Future Living Board
Julie Beeck BCom GAICD
Chair since July 2015, Board Member since 2001
Julie is a marketing consultant with over 30 years’ experience providing research, business intelligence and marketing strategy services to organisations across the public, private and not for profit sectors. Julie has been a Board Member of several private and not for profit organisations and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Patrick Moran MBA
Board Member since 2022
Patrick has over 15 years leading not for profit organisations to deliver on their purpose. He has an interest in applying commercial discipline and best practice to increase social impact. With a passion for inclusion Patrick is driven to create a more equitable community for all.
Laurence (Larry) Iffla B. Juris., LL.B. FTIA
Board Member since 1993, Chairman from 1996 to 2015
Larry is a partner of Iffla Wade, where he practices in commercial and property law. He is also the Non-Executive Chairman of the Perron Group.
Larry is Deputy Chair, Council of Activ Foundation and until recently was is a a Director at the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research. Larry has a brother with a developmental disability and his family has had a long association with Activ Foundation.
Geoff Patching
Board Member since 2022
Geoff has over 20 years’ experience in the financial services industry and is the Chief Financial Officer of PeopleKind Group Ltd. He is a member of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand and Australian Institute of Company Directors. Geoff has held a number of senior roles across commercial and not for profit organisations in both Australia and in the UK.
Ken Booth BSc Dip Ed, M.Ed.Admin
Board Member since 1995
Ken is a practising Civil Celebrant and had a prior 35 year career with the Education Department of Western Australia. Ken has a brother with a developmental disability and is an Honorary Life Governor and member of the Council of Activ Foundation.
Kerin (Kerry) Smart LLB
Board Member since 2009
Kerry spent 40 years as a corporate and commercial lawyer and now devotes much of his time to working with families with disabled children to plan for their future, including the preparation of Wills, Testamentary and Protective Trusts and Powers of Attorney for those families. Kerry has a close family member with a developmental disability.
Marita Walker B.Sc., Grad Dip (Physio), Grad Dip (Neuroscience), M.App.Sc.
Board Member since 2022
Marita has worked in the disability sector for over 35 years in state government, the NGO sector where she was CEO of Perth Home Care Services (now Avivo) for 14 years and most recently in the National Disability Insurance Agency. Marita also has personal experience as the Guardian of a person with disability. Since the inception of Future Living, Marita has had varying levels of involvement and now looks forward to making a contribution as a Board member.
Mr Geoff Reiser B.Comm, MAICD
Board Member since 2020
Geoff is the founder and Managing Director of Haeberlin Consulting, a strategy consulting firm working with Boards and Exec teams across Government, business and Not for Profit. He is a Board member of WestCycle, with previous memberships including the Curtin School of Marketing Advisory Board, WorkFocus Australia, atWork Australia and the National Disability Recruitment Co-ordinator Advisory Panel.
Holly Wood BA
Board Member since 2022
Holly has 20 years experience delivering communications and public relations services, specialising in health, mental health and human services. One of her brothers has a developmental disability and lives in a residential care facility. Her other brother experiences mental illness and is cared for by her parents.
Dr Samantha Neylon PhD, BSc Occupational Therapy, Dip Project Management, Dip Business
CEO
Sam has worked in service development, management, clinical, design and research domains in the aged care and disability sectors for over 25 years. With a focus on maximising engagement opportunities, Sam strives to ensure clients, families and teams are supported to enable people to live the lives they choose.
Mary-Jane Meehan – Partnerships Lead
Cassie Brickell – Services Coordinator
Kathryn Rose – Support Coordinator
Caroline Nguyen – Finance and Office Administrator
Karen Andersson – Personal Safeguarding Service Administrator
Rebecca Willock – Data Entry Clerk
