Wayne joined the board in November 2020 and with Graham Clapham stepping down from chairperson position, Wayne was appointed chair December 2021. Wayne is a lifetime resident in the Pittsworth /Brookstead area where he operates a family dryland farm growing cereal and fibre crops. He has in previous years had roles in Brookstead State School P&C and Qld Graingrowers/Agforce and was involved with a number of grains research projects with both government and industry co-operators.
Craig lives in Pittsworth with his family. Craig is an HR professional with experience in both the public and private sector. He has qualifications in Human Resources and currently holds a senior Management role within the public sector. He strongly believes that an organisation's most valuable asset is its people and ensuring contemporary human resource practices are employed to achieve a workplace culture that maximises the return on this asset is his passion.
Ben joined the Board in July 2013. Ben currently works for PB Agrifood accumulating g r a i n for their food grade processing facilities. He also operates a grain farming enterprise at Mt Tyson. Ben was raised and educated in the Pittsworth District before completing a Degree in Rural Science at the University of New England
Jason has 12 years’ accounting experience. He is a partner in the Findex Business in Toowoomba.
Jason has skills in Financial Statement Analysis, Governance Frameworks and Business probability. Jason has qualifications of Chartered Accountant (CA ANZ), Tax Institute Member and Bachelor of Commerce (USA).
Annie joined the board in September 2023. After a career in the Queensland Police Service, gaining expertise in public relations, marketing and HR from working in Recruiting, her growing family moved back to her hometown, Pittsworth. Annie lives on a small farm on the outskirts of town, and after completing a Masters of Education, commenced full-time teaching in Pittsworth in 2016. Annie has been involved in numerous committees since returning to Pittsworth and is buoyed by the continued growth and diversification of the community.
Ashley has enjoyed a long and stimulating career in the Technology industry where his most recent role was that of a Design Architect for a global company which provides solutions to the aviation industry. He focused on network and related passenger processing solutions for airport and have travelled extensively to work with customers throughout Australia, Asia and the Pacific. He grew up on the family property near Oakey, went to school in Oakey, and after several years working in Brisbane moved to Sydney where he has lived most of his adult life. Ashley is now retired living back on the family property.
Katrina is the newest member of the board, joining at the beginning of the year 2024. Born and raised in Pittsworth, Katrina now lives on a mixed farm at Felton South with husband Shane. Katrina is a registered nurse, with over 30 years’ experience in both hospital and aged care settings, and more recently, has been involved in the training of aged care staff. Katrina has a passion for dementia and palliative care, and as such has gained further formal qualifications in both areas.
