Sam Holden

Chair

Sam joined the Board in 2021 and has had a long association with Inala. With over 35 years sales and general management experience in the office equipment and printing industries, Sam brings a wealth of experience and insight to the Board. In particular, his knowledge of the workings of parliament and the Federal government. He has a Bachelor of Arts, Hons from the University of Sydney. His sister has been a participant at Inala since the early 70s, first attending Miroma before becoming a resident at Inala.

Ian Copp

Treasurer

Ian joined the Inala Board in 2017 and is a member of the Finance and Risk Management Committee. He is a Chartered Accountant and his early career was with a professional accounting firm. More recently he has long experience with a major bank, dealing with companies with different degrees of financial distress or which have collapsed.
His son has participated in Day & Community programs with Inala since 2007 and accommodation supports since 2016.

Bill Best

Board Member

Bill joined the Inala board in 1997 and became Chairman in 2012. Bill’s has over 30 years’ experience in investment banking and stockbroking and was formerly an Executive Director of Macquarie Bank for 13 years working primarily in the Equity Capital Markets. He is currently chairman of Liverpool Partners and a consultant to OnMarketBookbuilds. He is also a director of the Australian Chamber Orchestra and Chair of the Australian Chamber Orchestra Instrument Fund. Bill holds a Bachelor of Commerce and a Bachelor of Laws from The University of Melbourne and a Master of Commerce in Finance from The University of New South Wales.

His daughter attended Inala school, and has participated in Day & Community programs and accommodation support since 1993.

Jeremy Gibb

Board Member

Jeremy joined the Inala Board in 2022 and is a member of the Finance and Risk Committee. He is a Chartered Accountant and his early career was working with a leading chartered accounting firm PriceWaterhouseCoopers, both in Sydney and London. For the last 20 years, he has been working in Executive Search and Recruitment mainly through his own firm, People One.

Jeremy has a twin brother James, who has been attending Inala since 1975.

Judith Howard

Board Member

Judith joined the board in 1998, and is a member of both the Finance and Risk Management and the People and Culture Committees and is an Anthroposophical representative. Judith’s background is in Corporate Governance, Risk Management and Accounting, having worked for Consolidated Press Holdings Ltd, Seven Network Ltd, Promina Ltd and Babcock and Brown Ltd as Group Company Secretary and Head of Risk Management and has also established the governance functions for a number of IPO’s. Judith has a strong familiarity and background in Steiner-based approaches.

John Wilshire

Board Member

John joined the board in 2013 and is a member of the People and Culture Committee and Anthroposophical representative. He has a strong association with Inala, having been CEO from 1996 to 2012. He has a B.Com from the University of NSW and his background prior to Inala was in IT. His daughter has attended Inala since 1977, is an Inala resident and participates in Day & Community programs.

Caroline Jones

Board Member

Caroline joined the Board in 2019 bringing a breadth of experience in Marketing, PR and Communication from a variety of industries. She has extensive experience in marketing and fundraising for not-for profit causes and specialises in PR and Marketing Communication strategy. Caroline is a member of the Inala People and Culture Committee and has a BA Communication from Charles Sturt University. She is very enthusiastic about the availability and quality of long term care for individuals with disabilities.

Scott Bailey

Board Member

We welcomed Scott to the Inala Board in January 2023. As a senior Corporate and International Tax partner he has over 30 years of experience in the tax profession. He has been a Partner in Corporate & International Tax at Deloitte Touche Tomatsu since September 2010 working with and advising a range of both Australian based and multinational corporations in relation to corporate tax matters.

Lori Middlehurst

Board Member

Lori joined the board in November 2022, bringing her almost 40 years of legal and human resources and board experience. She is a non-executive director on the Board of the Association of Corporate Counsel Australia, where she has been a member of the Finance and Risk Committee since 2020. She was recognised for her many contributions to the 40,000 member Association of Corporate Counsel as its  Global Member of the Year in 2021. Lori has a Bachelor of Arts (Biology) from the University of California, San Diego and a Juris Doctorate from the University of California, and is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. A qualified lawyer in both California and New South Wales, she is the Senior Director of Global Employment Law (JAPAC) at the Fortune 200 company Salesforce and volunteers on the employment law panel of Redfern Legal Services. Lori has a deep commitment to inclusion, diversity, equality and accessibility and looks forward to contributing to the Inala Board.