and spent time assisting schools to better understand complex developmental trauma and support children in the education system as well as bringing trauma informed curriculums into the classroom.
Kerri is Queensland’s leading Trust Based Relational Intervention (TBRI®) practitioner, having studied directly with Dr David Cross and the Karen Purvis Institute of Child Development team. Kerri trains residential care workers, foster and kinship support staff and also works directly with foster and kinship carers as well as biological parents using TBRI®. Kerri has spent time working in the USA with leaders and innovators helping children heal from their trauma. She is well known for her passionate yet pragmatic approach to the complex issue of Child Protection.
She is highly regarded as someone who can think differently and translate psychological theory into practical interventions that transform lives. Kerri is also a foster carer who successfully uses TBRI with children in the care system in her own home – and also on her own 3 sons (and husband!)
Andrea is one of the founding Directors of u&u recruitment partners, an executive recruitment business with 110+ staff across Queensland, NSW, Victoria and London.
Andrea commenced her recruitment career in 2003 working with an international recruitment firm before founding her business with her business partner in 2012. u&u was acquired by a Japanese listed business, Will Group, and Andrea now works across all the Will Group brands as Director, Employee Engagement. Her role is to help the Will Group brands thrive through their people and practices.
Having worked in the recruitment industry for 20+ years, Andrea is passionate about supporting the current and future talent of our workforce. She has seen first-hand the importance of ensuring the next generation of talent have the opportunities provided to them to thrive, regardless of their background or life circumstances. Andrea is committed to supporting the Foundation as an Ambassador as she truly believes that the services offered by Little Stars Foundations programs can act as a critical support in unlocking the potential of our youth, who could be tomorrow’s future leaders.
Andrea has a double degree in Business and Science from Queensland University of Technology and has completed a Post Graduate Diploma in Management through Central Queensland University.
Yasmin is an Australian actress and singer. She is passionate about advocating for the voices of young Australians to be heard and has been a volunteer for Little Stars camps since the programs inception.