Our Staff
Over the last 12 months, we have adopted smarter ways of working that provides greater flexibility and life balance to our fantastic staff.
Breast Cancer Trials has three departments of research, fundraising and business.
While our head office is located in Newcastle NSW, a number of new staff have joined our team remotely, working from other locations around Australia.
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Leadership Team
Dr Soozy Smith
Chief Executive Officer
Ms Anna Fitzgerald
Communications Manager
Mr Heath Badger
Chief Operating Officer – Research
Ms Jenny Melville
People, Performance & Culture Manager
Ms Julie Callaghan
Chief Operating Officer – Fundaising & Philanthropy
Ms Michelle Cairns
Financial Controller
Our Staff
Megan Ayscough
Assistant Accountant
Heath Badger
Chief Operating Officer – Research
Corinna Beckmore
Protocol Development & Special Projects Officer
Helen Braggett
Senior Clinical Research Associate
Michelle Cairns
Financial Controller
Julie Callaghan
Chief Operating Officer – Fundraising & Philanthropy
Kate Campbell
Community Fundraising Coordinator
Tamar Carpenter
Relationship Coordinator Individual Giving
Belinda Carrall
Community Fundraising Manager
Ashleigh Castles*
Clinical Research Associate
Sharon Clark
Clinical Research Associate
Sharon Dawson Senior
Clinical Research Associate
Alison Donnelly
Senior Clinical Research Associate/Trials Department Induction and Education Officer
Elliott Dooley
Clinical Research Associate
Anna Fitzgerald
Communications Manager
Akiko Fong
Data Management Lead
Nicole Francis
Clinical Trial Administrator
Matthew Gallop
Clinical Research Associate
Vanessa Green
Gifts in Wills Specialist
Juliette Gritten
Executive Assistant and Project Officer
Aaron Harvey
Clinical Research Associate
Tracey Hay
Clinical Trials Program Manager
Sarah Hinkelbein
Ethics and Regulatory Affairs Stream Lead
Laura Hughes
Clinical Research Associate
Nicole Illing
Relationship Manager
Sandy Isles*
Appeal Coordinator
Claire Jesson
Management Accountant
Amy Jongerden
Senior Clinical Research Associate
Esther Kirubi*
Clinical Research Associate
Jeanette Line
Supporter Care Officer
Syapiq Long
Clinical Fellow
Rose Lucas
Senior Clinical Research Associate
Lily MacDougall
Clinical Research Associate II
Alicia Madden*
Gifts in Wills Specialist
Carlie Mavin
Clinical Trials Program Manager
Joseph Maynard
Clinical Research Associate II
Laura McCambridge
Clinical Research Associate II
Angus McPherson
Clinical Research Associate
Jenny Melville
People Performance & Culture Business Partner
Chrissy Miller
Clinical Research Associate
Belinda Mitchell
Clinical Trials Program Manager
Ashley Nelson
Financial Controller
Rochelle Nolan
Individual Giving Manager
Rhianna O’Regan*
Clinical Research Associate II
Andrew Owens*
Clinical Research Associate
Amelia Owens
Clinical Research Associate
Sangeetha Pavangat
Clinical Research Associate
Meghan Price
Community Fundraising Coordinator
David Pringle*
Financial Controller
Deepika Radhakrishnan
Clinical Research Associate
Stuart Reeves
Quality Assurance Officer
Lauren Rennie
Clinical Operations Stream Lead
Sonia Sanchez Bezanilla
Clinical Operations Stream Lead
Phoebe Sansom-Sherwill
Digital Content Coordinator
Erin Shearman*
Supporter Care Officer
David Short
Fundraising Data Manager
Dr Soozy Smith
Chief Executive Officer
Isobel Stoodley
Clinical Research Associate II
Zoe Thomson*
Senior Clinical Research Associate/Trials Department Induction and Education Officer
Dominique Tindal
Clinical Trials Administrator
Ari Tusek
Clinical Operations Stream Lead
Coco Vandevelde
Clinical Research Associate
Helen Wilson
Supporter Care Officer
Thomas Woodcock*
Clinical Research Associate
Kim Wright
Clinical Research Associate II
Lindsey Wylde
Clinical Operations Stream Lead
Sarah Zardawi
Clinical Fellow
Nicholas Zdenkowski
Medical Advisor/SAC Chair
Chengxi Zhang
Clinical Research Associate
*Ceased employment within reporting period