Hayley Abell

Interim Chief Executive Officer

Hayley has a 16-year history of working in the mental health sector to support organisational growth and development and quality service provision. Hayley uses her strategic leadership skills in policy reform and advocacy to support Karakan to diversify our service offering, improve our evaluation processes, and understand our impact in people’s lives.

Rosemarie MacInnes

Quality & Risk Manager

Rosemarie joined Karakan in October 2024 as our Quality and Risk Manager bringing over 20 years’ experience improving organisational performance in quality improvement principles, practice, and risk management. With a background in Disability Services, and in Vocational Education Training, Rosemarie brings a range of experience.

Tracy Cox

Capability & Enablement Manager

With 20+ years’ experience in governance, operations, and strategic leadership, Tracy leads Karakan’s capability and enablement portfolio. She is responsible for aligning culture, people and systems to build the capability needed for sustainable, future-focused growth. As a purpose-driven leader, Tracy is passionate about unlocking human potential and translating vision into impactful action.

Finance and Administration Manager 

Michelle joined Karakan in 2007 as a Part Time Bookkeeper when the organisation was delivering services in southeast Brisbane. Michelle has been involved in the financial operations and management of services since that time and now as Finance and Administration Manager.

David Thomson

General Manager Operations

David brings more than 25 years of executive leadership experience across the human services sector, helping organisations improve performance, navigate change and build on what they do best. As a values driven leader, at Karakan, he leads the service delivery teams with a focus on quality, sustainable outcomes and making a genuine difference. He is passionate about supporting people whose voices and experiences are too often overlooked or unheard.