Our Board of Directors - Ready to Work Perth Western Australia - helping disadvantaged, disabled and long-term unemployed women find employment.

Kellie is an Executive Director and Proprietor of Marvic Packaging Australia, a national provider of packaging solutions.  Previously Kellie held the position of Executive General Manager - Member People & Strategy at RAC.  She has spent much of her career as an Investment Banker in Sydney and returned to Perth eight years ago.  She previously practices as a Corporate Solicitor.  Kellie is a qualified solicitor and has a Bachelor of Arts (Industrial Relations), as well as a Masters of Applied Finance and is a graduate of Harvard Business School, US.

She has been on numerous Boards and recently retired from the Board of WA Forest Products Commission and Methodist Ladies College. She is currently on the Board of The Art Gallery of Western Australia and Youth Focus (charity).

Kellie is the recipient of a WA 40under40 award, List Inspire Award for Business and Community Services, a past finalist in the Telstra Business Women's Awards and in 2009 has been named as one of 25 of Australia's Leading Emerging Business Women and one of 100 Emerging Australian Leaders in 2009.

Rachael founded Ready to Work along with Kellie in 2008.  Rachael is a Certified Practising Accountant (CPA) and has worked for listed companies and government departments.  She has previous Board experience with small NFP.

Rachael is a founding member of the National Womens Alliance with Dressed for Success, Brisbane and Sydney.  Rachael also mentors CPA students in their transition to full CPA status.

In August 2010, Rachael was awarded as one of two recipients of the Sir Frank Ledger Scholarshop to undertake the AIM UWA Business School Alliance - Advanced Management Program.

Rachael is one of the 40under40 - Top 40 Pre-Eminent Business Leaders under 40 years of age recipients for 2011.  

Phil is Managing Director of Marvic Packaging Australia, a national provider of packaging solutions.  Prior to that he was Head of Institutional and Corporate Banking at CBA in WA.  He has spent most of his career as a Senior Banker in Sydney and Perth.

Phil is on the Methodist Ladies College Foundation and the Juvenile Diabetes Board (WA).  He is also an active lifesaver.

Kate's marketing career began in the late 1980's and expands across many sectors including retail, tourism, construction, mining and finance.  After starting with JMG Marketing, and then spending four years in Singapore, Kate reteurned to Perth as Group Account Director and a Senior Manager with The Shorter Group.  After several years as State Manager for The Capital Group and following the creation of Intersect Communications consultancy, Kate now oversees Hawaiian's communications strategy across all aspects of the company's business. 

Kate is a committee member of The 500 Club, and she has recently been appointed to the Board of The Black Swan Theatre Company.