Governance

Iain MacKenzie

Chair

Part of GIVIT's Board since 2019. We are incredibly grateful to have Iain’s knowledge and leadership in emergency and disaster management. Iain was previously Queensland’s inaugural Inspector-General Emergency Management, tasked with ensuring the best possible whole-of-government and whole-of-community arrangements to deal with emergencies and disasters.

Iain’s advice provides a measured and confident delivery of GIVIT’s national role in disaster and emergency recovery. Iain is also an Adjunct Professor at the Griffith University School of Medicine.

Juliette Wright OAM

Founder & Director

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Juliette founded GIVIT after she was surprised at how difficult it was to find someone in genuine need of the high quality baby clothes she no longer needed.

Juliette’s vision, hard work and determination have resulted in millions of donations being distributed across Australia, earning her the title of Australia’s Local Hero 2015 and awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in 2019.

As Founder and Director, Juliette drives GIVIT’s vision to match generosity with genuine need. Her huge heart and passion for helping others has shaped GIVIT’s culture and success.

Carita Martinez

Director

Aside from bringing legal and commercial capability to the GIVIT Board, Carita also holds the honour of being GIVIT's first volunteer. This experience enables her to bring a unique insight and understanding into board meetings.

Carita is General Counsel and Director of Golding Contractors where her efforts drive optimal value for money solutions, and ensure large projects are delivered reliably. This, combined with her experience in telecoms, ITC, transport, mining and civil construction, provides GIVIT with a wealth of commercial knowledge.

Megan Magill

Director

Megan is a marketing leader with experience spanning 20 years across a range of industries in Australia and abroad.

Megan has a passion for balancing data and performance based marketing with excellent customer experiences within strong brands. She thrives on a challenge, the opportunity to lead teams and promote innovation within organisations. Megan has held leadership roles at The Wotif Group, Tatts Group and most recently at MinorDKL Food Group as Chief Brand Officer.

Wayne Custodio

Director

Wayne has over 25 years of experience designing and delivering digital transformation, leveraging data and innovation to solve complex business problems. His professional journey spans both private and public industries.

Wayne is currently a partner in the Strategy and AI practice at Deloitte Australia, ensuring delivery of strategic business solutions are backed by data, AI and innovation. Prior to joining Deloitte, Wayne founded four successful strategy, data and innovation companies that delivered future-focused projects for the Queensland Government.

Geoff Hoffman

Director

Geoff is a lawyer with over 20 years of experience working with organisations throughout Australia and internationally, managing large legal projects and helping to solve legal and business problems.

As a partner at Clayton Utz, Geoff advises not-for-profit, government and large private sector organisations on corporate and commercial law and governance issues. Currently based in Sydney, Geoff is passionate about applying his energy and extensive legal and commercial experience to helping vulnerable people in the communities in which we live, in an environmentally sustainable way.

James Whitelaw

Director

James Whitelaw is a highly experienced professional in the corporate financial sector, with over 30 years of expertise in providing innovative solutions for financial sustainability. Known for his strategic approach, he adeptly tackles complex financial challenges by drawing on his extensive background in financial structuring, risk assessment, and corporate planning.

With his strong skills in financial modelling and valuation, James plays a key role in ensuring GIVIT’s financial stability.

GIVIT is committed to conducting its business operations and affairs with honesty and integrity and to engaging in ethical decision-making, being legally compliant and acting consistently with good corporate governance standards and community expectations. View GIVIT’s Whistleblower Policy.