Collective Leisure launches new Advisory Board
We’re delighted to announce a significant milestone for the business, with the formation of our new advisory board.
We’ve brought together a diverse range of experts to support our commitment to social justice and increasing our positive impact in our communities.
Speaking about the formation of the Advisory Board David Burns, Chief Executive Officer, said:
”We’re very excited to bring together a highly respected group of humans to support us with our mission of reducing health inequity with our communities”
Simon Rosenbaum comes to us from UNSW Sydney where he is a Scientia Associate Professor. His research focuses on physical activity and mental illness, including physical health comorbidities. Simon brings a range of experience to the board as he has been involved in numerous international projects including as a consultant to the World Health Organisation, Physical Activity unit and to the United Nations in Bangladesh.
Dr Sharon Zivkovic is the Cofounder of Wicked Lab, Founder of Community Capacity Builders and Centre for Autistic Social Entrepreneurship and she is also proudly Autistic. She has a long history of working in the social enterprise sector, including as a Visiting Fellow at Northumbria University in the UK, with numerous accolades including Enterprising Woman of the Year award in 2001 for “making communities more enterprising, taking advantage of their communal strength.”
Karen Creavin joins the board from across the globe as it’s only UK member. She is the CEO of Active Well-being Society (UK) and has more than 25 years’ experience working in the public sector in Britain. She has established award winning programs centred around increasing physical activity including ‘Gym for Free” which has then rolled out nationally under the name ‘Be Active’.
Jackson Hills brings 15 years of experience working in the non-profit and community organisations and is the current Manager Policy and Strategic Engagement of Q Shelter, Queensland’s peak body for housing and homelessness services. He has worked as a mentor for young people and in local and state government roles. He has a strong understanding of social justice and understands the power of sport as a movement for change and he brings this vision to support CL’s growth.
Tim Green is a Governance Specialist for Campbelltown Council and he has worked in both the private and public sectors in law and governance for more than 15 years. Prior to his legal career Tim pursued a professional sports career and was the proprietor of a highly successful bicycle and sports store in Queensland. His diagnosis of Stargardt’s Disease shifted his career focus and ambition of becoming a triathlete and racing in IRONMAN. In 2022 David and the team supported Tim to complete his first IRONMAN challenge and overcome the challenges of being a vision-impaired athlete.
The diverse board is well-placed to provide multisectoral specialist skills and knowledge in combination with lived experience to support Collective Leisure’s vision to reduce health inequity through accessible sport, physical activity and well-being programs, particularly for those most in need.