Our Changemakers

Sally Hetherington OAM

CEO

Sally was the Operations Manager at Human and Hope Association in Cambodia and worked tirelessly to train the staff and initiate projects to ensure their sustainability. Sally is passionate about helping people realise their abilities. As a result, she left Human and Hope Association in July 2016 to be entirely Khmer operated. Sally lead our board from 2013 – 2019, and made the transition to CEO in July 2019.

Sally’s manifesto, ‘It’s Not About Me’ is published by Elephant House Press and details her time living in Cambodia and the realisation that voluntourism is a problem, not a solution.

Sally holds a BBus in Management and Human Resources from the University of Newcastle.

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Simon Matuzelski

President

Simon is a keen advocate for human rights and is passionate about enabling those around him to reach their full potential in making our world a better place for all. He believes in the power of dialogue and connection and is on a professional, academic and personal journey regarding the positive power of communication and compassion.

Simon holds a number of bachelor and post-graduate degrees and recently completed his Masters in Human Rights. He hopes to assist the board in their duties with his theoretical and practical knowledge gained from his studies and from his public service career in the justice and humanities fields, as well as his drive to promote true sustainability and self-determination.

Paige Thompson

Treasurer

Paige believes strongly in empowering individuals and providing access to education and training in order to alleviate poverty. She has experience in both financial and operational roles across a range of organisations.

Paige holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) and is currently studying a Master of Business Administration (Not-for-Profit Management/Project Management).

Ann Johnson

Secretary

Ann is passionate about helping communities to establish sustainable living through provision of the right tools, support systems and education. She believes in making a difference by engaging others on a positive journey served to add value and purpose to their lives.

Ann holds a Bachelor of Chemical Engineering (Hons) and is currently pursuing a degree in Master of Business Administration. She hopes to apply her skills

and experience to aid HHA Inc. in making positive contributions to the Cambodian community.

Kobie Olsen

Non-Executive Director

A Chemical Engineer by degree, traveller and triathlete by passion and Business Strategist in work!

Living in Far North Queensland, Brisbane and now Perth, Kobie loves travelling both within and outside of Australia and immersing herself in local communities.

After travelling throughout the world and noting the challenges low-income countries face in empowering and educating children in local communities, Kobie is passionate about using her strategic corporate experience to support and empower women, and provide education to all in an effort to drive themselves out of poverty.

Thai San

Cambodian Advisor

The Managing Director of Human and Hope Association Cambodia, Thai is a founding member of the organisation. He brings great passion, intelligence and reason to our team.

Thai’s role on the HHA Inc. board is to instruct other board members if anything they do is not within HHA’s mission, or is culturally inappropriate.

Thai holds a Bachelor of Business Management from Build Bright University. He is currently undertaking an MBA.