Learn more about how our organisation is set up, structured, and directed.
Craig Lawn
Chair
Appointed February 2019
Craig spent his career with PwC on the Firm’s National Tax and Private Business leadership teams, and the business leader for tax and private client teams in Brisbane and Sydney. He dedicated over 31 years to the firm, 20 years of those as a partner, before retiring in 2014. Craig has been instrumental in not-for-profit strategic reviews and designing innovative business models for numerous charities. He has extensive experience advising Boards and executives and providing business advice to private businesses and not for profit scientific and educational institutions on business structure optimisation, commercialising opportunities, acquisitions and growth strategies.
Craig is passionate about education, helping to build communities, deepening relationships between people and creating a sustainable and vibrant Australia.
Qualifications
Bachelor of Economics and Law, University of Sydney
Chartered Accountant
Graduate Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD).
Committee roles
Member, Finance, Risk and Audit Committee
Member, People and Culture Committee
Con Manos
Non-Executive Director, Company Secretary
Appointed February 2020
Con has over 20 years’ experience in accounting and finance services, qualified as a Chartered Accountant with PwC, and is currently a principal of Manos Partners.
Con is a Registered Company Auditor, and advisor to organisations and businesses in the not-for-profit and for-profit sectors. Con is also a Board Member of PlanNET SA Limited, a not-for-profit NDIS service provider.
Qualifications
Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Adelaide
Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance and Investment
Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD).
Committee roles
Chair, Finance, Risk and Audit Committee
Lisa Landon-Smith
Appointed December 2021
Key Assets Australia is excited to announce the appointment of Lisa Landon-Smith as its new Non-Executive Director.
Lisa is the Director, Finance and Corporate Services at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA), Australia. She has extensive finance and commercial experience in the corporate sector and also brings expertise in corporate governance. Prior to joining the MCA in 2021, Lisa held a range of senior executive roles at Qantas Airlines including leading Finance, Strategy and Commercial Planning functions.
Lisa has led transformational change in commercial activities, customer experience and workforce planning. She qualified as a Chartered Accountant with PriceWaterhouseCoopers working in Sydney and London and has a Bachelor of Economics. Lisa has a strong interest in organisational resilience and recently completed Business Sustainability Management through Cambridge University.
Qualifications
Bachelor of Economics, Sydney University
Committee roles
Member of Finance, Risk and Audit Committee
Jenni Hutchins
Appointed April 2022
Chief Executive Officer, Leader, Passionate Advocate for Children and Families, Child and Family Psychologist.
Jenni is the CEO of Big Fat Smile, a not for profit organisation providing quality care and education for children, as well as national and state wide inclusion services as part of a National Consortia. Big Fat Smile also operates many community-based services for children and families. These include transition to school and supported playgroups.
Jenni is a strong advocate for children, families and Educators; she engages with both the State and Federal government, Government Ministers and key stakeholders to assist in the development of effective policies and regulations to aid the development and navigation of the early childhood landscape in today’s changing environments.
Jenni is Co-chair of the Early Learning and Care Council of Australia (ELACCA) working to promote the value of quality early learning and care for young children and their families and the value of the educators that provide this.
Jenni’s formal training is as a psychologist specialising in supporting families with complex needs having worked in areas such as child protection, out of home care, mental health, domestic violence and therapeutic services. She has an extensive background in the child and family sector, governance, service delivery, executive leadership and management, financial management as well as asset and facility management.
Daniel Croft
Appointed 2023
Daniel is the CEO, Key Assets Group (Europe) and Vice Chairman, MJF Foundation. Daniel is also the CEO of Children’s Always First Ltd, and the current interim CEO of Key Assets Norway (Familiehjelp).
Daniel is a staunch advocate for children’s rights and seeks to incorporate social responsibility and ethical practices into his business strategy. He is highly skilled in strategy, communication, social services, business planning and continuity. Daniel has over 20 years’ experience and commitment to supporting vulnerable children. At a young age, Daniel established his own independent fostering agency and collaborated with schools and national fostering agencies across the country. He is the founder of AutismTalk and serves as an ambassador for a Special Educational Needs tutoring service.
In 2024 Daniel was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for his services to fostering.
BOARD ROLES: Key Assets Australia, Key Assets New Zealand, Key Assets Nova Scotia, Key Assets Ontario, Key Assets Norway (Familiehjelp), Key Assets New Foundland and Labrador, Martin James Foundation, Foster Talk, Key Assets Group Europe (KAG), Fostering First Ireland, Key Assets Finland (Avosylin).
Calum Sawford
Appointed 2023
Calum is the Chief Operating Officer of the Martin James Foundation (MJF). Calum is passionate about the theory of change and business transformation and is always seeking innovative ways to empower staff to achieve long lasting change and development.
Calum has a range of experience delivering successful outcomes in both the public and private sectors, specialising in hybrid project management methodologies. Before joining MJF, Calum worked within the Martin James Network as the Programme Director to support Network Programme Management and the successful delivery of all project-based workstreams. Prior to this, Calum worked across both private and public sectors as a Programme Management and Business Transformation consultant, successfully delivering in a range of settings from Children’s Social Services to privately owned Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) with a constant focus on the realisation of tangible outcomes and measurable benefits for end-users & clients.
Calum has a Bachelor of Arts (1st class honours) in Ancient History from the University of Nottingham. He also has a PRINCE II Certificate in Project Management and is a Member of the Institute of Leadership.
COMMITTEE ROLES: Member, Finance, Risk and Audit.
Jessica Oostenbroek
Appointed 2023
Jessica Oostenbroek is a proud Aboriginal woman from the Yuggera peoples of South-East Queensland, bringing over 14 years of experience in leading strategy and reform in health and human services. As a respected executive in the Queensland Health system, she has played a key role in co-designing the Health Equity Reform Program and advancing initiatives for the First Nations workforce and sector development.
Jessica’s expertise extends across health, mental health, and youth justice, where she has focused on improving access and outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and families in the child protection sector. She has been dedicated to implementing policies and strategies that uphold the rights of First Nations peoples and address the overrepresentation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in Out-Of-Home Care.
Jessica holds a Bachelor of Psychological Science, a Graduate Certificate in Policy Analysis, and an Executive Master of Business Administration.