As co-founder and director of MGA, Susan has a passion for empowering people to be the best version of themselves. She works to support our partners and collaborators to create regenerative futures.

Susan’s eclectic career has equipped her with the practical knowledge and expertise to carry out these roles. After establishing a successful Brisbane-based Consulting, Management and Speakers Bureau, Susan has served as the Tourism Queensland Regional Director for UK and Europe based in London, as a Senior Investment Advisor and Stockbroker with Morgans and also as Senior Vice President of the global financial services firm, Morgan Stanley. She is a Fellow and a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, Susan is a former Chair of the Griffith Business School Strategic Advisory Board. She has been awarded a Master of Business Administration from Griffith University. Her expertise in these roles and her collaborative talents contributed to her winning the 2013 Australia’s CEO Challenge, which entailed fundraising and advocacy to promote awareness and action to curb domestic and family violence.

Susan draws on the wealth of these experiences and understanding of strategy, finance and business to help provide expert guidance to MGA’s activities.

As well as being an experienced director, Susan brings to her position a zest for travel, the arts, learning, making new connections and supporting her local community.

Mark is a founder and director of MGA. He brings to his directorship expertise gained over a varied career. Mark completed a PhD in psychiatry (University of Queensland) on the effects of occupational trauma on police. His experiences as a psychologist, small business owner, research assistant, police officer, and Commissioner of Queensland Corrective Services equip him with the interpersonal and organisational skills to promote the ethos of MGA.

Mark is a Queensland Patron of the Justice Reform Initiative and holds Adjunct Professor appointments at Griffith University, the University of Queensland and Swinburne University of Technology. He was previously on the boards of directors of the Australian Community Support Organisation (ACSO) and McCormack Housing.

Kate is Chair of the MGA Governance, Risk and Ethics Committee. Her passion to provide opportunities for all people to reach their potential drives Kate’s role at MGA. This leads her to promote a focus on strong ethics and core values, by ensuring that the organisation’s decisions and interactions are transparent, sustainable and wisely intentioned.

An Australian Institute of Company Directors graduate, Kate brings to her MGA position the values, skills and experience she has gained through her role in a range of industries and organisations. She is non-executive director of Rare Voices Australia, a member of the Ethics Advisory Group and the Human Research Ethics Committee of the University of Queensland, a member of the Human Research Ethics Committee for Queensland Health Forensic and Scientific Services, and a member of the ‘Way Back’ Steering Committee for Beyond Blue.

Kate is a certified change practitioner, mental health advocate, process engineer and an information manager. She has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Leisure Management, majoring in disability, from Griffith University.

Kate’s leisure time pursuits include beekeeping, writing a book about her experiences living with the rare disease, fibromuscular dysplasia, and enjoying outdoor pursuits with her husband and dog. These interests enhance Kate’s contributions as Chair of the MGA Governance, Risk and Ethics Committee.