Executive team

Lisa was appointed Chief Executive Officer in April 2023, and previously held the position as Executive Director Stroke Services and Research.

She has more than 25 years experience in health, both clinically in general and emergency medicine and in anesthesia and intensive care from the UK, and more recently in the non-profit health sector in senior management and executive roles. Prior to joining Stroke Foundation, Lisa held a number of roles at Kidney Health Australia including Interim CEO, leading the peak body for kidney disease.

Lisa is a member of the World Stroke Organization Board and is co-chair of the international Stroke Support Organization Committee. She is a member of the Australian Living Evidence Consortium Board and member of Australian Chronic Disease Prevention Alliance.

She has published a number of articles on stroke, prevention of chronic conditions, chronic kidney disease and lived experience co-design.

Lisa is a passionate about prevention of chronic conditions, for equity in health, and for lived experience involvement and co-design.

Sarah is a passionate advocate for gender equality, creating a better world and fighting injustice.  For more than 20 years she has worked on successful advocacy and policy campaigns in both government and not-for-profit roles.   

Sarah headed up Global Citizen’s efforts in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific, leading campaigns that secured more than $1 billion AUD in commitments to international health, education and development programs, and secured Public Benevolent Institution status for the charity in 2021. She has been involved with Global Citizen Festivals and worldwide broadcast shows in New York, Montreal, Johannesburg and London and was the Producer of Global Citizen Live Sydney in 2021 to raise important funds for the fight to end extreme poverty. 

Prior to this role Sarah spent 13 years advising some of Australia's federal and state government Cabinet Ministers on environment, mental health and health, community services and youth affairs policy. 

Sarah has completed a Master of International and Community Development, is a graduate of the Chief Executive Women’s Leadership Program and graduated from the Australian Institute of Company Directors Course.

Kelvin joined the Stroke Foundation in 2003 after several years working as a physiotherapist across metropolitan and regional Australian and in the UK. Over more than two decades working at the Foundation, Kelvin has overseen some the most significant projects to improve the services that are provided to people recovering from stroke. For example, Kelvin has overseen the National Stroke Guidelines since 2004 and led the transition to one of the worlds first ‘living’ guidelines. 

For more than a decade he was also involved in overseeing the National Stroke Audit which monitored evidence-based care delivered to people in acute and in-patient rehabilitation across Australia. Kelvin has also supported the development of the InformMe website dedicated to supporting health professionals by providing care recommendations, resources and online education and now leads the research program to support find the next major break throughs in stroke and support the development of the next wave of research leaders. He supports policy and advocacy efforts for stroke and remains actively involved in national and international efforts to improve guideline methods and their implementation.