Sarah Powell

Chief Executive Officer

Sarah was diagnosed with breast cancer at 29 years old and subsequently found out she has a BRCA1 mutation. With two young children who may have inherited this increased risk of cancer, she has been a passionate advocate and supporter of Pink Hope since its inception. Sarah brings to Pink Hope a background in corporate banking and events management and being a high-risk individual herself, she knows exactly what’s important to the Pink Hope community.

Robyn Smith

Programs Manager

A keen advocate for preventive health, Robyn began her connection with Pink Hope by volunteering & connecting with her local high-risk community back in 2012. She has a background in finance and more recently extensive experience in the Not for Profit preventative health sector. Robyn is passionate about health professional education and empowering individuals to make informed decisions about health. She has been part of our community for over 10 years which makes her the perfect fit for this role.

Lisa Caterina

Campaign and Community Manager

Lisa is a mum, wife and sister. She is inspired daily by the families she connects with through her role at Pink Hope and strives to make a difference in their lives and throughout their high-risk journey. Her passion is supporting and engaging with community and relationship building with industry partners; Lisa’s knowledge of the Pink Hope community and mission make her an integral part of the Pink Hope success story.

Nikki Wishart

Social Media Manager

A passionate creative, Nikki started her role at Pink Hope at the beginning of 2021. As a musician, designer and social media lover, she aims to create unique, meaningful content with impact. Through this, she believes and will ensure that Pink Hope will continue to engage, excite and educate a new generation to be informed about their health.

Deborah Clay

Media Executive (Chair)

Deborah Clay is an award-winning Journalist and Media Executive, Public Speaker and Non-Executive Director. She challenges fear with evidence and apathy with a laser focus on community-led projects.
 
For Channel 7’s Sunrise Deborah engages in robust debates with broadcasters including Basil Zempilas and Richard Glover. She co-hosted the Hurun/PwC Gala dinner for The Sapphire Project and will be a keynote speaker at PwC’s corporate Coachella, ‘The Outside’.
 
She has held the role of News Director at two of Australia’s largest media organisations. As National News Director for ARN, she led the pivot to on-demand news, recruited and coached journalists for on-air presentations and served on various executive teams. Prior to that, she worked as Sydney News Director at Southern Cross Austereo.
 
Deborah’s significant contribution to journalism was recognised when she received the Brian White Award for radio journalism.
 
Full of energy in her role as Chair, Deborah passionately advocates for Pink Hope’s vision - encouraging individuals to investigate their hereditary risk of cancer.

John Sheehy

CEO of Pottinger

John joined the Pink Hope board because he never had the chance to meet his maternal grandmother, Joyce. He wants to celebrate the legacy of the generations of family and friends we’ll never know, and those beyond the reach of our immediate circles, by helping people navigate hereditary cancer, today. 

Outside Pink Hope, John advises private and public sector clients in relation to strategy, mergers and acquisitions, risk, innovation, and management. A lawyer by profession, John is the CEO of global boutique financial and strategic advisory firm, Pottinger. He is married to Beck and has a little girl called Scarlett, who wants to be a dancer or a teacher when she grows up. 

Cassandra Kelly

Advisor and International Board Director  

Cassandra serves an advisor, board director and chair for some of the world’s most influential organisations. She co-founded the multi award winning advisory firm, Pottinger. She is an invited speaker at events including those held by the G20, European Union, African Union, and NATO. 

Cassandra has received multiple accolades in her career to date, including an Order of Australia, for her contribution to executive roles and to gender equity.

An advocate for investing in female talent, she established the Glass Elevator and WomanUp programs.
As CEO of C-Change, she is an advisor to leaders who dare and dare to care.

Cassandra’s grandmother lost her battle with breast cancer in her 40s, and so her only connection to her is through stories of Gertrude’s formidable and courageous character. Cassandra believes that every life is valuable, and that Pink Hope can not only save lives through education, but make lives better through support.

Elise Stanberg

IT Expert

With more than two decades of IT experience, Elise has held various executive positions in a number of blue-chip global companies, including Intel, Nortel Networks, Ericsson, NCR, Motorola and Microsoft. The roles have encompassed engineering, marketing, sales, management and country management. Elise’s knowledge is highly sought after and helps guide Pink Hope with their current and future IT requirements.

Eve Faulkner

Communications and Strategy Specialist