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Our Board of Directors
Our Board of Directors have a wealth of professional skills, governance expertise and lived or actual experience of disability to ensure that Afford operates legally, ethically and with our clients at the centre of everything we do.

Carol Bryant
- Chair
- Member – Audit, Asset and Risk Committee
- Member – Consumer Experience and Safeguarding Committee
- Member – People and Culture Committee
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Joseph Connellan
- Member – Audit, Asset and Risk Committee
- Member – Consumer Experience and Safeguarding Committee
- Chair – People and Culture Committee
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Paul Umbrazunas
- Chair – Audit, Asset and Risk Committee
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Claire Vissenga
- Member – Audit, Asset and Risk Committee
- Chair – Consumer Experience and Safeguarding Committee
- Member – People and Culture Committee
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Our Executive Leadership Team
Our Executive Leadership team will ensure that Afford is uncompromising in our commitment to safeguarding our clients and enabling rights-led client choices and practice.

Jo Toohey
Chief Executive Officer
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Jo Toohey was previously the Chief Executive Officer at The Benevolent Society and was also the Head of Operations for UnitingCare Ageing NSW and ACT. Jo has dedicated her career to working in for purpose organisations that are focussed on the individuals and communities they support; who believe that strong employee engagement creates great places to work; and who work to achieve broader social outcomes that foster greater equity and opportunities for everyone.

Peter Orr
Chief Operations Officer
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Peter Orr is skilled in leading large, high-performing teams, developing emerging leaders, and driving strategic change initiatives. He is passionate about delivering high-quality outcomes for people with disability through innovation and technology.

Nick Johnson
Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary
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Over his career, Nick has driven several significant transformations, created strong business partnership cultures, led operations, and led large teams in Australia, the United Kingdom and Europe, Asia and Africa.

Katelyn Barakat
Executive Director of People and Organisational Development
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For over a decade, Katelyn has been a senior lead across purpose-led organisations centred on human services as well as commercial experience in hospitality and lifestyle products.
Katelyn leads all aspects of the employee lifecycle, including human resources, talent acquisition, organisational development, employee engagement and health and wellbeing at Afford, and is passionate about Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging.

Leith Sterling
Executive Director of Consumer Experience and Safeguarding
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