Our Board

TANYA MCCABE, CHAIR AND PRESIDENT

Tanya has held senior HR, Customer Experience, Technology, Operations and Strategy roles in a range of sectors including insurance, mining, health, professional services, and infrastructure. A true generalist her expertise lies in strategic planning, HR & leadership enablement, corporate governance, and risk management.

Tanya is passionate about building capability in those around her, by creating a safe place for people to try new things and bring their whole selves to work. Tanya holds a Masters of Business Administration from the University of NSW and is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD).

She joined the Board in 2022 and brings broad executive leadership experience to her role as Director and Chair of the People and Nomination Committee of Prisoners Aid Association of NSW. She is also a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD).

SUE HOGAN, DIRECTOR AND MEMBER, AUDIT & RISK COMMITTEE and MATES FOR LIFE COMMITTEE

Sue has a strong social conscience with over 10 years’ not for profit experience. She was the CEO of Birchtree Foundation, founder of Midnight Basketball and is a Director of The Orbispace Initiative.

She has also run her own events and conferences business, having worked in this field for over 15 years. During this time, Sue worked actively with early-stage startups, designing and running programs to help entrepreneurs scale their businesses and is now an active early-stage investor and advisor.

Appointed as a Director of Prisoners’ Aid Association of NSW in 2020, Sue brings a unique combination of skills and experience to the Board, and the Audit & Risk and Mates for Life Committees. She is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD).

FRANK BURKE, TREASURER AND CHAIR, AUDIT AND RISK COMMITTEE

Frank has over 25 years’ experience in the finance and accounting field, specialising in operational and commercial support in fast growth environments. During his time in finance leadership positions, he has worked extensively with medium to large sized businesses from a range of industries including medical devices, fashion retail, telecoms, hospitality.

Frank has led key finance initiatives to support the strategic goals of organisations, working closely with the management team, providing insight and analysis for informed decision making ensuring effective financial control and risk management within dynamic organisational environments.

He was appointed to the Board of the Prisoners’ Aid Association of NSW in 2014 and is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD).

LAUREN OSBICH, DIRECTOR, BOARD SECRETARY AND MEMBER, AUDIT & RISK COMMITTEE and PEOPLE AND NOMINATIONS COMMITTEE

Lauren is a Company Secretary and Solicitor with Company Matters (part of Link Group) and is an admitted solicitor with over 15 years of experience as a dedicated legal research and GRC specialist. She brings this experience, as well as an ability to bridge the gap between technology and practice to her work in organising the resources of the Prisoners Aid Association of NSW Board.

Lauren is passionate about giving back to the community through the not for profit sector as well as donating time to mentor and coach young lawyers in their professional development, with a primary focus on enabling all people in society to have the same chances at success that she has.

Appointed to the Board of the Prisoners’ aid Association of NSW in 2014, Lauren advocates strongly for the role of rehabilitation in the justice system and believes in the Prisoners’ Aid Association promise that everyone deserves a second chance and an opportunity to thrive. She is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD).

TINA McPHEE, DIRECTOR AND CHAIR, MATES FOR LIFE COMMITTEE

Appointed to the Board of the Prisoners’ Aid Association of NSW in 2023, Tina McPhee (She/Her) (Bch Crim Hons, PhD Candidate) is a lived experience criminologist, teaching and studying at UNSW and working as a lived experience advocacy coordinator at Justice Reform Initiative.

Since leaving prison in 2018, Tina has dedicated her time and energy to advocating for ending the collateral consequences of conviction. Her doctoral thesis is an autoethnographical account of how damaging collateral consequences can be to the re-entry journey. The solidarity of carceral citizenship motivates her activism and storytelling, as does the struggle to see person-centered language replace harmful system labels when referring to people who are or who have been in prison.