Sue is an experienced senior executive with substantial experience on both sides of the not-for-profit Board table. She has special expertise in the third sector, having served on Boards and Committees as well as holding senior management roles in a number of second-tier cultural organisations. She is the current chairperson of Vitalstatistix Theatre Company.

Sue has served on and chaired boards, advisory committees and review panels at State and National levels. She has consulted in organisational development, governance, strategic and business planning and human resource management for NFPs.

Currently, Sue is the Principal of Sue Averay Management Services, and supports high performance in strategy and implementation in the public and third sectors through the provision of services including planning, facilitation and management and team development.

Marcela has had an extensive and varied career having worked in the private and public sector, in operational and corporate environments.  Marcela career has predominantly been within the mining sector, extending over seventeen years primarily with BHP Billiton’s Iron Ore operations in the Pilbara region of Western Australia and Newmont Asia Pacific’s Corporate Offices in Adelaide and Perth.  Marcela has extensive community relations, environmental protection, government relations, occupational health and safety, corporate sustainability, contract management and project management experience.

Through her current public sector role, Marcela provides the Health Performance Council and in turn the South Australian Minister for Health with strategic advice in relation to the Health Outcomes of South Australians, Health System Performance and Community Engagement.

Marcela has a strong interest in social responsibility and in particular advocating for young women affected by social and economic disadvantage.  Marcela hopes that as a board member she will influence corporate sector executives to give more generously of their time and participate in community development activities that encourage and promote young women to become the best that they can be.

Suzanne Thomas

I have been an active YWCA member since 1996 through the women’s group Workara. I was elected to the YWCA Board in November 2010. Previously, I was a director of an engineering business. Through studying Women’s Certificate III & IV in 2010, it broadened my views on women’s issues and the social injustices, so now want to empower other women.

Julian Roffe -YWCA of Adelaide Chief Executive

Julian joined the YWCA of Adelaide as the Chief Executive in November 2010. Julian has previous experience in the community, employment & youth sectors both in Australia & the UK. In his most recent role he was responsible for the delivery of employment services to nearly 10,000 job seekers  across the SA-WA-NT-VIC-TAS Region for one of Australia’s largest NGOs. In the UK Julian managed an award-winning One-Stop-Shop that provided young people with access to advice, guidance & counseling from experts in job placement, teenage pregnancy, sexual health, drug & alcohol, mental health & careers guidance. At the YWCA Julian is focused on strengthening the role of the “Y” as a key community service provider, as well as the leading young women’s organisation in Adelaide. He has a personal and professional commitment to improve opportunities for young women to help them fulfill their potential

Wendy Looi-Penhall
Business Development Manager

Chelsea Lewis
Communications Manager

Karen Day
Operations Manager

Indigenous Parental Engagement Program

Lisa Warner

Employment Programs

Youth Mentoring

Amy Bruce
Program Coordinator

Big Brothers Big Sisters
Sarah Bettany
Jasmine Lister

Go Girls!
Claire Tatyzo

Game On!
Rupert Saunders

Northern Services

Jemma Taylor
Program Coordinator

Ellie Simmons

Encore

Ruth Morrison & Val Slater
Coordinators

Anne Mulley
Ros Perkins
Judy Brewin
Margaret Tavener