Our Team

People are what make Montrose such an exciting and passionate organisation. Over many years we’ve always had outstanding leadership and benefited from the insights of our patron, independent voluntary board, executive leadership and an amazing team of therapists and support staff.

At Montrose the people and families we assist can be assured we are all working together to achieve the same goals. Our friendly and experienced teams provide a ‘one-stop shop’ of services to people with physical disabilities, neuromuscular conditions, developmental delay and autism.

To meet your local team, please click on your closest Montrose centre here.

Our Patron

Governor of Queensland

Her Excellency the Honourable Dr Jeannette Young PSM

Our Board

Darryl Stuart

President
Darryl Stuart is the founder and CEO of Cgov and a Fellow of the AICD. He has volunteered his time and service to the Montrose Board since 2009. Darryl graduated with a Bachelor of Science and is a member of the Fellow of Australian Institute of Company Directors. Daryl is the former Director of the Australian Sport Aviation Confederation.

Mark Molesworth

Vice President
Mark Molesworth has committed his time and service to the Montrose Board since 2010. Mark is a qualified Chartered Accountant and his professional qualifications include a Bachelor of Commerce (Hons) and a Bachelor of Laws (Hons). He is currently Partner, Tax at BDO.

Liam Prescott

Finance Director
Liam is a partner at DLA Piper where he focuses on commercial litigation and dispute resolution, offering a broad range of experience and practical, direct advice to clients involved in the energy, mining, banking and financial services sectors. He was appointed to the Montrose Board in 2015.

Dr Anita Cairns

Dr Anita Cairns is a respected Paediatric Neurologist who joined the Montrose Board in 2009. Dr Cairns’ professional qualifications include a Bachelor of Medicine and a Bachelor of Surgery. She is also involved in the Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians.

Teresa Pilbeam

Teresa is a parent, carer, teacher and researcher. In her 20 years as a teacher she has worked as a P-12 English, Dance, and Special Education teacher. She is also a board director for Carers Australia, Carers Queensland and sits as a carer representative on the Queensland Carers Advisory Board. She joined the Montrose Board in 2014.

Sean Rooney

Sean Rooney has recently committed his time and service to the Montrose Board, joining in June 2016. Sean has 20 years experience in risk management and internal audit services both nationally and internationally. For the past 10 years, he has worked in the Health and Wellbeing sector assisting clients in both the private and public arena. He is a qualified Chartered Accountant and his professional qualifications include a Bachelor of Commerce and a Bachelor of Laws. He is currently and Assurance Partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Dr Paul Koch

Dr Paul Koch graduated from the University of Queensland in 1994 and completed his specialist training in Paediatric medicine at Mater Children’s and Mother’s Hospital Brisbane, Ipswich Hospital, The Prince Charles Hospital, and Toowoomba Hospital. He is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (Division of Paediatrics and Child Health).

After completing his studies he worked as a consultant at Ipswich General Hospital, before joining his wife Dr Kattie Taylor (Obstetrician & Gynaecologist) at Milestone Medical, Ipswich.

Bill Owens

Bill Owens joined the Montrose board in February 2021 as an experienced non-executive director with expertise in governance, strategy development, risk, financial and audit management, board evaluation and remuneration & development. He is also a board director of Relationships Australia (Qld) and sits on its Business Transformation and Nominations and Remuneration committees.

Bill is also co-owner and CEO of Veracity, an ICT services consultancy. Bill graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (Hons); a Graduate Diploma of Business Administration and is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD).

Chief Executive Officer

Kerrie Mahon

Kerrie has 25 years’ experience leading and managing health and human services organisations and has been instrumental in transitioning to NDIS in previous workplaces. Her experience includes chief executive roles and executive positions leading community health services, specialist hospitals and disability services. Kerrie has served on the Board of Relationships Australia, Queensland, and is an Honorary, Associate Adjunct Professor for the Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine at Bond University.

Montrose Advisory Committee

The Montrose Advisory Committee (MAC) is comprised of individuals with a current or past association with Montrose. All members have lived experience — either living with disability or caring for their children who live with disability. The MAC members are passionate about advocacy, making things better for people with disability and providing advice around all things sector and NDIS related.

The MAC meet quarterly and provide the following contributions in a range of areas:

Identify modifications and/or improvements to better align policies and processes with the expectations of people living with disability, or carers of those with a disability.
Provide feedback to Montrose regarding the improvement and design of services and projects that relate to clients.
Help inform the advocacy work that our CEO Kerrie Mahon performs as part of various committees and Ability First Australia. This means that the MAC has an influencing voice when major changes are happening within the NDIA and disability sector.