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Our Team

OUR TEAM

At the Warrior Woman Foundation, we’re driven by a passionate team of experts, mentors, and changemakers who are dedicated to empowering young women to realise their full potential. With diverse backgrounds in education, mental health, communications, project management, and beyond, our team brings together a wealth of experience and heart. United by our shared vision, we’re committed to creating safe spaces, fostering supportive communities, and championing brighter futures for the next generation of strong, resilient women.

OUR BOARD

JESSICA BROWN

CEO & Founder

Jessica is the unstoppable force behind the Warrior Woman Foundation. She is on a mission to empower young women to become financially savvy, resilient, and unstoppable—because when women thrive, the world wins!
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Dr Paulette maroun (MBBS FRANZCOG)

Director

Paulette, a top gynaecologist turned Warrior Woman Foundation Director, is on a mission to blend cutting-edge medicine and holistic care to empower Aussie women to thrive with confidence!
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Barbara Clarke

Director

Barbara is a lifelong educator and crisis support guru who now channels her passion into empowering young women through the Warrior Woman Foundation—because strong women build a stronger future!
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OUR ADVISORY BOARD

As a Foundation we strive for best practice in everything we do. We are honoured to have a committee of incredible talent and expertise who are each trailblazers in their own fields. Our Advisory Board meet regularly to advise us on strategy and to assist us with achieving our goals.

Sharon Zeev Poole

Advisor in PR and Communications

Sharon Zeev Poole is the Founder and Executive Director of highly regarded boutique PR and communications agency Agent99.
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Kerry Stubbs

Advisor in NFP Leadership

Kerry is a leader in human resources, social justice, and community service, rocking everything from boardrooms to classrooms to champion equal opportunities and better systems for everyone—especially those who need it most!
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OUR TEAM

Vanessa Dwyer

Head of Operations

Vanessa is a project coordination and event management pro, expertly handling all administrative functions for the Foundation. She takes charge of logistics, communications, and everything in between for the Program, ensuring every detail is perfectly in place!
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Gopalan Nair

Finance Manager

Gopalan is a finance guru with 30+ years of experience, juggling numbers for everything from airlines to resorts, with a knack for making both profits and impact!
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Bridget Goldie

Social Media Coordinator

Bridget’s got an eye for design and a knack for events, but she’s found her groove in social media—building online spaces that are safer, supportive, and totally uplifting!
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Anne Lovett

Regional Program Manager

Anne is an experienced educator and passionately committed to champion young women to thrive, and has a wholehearted belief that when women shine, the world is a brighter and better place!
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Leah Kennedy

Newcastle Program Facilitator

Leah’s work within the program aims to ensure that all participants feel safe, valued and free to show up as their beautifully imperfect selves – just as she does!.
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We provide a safe and welcoming space for young women to share, learn, heal and grow. Each young woman is connected with a mentor as well as a network of diverse community-minded women who provide ongoing support and share their life experiences, resources and opportunities:

  • Connection to a safe, stable, and socially inclusive network of female role models to turn to for advice and ongoing support for the duration of the six-month program.
  • Connection to a non-judgmental group of young women who are facing similar challenges.
  • Connection to Kindred Warrior Peers, young women who have experienced challenges in life and have gone on to achieve life success.
  • Weekly one-to-one mentoring sessions with a safe mentor.

We teach young women the life skills they need to succeed in everyday life. Our “teach a young woman to fish” approach gives them support and guidance at every step, knowing that true empowerment comes from them learning to do things for themselves. In particular, we focus on financial literacy and job readiness:

  • Life-skills workshops to build self-reliance.
  • A six-week Financial Literacy program (in partnership with MoneyGirl).
  • A four-week Job Readiness program.
  • Assistance in gaining and retaining meaningful employment.
  • Access to a range of vocational skills scholarships (e.g., Code Like a Girl) and internships.

Many young women experience trauma which negatively impacts their confidence, self-esteem and self-worth. We support and nurture the trauma healing process in safe psycho-educational workshops facilitated by experts. In these sessions, young women learn to engage with self-compassion, and to soften and contain threat-based emotions, such as fear and anxiety, anger, shame and self-criticism.