Our Board

Dr Greg Trainor (Chair)

DBA, MBA, Bachelor of Business Studies, Grad.Dip. Business Studies

Greg has over 35 years’ experience in the private and public sector having held leadership roles in the areas of strategy, logistics, software development and consulting. He has worked in a number of public utilities before joining organisations like GE, Accenture, Sensis and Engie.

Greg has been involved as an Advisory Board Member on a number of start-ups and small to medium enterprises and has also been on Faculty in MBA programs at Melbourne Business School, RMIT and Latrobe Business School.

Sarah Rogers (Deputy Chair)

BA, BAppSc-OT, MPH

Sarah is a passionate public health professional with a strong focus on children and young people’s health, wellbeing and development, particularly the intersection of evidence, theory and practice. Sarah is an Occupational Therapist with a Master of Public Health, and has held multiple roles across the education, health, government and not-for-profit sector. Sarah is currently employed as Evidence and Implementation Lead at Orange Compass. Sarah joined the Hester Hornbrook Academy Board in 2020.

David Wild 

MSW, BSW, FGLF, GAICD

With a clinical background in mental health, David has made significant contributions across the education, health, and community sectors. His extensive experience includes forging partnerships to enhance health and wellbeing outcomes for vulnerable communities, including refugees, asylum seekers, Indigenous communities, and youth.

David is committed to driving positive change and fostering inclusive environments, aiming to inspire and lead the way to a brighter future for our community.

David has held the positions of Board Director and Chair for the Survivors of Torture and Trauma Assistance and Rehabilitation Service (STTARS) and served as CEO of the Specialised Assistance School for Youth (SASY). He currently holds the role of CEO at Sunbury and Cobaw Community Health and serves as a Non-Executive Director on the Adult and Community Further Education Board of Victoria

Garry Wilkes

MBBS, FACEM, AFRACMA, GIACD, GCert Hlth Prof Ed, PRiMed, CMC

Garry is an experienced Medical Administrator, Emergency Medicine Specialist and Clinical Associate Professor with m ore than 30 years experience at a Specialist level in public and private hospitals across Australia. Garry is a keen educator in a variety of areas including the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM) and the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS). Garry's interest include leadership development, clinical governance and redesign, clinical communication skills, conflict management and coaching. 

Tara Chandler-Scott

BA/LLB

Tara is an experienced lawyer focused on infrastructure projects in education, health, transport and energy. For over 25 years she has been providing legal advice to public and private sector organisations around risk management, procurement strategies, contract negotiation and disputes, including advising the Victorian School Building Authority on the delivery of new and modernised primary, secondary and specialist schools across Victoria.  She currently works for Australian’s largest public infrastructure company, leading legal and commercial support across the portfolio of operating assets including schools, hospitals, roads and universities.

Passionate about the transformative power of education, Tara joined the Hester Hornbrook Academy board in early 2026 bringing over 15 years’ governance experience. Tara has served on the board of a Melbourne girls’ school, the National Association of Women in Construction and as Chair of The Tiara Project.             

Nate Keily

CPA, CGMA, GAICD, B Int Bus, B Int Std

Nate is a Certified Practising Accountant (CPA), Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD) with over 14 years Senior Finance and Commercial Leadership experience at General Electric spanning many industries including Software, Energy, Healthcare and Financial Services.

With Commercial Leadership responsibility across 19 countries within the Asia Pacific region, as an integral member of the APAC senior executive team, Nate motivates and manages commercially oriented teams to meet organisational goals and objectives with a focus on growth and value creation for customers and shareholders alike. Nate is a company director for GE’s Australian software business unit.