Board Perinatal Wellbeing Centre is governed by a volunteer Board and complies with the regulations of the ACT Associations Incorporation ACT 1991. The Board is responsible for the overall performance of the organisation, providing strategic direction and overseeing all operations of Perinatal Wellbeing Centre. Meet our board President Meredith Cale Meredith joined the board in 2018. Meredith is keen to support an organisation providing vital support to Canberra parents.Meredith has a background in complex ICT Project and Program Management, governance and risk management for a large federal government department.When she’s not at work, she enjoys spending time with her husband and one year old son, watching rugby, pottering in her craft room and writing poetry. Vice President Kate Sowerby Undergoing updates - thanks for your patience Treasurer Karen Michelle Karen is an experienced CFO and Program Manager for Government, who is currently running her own consultancy business. Karen is a Fellow Chartered Accountant and brings financial, risk management and program delivery expertise to the board. She became interested in Perinatal Wellbeing Centre's work following her own experiences of raising three children. She particularly values the holistic nature of support that PWC provides, supporting families through challenging times to bring more joy into their parenting life. Bianca Williams Bianca Williams combines community sector and academic experience to address social justice issues. Bianca is an honours and PhD Graduate of Gender Sexuality and Culture, School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics at the Australian National University. Her PhD explored birthing parent’s experience of pregnancy. She is currently a Visiting Fellow at ANU and is also employed as the senior policy officer at Families Australia, where she provides advice to the governments and the community sector on national policy issues related to gender and families. Alex Cookson Amanda Cook Amanda joined the Board in late 2018 because she wanted to give back to the organisation which helped her through a very daunting time in her life. Amanda was lucky enough to become a client of the Perinatal Wellbeing Centre when she was diagnosed with post-natal anxiety 6 weeks after the birth of her son Callum in 2016. In her own words, Amanda often speaks openly and fondly of how amazing the staff and services of the Perinatal Wellbeing Centre are and undoubtedly was a key factor in helping her navigate a very frightening time and ensuring her family got their best start in life. Amanda is now a mum of 3 very energetic, bold, loving boys which means there is never a dull moment, or even a quiet one for that matter. Naomi Dumbrell