As Executive Director and Co-Chair Chair, Loren is leading this time of change. Loren appreciates the spirit of Outward Bound, having worked as an instructor in the 1980s. She knows outdoor education well from working with OEG and Sport and Recreation Victoria. Her career has extended to management consulting with the Boston Consulting Group and senior executive strategy and finance roles with Monash, RMIT and Melbourne Universities. With CPA. AICD, MBA and Doctorate of Education qualifications, she brings an exemplary skill set to steward OBA through this pivotal period.

Jess is Wiradjuri from Tumut and Brungle in country NSW and grew up in a big proud Aboriginal family, connected to her culture and witnessing great Elders and leadership. Jess is currently the CEO of the Australian Indigenous Governance Institute (AIGI), based in Canberra. She began her career as a teacher and has taught within the secondary and tertiary sectors before moving into the NFP sector where she contributed to the success of CareerTrackers before joining the AIGI team. Jess is passionate about Governance, Leadership and Capacity Building, particularly with Indigenous people and communities. In her spare time, Jess is coming up with ways to entertain her toddler or supporting the passions and projects of her Mum and Aunties at home in Tumut.

In more than 30 years of legal practice, Campbell has acquired significant experience in insolvency, commercial litigation and restructuring. Through a number of initiatives, Campbell has worked to reduce the socio-economic gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians and in 2014 was awarded the CareerTrackers Business Supervisor of the Year. In 2016 Campbell participated in an Outward Bound program with CareerTracker interns, that led him to join the Outward Bound Australia Board in 2019.

As a learning professional, volunteering and youth advocate, Katie has 30 years experience in the outdoors and recreation sector. Currently the CEO of Awards WA, the Association offering experiential learning youth self-development programs, The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award and Ignite Youth Award in WA, Katie works with 130 educational institutions and community organisations to support over 3,500 young people in WA with a focus on empowering and equipping them with a world ready attitude. In 2020, Katie was appointed as Chair of Outdoors WA, the peak industry body for the outdoor recreation industry in WA with an aim to advocate and support local outdoor recreation businesses, camp operators, retailers and Outdoor Ed teachers to ensure the best opportunities are available for the WA community. In her spare time, Katie is an active Group Fitness Instructor, something she has been for 30+ years.

Dr Simon Crisp describes his OBA Standard Course in 1980 (aged 17), as the single most formative experience of his life. Working as an OBA instructor provided the foundation to his career in psychology in wilderness adventure therapy and hospital mental health settings. With over 30 years of practicing psychology, Simon brings critical expertise to Outward Bound, supporting the Board and the training and development of our field crew.

From the vantage of his advisory firm, GoodWolf Partners, Simon helps clients such as family and corporate Foundations and NFPs to co-design strategy and develop innovative 'for purpose' models of service and capital towards social value. Simon has been involved with Outward Bound in both Zimbabwe and Australia, and he believes there has never been a more important and exciting time to reimagine the possibilities to make a difference, to leave the world a better place, to leave a legacy.

Sandy brings to the board a range of experience and expertise from across the Outdoor sector. She has worked as an outdoor educator and leader developing and implementing Outdoor Education programs and courses in the corporate sector, schools, and universities over the past 4 decades. She has had the opportunity to work alongside multiple outdoor activity providers in a wide range of natural environments. She currently is a senior lecturer at Australian Catholic University and has published across a range of topics important to the delivery and development of programs which use the natural world. She is an executive member of Outdoor Education Australia and the Australian Outdoor Education Tertiary Network and has been on the Board of Outdoors Victoria for six years.

From the vantage of his advisory firm, GoodWolf Partners, Simon helps clients such as family and corporate Foundations and NFPs to co-design strategy and develop innovative 'for purpose' models of service and capital towards social value. Simon has been involved with Outward Bound in both Zimbabwe and Australia, and he believes there has never been a more important and exciting time to reimagine the possibilities to make a difference, to leave the world a better place, to leave a legacy.

Jon Bradshaw comes to OBA with over 25 years of global sales, marketing, strategy and organisational development experience gained with the Mars Group, Diageo PLC, Virgin Group, Lion Pty and D roga S. Nowadays he runs a successful marketing and strategy consultancy, Brand Traction. With an alarming lack of grace and skill he has spent his life outside work mountaineering, kayaking, diving, climbing and snowboarding his way around the world's adventure capitals . Over 40 years of experience in the field has given Jon an unshakeable belief that time spent being challenged in the outdoors should be an integral part of everyone's personal growth journey.