The Board
Chair
Sara Harrup
Sara helps people and organisations gain deep insights into who they are and how to reach their potential. She's held board and executive roles in for-purpose, private and ASX companies. Sara's lived the many complexities, nuances and challenges involved in leading organisations and has been supporting C Suite and Senior Executives as an Executive Coach since 2014.
Having a depth and breadth of experience across several sectors ranging from transport and logistics to community services, insurance, health, and education, keeps her open and grounded. This experience bears testimony to her ability to rapidly absorb information, gain an understanding of context and apply her skills, experience, and personal attributes to new sectors.
Sara's experience has included leading, advising, and supporting boards and executives through a range of key decisions.
Treasurer
Peter Kearney
Peter is a highly experienced Chartered Accountant and business advisor.
For over 40 years, he has provided strategic advice to a wide range of organisations, including property development, mining, logistics and Not For Profits.
Peter was on the Board of St Aidan’s Anglican Girls School for six years, Board member and Director of Finance at Muscular Dystrophy Association (QLD) for 11 years, current Chairman of Safe Place for Children, and current Chairman of the Finance and Audit Committee at Stride Mental Health.
Peter specialises in Governance, Strategic thinking, financial analytics, and practical advice.
Secretary
Rachel Colombi
Rachel is Jabiru's company secretary, responsible for supporting the Board and promoting good governance practices. Originally a commercial lawyer with the Australian Government Solicitor, Rachel left the law in 2010 to enter the education sector and spent the next decade in governance, policy and compliance roles at some of Australia's best universities, including RMIT University, University of Melbourne, the Australian National University and Griffith University. After a brief stint as a Chief of Staff for a Queensland based community mental health not-for-profit, Rachel commenced her own business, The Governance Guide, supporting education and not-for-profit businesses to improve the quality of their governance and policy practices. Rachel is a parent of one fabulous child, and believes all children should have access to exceptional education and care.
Board Member
Lindi Deguara
Lindi is a solicitor of the Supreme Court of Queensland and Managing Director of her own advisory, where she supports boards and executives to deliver strategic commercial outcomes and implement sustainable supporting governance and risk management structures. She is an independent non-executive director of Tennis Queensland and Axiom Project Services Pty Ltd, and an independent member of the Residential Tenancies Authority’s Audit & Risk Committee.
Lindi is an experienced director, executive and company secretary with more than 20 years’ experience both nationally and internationally across a variety of sectors including construction, infrastructure, energy, resources, engineering, professional services, training and sports/events management.
Board Member
Claudia Giurgiuman
Claudia Giurgiuman is an experienced strategic leader with over 20 years of expertise in medical research, innovation, and governance. She is deeply committed to improving the lives of children and families and is passionate about driving positive social impact through collaboration and effective leadership.
Claudia was previously the CEO of Wesley Research Institute, where she led a diverse team to deliver meaningful advancements in medical research. She has also served as President of Women in Technology and Chair of the Sunshine Coast Hospital Foundation Research Advisory Committee. Claudia is a member of the Queensland Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Claudia holds a BSc (Hons 1A), a PhD, and an MBA, graduating as valedictorian in 2023. Her professional credentials also include a Postgraduate Certificate in Project Management and certifications as a licensed Portfolio, Program, and Project Management Practitioner. Throughout her career, Claudia has demonstrated a strong commitment to governance excellence and a collaborative approach to creating lasting change.
Board Member
Penny Creamer
Penny is committed to the power of play and brings with her a wealth of knowledge, having worked in child and youth services and the education sector for more than two decades.
Penny has a professional background, having previously served as Executive Director - First Nations and Child Rights Advocacy at the Queensland Family and Child Commission, and she is currently the CEO of Play Matters Australia. She has extensive experience working in Indigenous education and setting up early childhood programs in remote areas. Working both internationally and here in Queensland, Penny has led a variety of policy and programs, including her work setting up the partnership agreement between child safety and education departments to improve educational outcomes for children in out-of-home care and the Bullying. No Way! campaign, which provides information and ideas for students, parents and teachers to combat bullying.
Board Member
Dai Gwynne-Jones
Dai Gwynne-Jones has extensive directorship experience and has worked in senior leadership roles across a wide variety of business. With a strong reputation and network within the Queensland marketplace, he has a passion for driving innovation, change and growth. Dai is a director of Portfolio, one of Queensland’s most established advertising agencies and has particular strengths in corporate branding and logo development, with significant experience across the charity, property and financial services industries.
He has delivered multiple strategic and creative solutions to a wide variety of major corporations and organisations. He is dedicated to developing an equitable future for our city and is a current Director of Communify and a board member of the Committee For Brisbane.