Our Executive Team

Jo is a highly experienced executive with a demonstrated track record of successfully leading business improvement, integration, change and transformation initiatives. She is a financial management specialist with advanced analytical skills and strong commercial acumen. Jo is adept in building and maintaining internal and external stakeholder relationships and is highly proficient in providing customer service.

Jo has a strategic mindset and is an effective planner and implementation leader, along with being a leader of business cultural change and productivity improvement initiatives. She has worked across many different corporate, not-for-profit, government and regulated environments over a wide range of industry sectors and business functions. Jo is highly skilled in communication and interpersonal relationships and is passionate about people engagement, empowerment and building positive team cultures.

With over 30+ years’ experience in the early childhood education and care sector, and in having held Executive, Senior and consultancy leadership roles in the NFP sector across a number of State and Territories, University & TAFE, Kim shares a deep understanding of the central relationship between optimal operational environments and pedagogical excellence to positive impact in child, family/community and workforce outcomes and experiences.

Kim has extensive experience in working with governments at Commonwealth, State and LGA levels, as well as other partners and stakeholders across the early years. She has worked with Universities and major NGO’s in facilitating and actioning funded (govt and philanthropic) programs along with research geared towards workforce, program quality, social justice and wellbeing.

Jo has more than 25 years’ experience working in senior leadership and executive roles in industries as diverse as transport and logistics, veteran family support, local government and recruitment. Jo has extensive experience in a range of disciplines including finance; marketing; fundraising; business development; project management; continuous business improvement; IT systems development and support; and customer and client engagement. With a passion for helping people and working to grow and expand the businesses she is a part, Jo is committed to ensuring high quality and best practice outcomes in all that she does.

Lauren has over 25 years of experience in human resource management across the healthcare, telecommunications, and early childhood sectors, both in senior leadership roles and in learning and development. She is passionate about HR management and enjoys the challenge of balancing organisational goals with employee needs. Her motivation comes from seeing the positive impact her team's initiatives have on employee well-being and company performance.

Lauren is genuinely thrilled to be a member of Sparkways, an organisation that embraces cultural diversity. She looks forward to engaging with colleagues and staff from various backgrounds, learning from their unique perspectives, and contributing to an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued and heard