CHAIR

Kristy Le May

Kristy joined the Fair Game Board at the start of 2022 bringing with her skills and experience in corporate governance, risk management, policy and not for profit leadership.

In her most recent role Kristy was the Director of Governance and Risk and Company Secretary at the Telethon Kids Institute in Perth, where she led a broad portfolio including corporate governance and research governance, research platforms, legal and contracts, risk management and compliance. As the Institute’s Company Secretary, she worked closely with the Board to provide advice and support on governance issues to ensure best practice principles were embedded in everyday processes.

Originally trained as a physio, Kristy has worked in tertiary hospitals as a senior clinician and has had roles within the medical research, health, clinical and government sectors. She has post graduate qualifications in business administration, corporate governance and directorship and is a qualified Company Secretary, Fellow of the Governance Institute of Australia and graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

DIRECTOR

Elizabeth Chester

Elizabeth joined the Fair Game Board in 2020 to contribute her skills and experience  in communications, fundraising, stakeholder relations and the not-for-profit sector.

Liz is the Director of External Affairs at Perth’s Telethon Kids Institute, a medical research institute that tackles the most devastating, common and costly diseases and issues affecting our children and young people.

Born in Mount Barker, Western Australia, she spent her childhood in Albany. She majored in politics and history at Curtin University while pursuing her career in journalism, working in print, radio and television. She has worked as a presenter and producer in commercial radio and for Channels 9 and 7. She has also worked as a corporate media consultant, and as a press secretary in the State Government.

Elizabeth started with the Telethon Kids Institute in 2000, working with 2003 Australian of the Year Professor Fiona Stanley to advocate for funding and policy change on major health issues to improve the lives of children and families.

She now leads the communications, marketing, fundraising, community engagement and government relations portfolios at the Institute, which is home to more than 750 scientists, staff and postgraduate students.

Elizabeth has been recognised by the Public Health Assoc (WA) with the Significant Contribution to Public Health Award (2018)  for her outstanding contribution to public health and a genuine commitment to support and enrich the public health sector in WA.

DIRECTOR

Najette Alaraibi

Najette joined the board of Fair Game in late 2021. Najette completed a Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Arts in Gender and Cultural Studies at Murdoch University in 2014, and Masters in Legal Practice at ANU in 2021. It was during her studies that Najette developed a keen interest in access to justice issues for vulnerable persons, in particular children and young people. In 2015 Najette presented at the Young People and the Law conference facilitated by Swinburne University in Prato, Italy. Najette spoke about her research in relation to the high incarceration rate of children in WA, in particular, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children.

Najette’s interest in access to justice issues took Najette to the Pilbara where she worked with individuals experiencing legal issues associated with domestic and family violence. In 2019 Najette’s work was recognised as she was awarded the Women Lawyers of WA Rural, Regional and Remote Lawyer of the Year and was nominated for the Law Society’s Lawyer of the year (under 5 years PQE) award. She feels blessed to have lived and worked on Kariyarra country and looks back at her time there with gratitude. Najette now lives on Whadjuk Noongar boodja and is Principal Advisor in the Indigenous Affairs team at Woodside Energy. Najette is committed to staying connected to the community in the Pilbara and considers it imperative to be on the ground regularly to form and nurture trusting and strong relationships with the community.

As a Fair Game board member Najette draws on her legal knowledge, her interest in supporting healthy lifestyle choices for young people and her passion for combatting access issues experienced by young people living regionally.

DIRECTOR

Riley Dolman

Director

Robert Gambitta

Rob has been working with KPMG for over 27 years, 15 years as a partner, focusing on the delivery of audit, accounting and advisory services to organisations mainly to the resources and services sector. This focus has given Rob a strong, leading understanding of technical, governance and risk, commercial and strategic issues and opportunities facing organisations.

Rob is a Partner in KPMG Perth’s Audit practice and previously was the partner in charge of this practice for 3 years. As a senior partner of the KPMG practise and having had leadership roles, Rob is able to serve as a relationship partner on clients – focused on ensuring clients are receiving the best service and being a sounding board for his clients on industry practises. Rob has strong knowledge of WA industry and has audited strategic players in WA. Rob is an experienced member of KPMG’s Energy and Natural Resources Group, providing him with the opportunity to understand key economic drivers of the state and deliver valuable insights to his clients. Rob has also audited not-for-profit organisations.

Rob has a particular passion for sports and a strong philosophy that sports help physical health and mental health.

Director

Benoy Shankar

Benoy is a Partner at Deloitte with over 16 years’ experience and leads the Risk Advisory business unit across Western Australia. Benoy is a Chartered Accountant and has an undergraduate Degree in Business Systems – he is able to combine these technical domains to provide practical solutions to the organisation’s he works with. Benoy has considerable experience supporting organisations with establishing effective governance, risk and control environments. Benoy has worked globally across a range of organisations including not-for-profit and through these experiences has built up an appreciation of diverse cultural backgrounds and working practices. He draws on this global experience and network to inform his decision-making. Benoy is passionate about supporting the communities he works and lives in, specifically where it involves improving well-being outcomes for children.

Director

David Bullen