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Our Board is made up of highly committed, professional volunteers who govern and guide Emerge.

Jane Stuchberry

Jane Stuchberry

- Chair

BA Hons (University of Melbourne), MA Organisational Psychology (University of Melbourne), MAICD

Jane is an Organisational Psychologist, who specialises in helping organisations strengthen their board and governance practices, including board and committee effectiveness, board renewal, Director and Executive performance and assessment and corporate governance. She is a Director of board advisory firm Board Partners, and is an affiliate with the global consulting firm Mercer, where she leads the Board Effectiveness practice.

Jane has a background in human resource consulting, leading Talent Management and People Strategy practices at Andersen, Ernst and Young (EY) and Mercer.

Her previous directorships include Chair of Family Planning Victoria, and Director of Goulburn Valley Broadcasters. She is also a mentor with Kilfinan Australia, an organisation that provides mentoring and support to CEOs of not-for-profit organisations.

Eva Perez

Eva Perez

- Director

Bachelor of Arts (First Class Honours), Victoria University of Melbourne

Eva is the Director of Strategy, Policy & Reform within the Family Violence Command of Victoria Police, a department established in 2015 to provide a dedicated focus on improving police responses to family violence, sexual offences and child abuse. This role is the culmination of close to 20 years of working in various policy and strategy roles within Victoria Police. Nothing in her BA(Hons) in International Relations and History suggested she would end up focusing on developing new approaches, organisational directions and service improvements in areas ranging from forensic services, mental health and strategic planning. Finding ways to integrate diverse operational and corporate functions to address complex community issues effectively is a challenge that motivates her.

Prior to working for Victoria Police, Eva was a Business & Government management consultant with Ernst & Young NZ and a Policy & Research Officer with the NZ Department of Internal Affairs, responsible for a diverse array of portfolios including community development, citizenship, local government, censorship, gambling and births, deaths and marriages.

Claire Murphy

Claire Murphy

- Deputy Chair

BPhysio (La Trobe University), MPhysio (Research) (University of Melbourne), GAICD

Claire is a non-executive director in purpose-driven organisations spanning public health, community, education, and peak bodies.

Claire works with organisations to strengthen corporate and clinical governance, change management and strategic business development. She started her career as a physiotherapist at Monash Health, branched briefly into clinical research at the University of Melbourne, returned to Monash Health working in many change projects, and led Monash Health’s Innovation team. Claire’s roles have included working closely to support executive teams, including at Australian Red Cross Lifeblood as Chief Executive Advisor.

Claire is a Board Director of the Victorian Healthcare Association and Timboon and District Healthcare Service.

Avital Kamil

Avital Kamil

- Director

Master of Laws, LLM (Human Rights) (Monash University), Bachelor of Laws, LLB / Bachelor of Arts, BA (Monash University)

Avital has practised law for over a decade, specialising in family law and family violence. Her practical experience includes work in the private and community legal sectors, at Victoria Legal Aid, and with Victoria Police. She has prepared and appeared in complex legal matters, delivered professional education sessions and mentored legal practitioners throughout Victoria.

Avital has worked with state and federal government, peak bodies, community groups and support services to develop strategies to prevent, identify and respond to family violence. She has consulted on the rollout of the Specialist Family Violence Courts and contributed to numerous working groups and committees with a focus on the development of family violence programs, policy and advocacy.

Avital has a strong background of promoting access to justice and advocating for disadvantaged and vulnerable communities.

Christina Murambi

Christina Murambi

- Director

Master of Social Work (Latrobe University) Master of Human Rights Law (University of Melbourne) Bachelor of Human Services

Christina has over 10 years of experience in policy, advocacy, and social work, and holds a Master’s degree in Human Rights Law and Social Work and has experience across a broad range of social work, policy, civil and human rights issues.

Christina is an experienced policy and advocacy manager with expertise in policy development, advocacy, project management, strategic planning, leadership and engagement. She has worked in family violence, mental health, youth services, victims of crime and policy advocacy.

Christina is dedicated and committed to providing strategic leadership in identifying and pursuing advocacy on existing and emerging issues to ensure a streamlined, responsive and client centred approach in service delivery.

Lucie McKenna

Lucie McKenna

- Treasurer

BComm (Deakin University), GradDip Chartered Accounting, Member (CAANZ), Accredited Family Business Australia Advisor, Cert Governance and Directorship (Governance Institute of Australia)

Lucie is a Chartered Accountant and Accredited Family Business Australia Advisors and has over 18 years of experience in Professional Services.

She has worked across multiple industries including agriculture, hospitality, retail, medical, transport, not for profit and property development. From assisting small to medium sized family businesses with their business and family financial needs, the preparation of management reports, financial modelling, reporting and analysis to tax and compliance matters and specialised business and family consulting, she has a deep understanding of her clients.

Lucie is passionate about empowering families to make informed decisions about their financial future and protect their assets.

Shasta Holland

Shasta Holland

- Director

Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) and Master of Arts (Psychology), University of Canterbury; PhD (Criminology), University of Melbourne.

Shasta has more than 20 years of public policy experience and has held executive roles in the Victorian and Australian public service across the justice and domestic, family and sexual violence portfolios. Her work has included leading monitoring of government progress in implementing recommendations from the 2016 Royal Commission into Family Violence and delivering policy, practice and system reform in the Victorian women's prison system.

Shasta has a particular interest in evidence-based strategy and reform and ensuring that lived experience is integral to policy and practice.development.

Corrie McKenzie

Corrie McKenzie

- Director

Corri McKenzie is currently the Deputy CEO of Service Design and Improvement and a member of the Strategic Leadership Team at the NDIA.

Corri previously led the Police, Fines and Crime Prevention group as Deputy Secretary at the Department of Justice & Community Safety from December 2018 – December 2022.

Prior to this, Corri held several senior executive positions in social policy, service design and delivery in Government and in the community sector working in family violence and justice. Before joining the public service, Corri was the General Manager of Community Services, Mission Australia and was also the Corporate Communications Manager at Google Australia and New Zealand.

Corri has led reforms including the National Disability Insurance Scheme, the National Plan to Reduce Violence against Women and their Children, and the implementation of impact measurement and performance reporting in community services.

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