Our Management Committee

**Anita Fung**
(She/her) QLD, President
Anita is a passionate and accredited mortgage and lending industry professional with an outstanding knowledge of banking and finance network in multiple states including Queensland, Northern Territory, South and Western Australia and proven capacity to establish and maintain long term relationship with key stakeholders.
She has more than 20 years of experience in the banking and finance industry and has achieved awards and finalists in many major state and national industry accolades. She is a key advocate for women in finance and empowering others to have a successful and rewarding careers.
With her diagnosis of Endometriosis in 2015, she is committed to helping others and supporting those who suffer from this illness. She has been a active volunteer with QENDO in the role of President and Board Director. She is extremely passionate about the valuable work that QENDO offers for the community and educating the financial impacts it has for all women, suggesting ways to better manage their budgets as well as their well being.

**Ash Webb**
(She/her) Qld, Treasurer & Darling Downs Community Contact
Ash is an experienced director and accounts professional with a strong background in operations. Ash has worked predominantly in the mining and energy sector and is particularly passionate about workflows, operations and management of organisations.
Ash was raised in a small rural country town and experienced first hand the limited access to health care due to where they live. She is the power behind QENDO’s annual Women’s Health Expo held in Rural Queensland each year. Ash is passionate about menstrual education for all ages and genders.
Ash was elected as Treasurer for QENDO in 2019 and since this time, reviewed and analysed the financial health of the organisation during this time.

**Alyse Bradley**
(She/her) QLD, Secretariat
Alyse is a passionate residential lending analyst and specialist, and has over 10 years experience with building connections and relationships with both professional stakeholders and the community within the QLD property industry, and more recently in Personal Finance and Banking for an Australian global financial services group.
Alyse was diagnosed with severe Endometriosis in 2014 after years of misdiagnosis as in most cases. She has always been passionate and focused on supporting, inspiring, advocating and empowering other women at all stages of their journey. This experience with diagnosis, treatment and the everyday challenges that comes with the disease, has only strengthened her commitment towards around raising awareness, education and training around Endometriosis and Pelvic Pain in Schools and the workplace.
Alyse has turned this passion and resilience into a new found dedication. She engaged with QENDO in 2022 as a volunteer Mentor aware of the valuable work that QENDO offers, and now recently accepting a role on the Board of Directors and Secretariat.

**Jessica Taylor**
(She/her) QLD, CEO
Jessica is an experienced Director, Chief Executive Officer and advisor who has worked in a range of organisations in commercial, public and not-for-profit sectors. Jessica has led peak bodies throughout her career. She is a consumer engagement specialist, expert in governance and an experienced spokesperson. Jessica consults and mentors several researchers, organisations and companies across Australia regarding their strategy, governance and engagement.
With an established track record in undertaking volunteer work in the not-for-profit sector, Jessica is passionate about giving back to the community. Jessica has a long-standing commitment to endometriosis, as a founding member of the groups responsible for advocating for endometriosis at state and federal levels resulting in the National Action Plan, QENDO App, PEPP Schools program and research initiatives. Jessica is an advisor for endometriosis at both state and federal levels.

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**Amber Setchell**
(She/her) Qld, Director
Amber is an experienced campaign specialist who has worked across Government and the Not-For-Profit sector for over a decade.
As a political advisor, she has worked for several high-profile political leaders all over Australia but now finds herself located full time in Brisbane.
Amber’s number one priority is continuing to spread awareness of endometriosis and other pelvic pain diseases. Like many women living with endometriosis, her journey from pain to diagnosis and treatment was an unnecessarily long, difficult and expensive one.
She’s also passionate about continually learning all complementary ways in which women manage their pelvic pain and is currently pursing further studies in the benefits of yoga and Pilates on women’s health.

Mahalia King
(She/her) QLD, Director

Mahalia works in the community service sector and is passionate about uplifting the voice of lived experience. Currently working as a case manager at an LGBTIQ+ youth service, Mahalia is committed to empowering young people to have choice and control in the care they receive and extends this commitment to her work with QENDO.

Mahalia is also hoping to use her position at QENDO to hold space for non-binary and gender diverse folks who are impacted by chronic pelvic conditions. It is important to her that folks of all genders and sexualities are involved in the conversation about health conditions that are typically viewed through a binary lens.

Outside of this space, Mahalia has a background working in community mental health. She has experience working in community engagement, particularly with young people, and feels strongly that lived experience knowledge should be the driver of health initiatives.

**Nicole Bogdanovic**
(She/her) Qld, Director
Nicole holds a double bachelor’s degree and specialises in property development management, predominantly in the commercial and residential sectors. Managing iconic buildings from end to end - acquisition, to design, to sales & marketing, and construction through to delivery - Nicole finds great satisfaction in placemaking and leaving a legacy behind that people can enjoy.
Naturally, Nicole operates strategically and takes risks with the greater good at the forefront of her mind. She is passionate about everything she does and remains very traditional having a strong foundational upbringing.
Nicole has been proudly part of the QENDO community since 2019. She values human connection and quality of life, and helps others find their gratitude and resilience through the learnings of her own experiences. She is a huge advocate for managing health via a holistic approach - largely based on faith and the power of the mind, complimented by modern medicine and appropriate diet and exercise habits.

**Mayo Ishigami**
(She/her) QLD, Director
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Krystle Gardner

(She/Her) NSW, Director

Krystle is an experienced Director, Lawyer and Data Protection Officer across multiple jurisdictions including Australia, Hong Kong and New Zealand. She is a Certified Information Privacy Professional / Europe (CIPP/E with IAPP) and has a passion for governance, risk compliance, privacy and data protection.

Her eyes light up when it comes to the interface between law, data and technology. She has a particular interest in emerging technologies, particularly AI / quantum computing, medical devices, diagnostics and neurotechnology and the interaction of those technologies with data protection, GRC and complex legal frameworks.

She has practiced law across New Zealand and Australia in-house and in private practice, most recently Hong Kong as in-house counsel, and she owned and operated her own law firm in New Zealand. Particular experience working in heavily regulated and political landscapes enabled her to hone her skillset to lead as trusted business partner. She plays a vital role providing legal, compliance and risk counsel to ensure compliance with legislation and compliance frameworks, and mitigate risks, while achieving strategic and operational goals.

Krystle has an interest and demonstrated experience in the public and health sectors, information and cyber security, technology law, privacy including regimes in Australia, New Zealand, GDPR, UK GDPR and DPA 2018, PDPO Hong Kong and certain United States regimes, regulatory advice, governance, risk, compliance and general commercial and contract law. She has served as a Director for other NFPs and has experience leading the Risk Committees.

With a diagnosis of Adenomyosis and Endometriosis in January 2024 through the latest technology and AI available to scan and analyse, she was set on her mission, leading her to the appointment to QENDO Board of Directors in February 2024. She is on a mission to increase treatment (supported through the incredible resources available from QENDO) and advocate for research, education, change and quicker diagnosis times than 6-10 years through the latest technology. She is driven and determined to achieve a change leveraging her business and legal expertise.

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