Frances has worked in the autism field for more than 35 years, beginning her career as a speech pathologist. She has held senior management positions with Autism Queensland since 2004, most recently as Chief Operations Officer.

Frances holds a Bachelor of Speech Therapy, an Advanced Diploma in Community Sector Management and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Queensland. She is also a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Beyond her work at AQ, Frances serves as a Director on the Australian Advisory Board on Autism and the Australian Autism Alliance.

Jeff is an experienced accounting and finance professional, with 20 years at KPMG Australia, including 10 years as a partner. He brings considerable experience working with not-for-profit organisations.

Jeff is currently Chair of the Gold Coast Hospital Foundation and a Director of Surfing Queensland.

Kim is an accomplished leader with a strong track record of driving positive change and fostering inclusive work environments. She began her career as an occupational therapist and is passionate about promoting inclusion and accessibility.

Before joining Autism Queensland in 2019, Kim gained extensive experience in senior therapy and management roles across disability organisations in Australia. This experience equipped her to develop innovative service models, build strong internal and external relationships, and advocate for policy reform in the evolving disability services sector.

David has more than 20 years of experience across technology leadership, digital transformation and process improvement in the financial services and community services sectors. He joined Autism Queensland in 2022 and was promoted to General Manager, Innovation & Growth in 2023. In this role, he leads the organisation’s technology strategy, cyber security, data governance, digital transformation, and property and facilities management.

Before joining Autism Queensland, David held technology leadership roles with Open Minds and Multicap. He also spent 14 years at Heritage Bank, where he led intelligent automation initiatives, including Robotic Process Automation, and held roles spanning project management and process improvement.

David holds a Bachelor of Computing Science from the University of Southern Queensland and a Master of Business Administration from the University of South Australia. He also holds Lean Six Sigma Green Belt and PRINCE2 certifications and has lectured in Project Management at the University of Southern Queensland.