Judy Bowden
Founder and CEO
Judy is a mother and a former civil litigation lawyer. She founded Lolly Jar Circus in 2013 to be a haven of inclusion, where all young people would feel safe, happy and accepted. She sees circus skills as the conduit to fun, friendship and fitness. She is constantly blown away by the "Lollies", the skills and sensitivity of the trainers and the dedication and passion of the board.
Jenal Dhar-Raina
Secretary
Jenal is an experienced IT leader with global experience in ICT operations management, services delivery, governance and stakeholder management and has worked in Education, Utilities, Oil & Gas Exploration, Production & Transportation, Facilities & Waste Management, and Telecom industry sectors. She is currently managing IT Services Delivery at Santos on behalf of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS).
Caitlin Thomas
Caitlin is an experienced people leader and program manager with more than a decade of experience in the education and not-for-profit sectors. Caitlin works at The Smith Family where she provides strategic leadership of two national operations portfolios that benefit thousands of young people each year.
Tracey Corcoran
Tracey has extensive experience in working alongside infants, children and their families in the public service. In her various clinical, managerial and leadership roles, Tracey has worked in the fields of mental health, disability, child protection and child and family health.
Michael Brown
Chair
Michael is a compassionate and authentic leader who has led state and national teams to deliver meaningful results for government and industry alike. Based on a foundation of knowledge, Michael dedicates himself to creating ecosystems that deliver economical value with increased social outcomes.
Peter Featherston
Treasurer
Peter is a Chartered Accountant with 20 years of experience currently working .as a senior manager at Quantum Accounting. Having worked with clients across various industries and socio-economic backgrounds, Peter strongly believes that accounting is not only about numbers but also having care, empathy and understanding..
Deborah Madigan
Deborah is the General Manager of Professional Services at Star Pharmacy Group where she works with around 260 pharmacists to deliver the very best in patient care across the group's 60 pharmacies. She also runs a small family business, Pretty Sticky, which is a specialty tape and hula hoop online retailer.
Isabella Whiley-Smith
Isabella (Bella) is one of our head trainers at LollyJarCircus. She began circus at the age of 12 and fell in love with it. She has a passion and a drive for circus but mostly loves being able to pass on her circus knowledge to our students. Bella is eager to create an all inclusive and safe environment for all participants. Bella is devoted to making circus accessible to everyone, breaking down socioeconomic and physical barriers and ensuring that circus belongs to each and everyone of us.
Ian Craig
Ian has been a member of the board since 2021. Ian's son Archer began attending LJC in 2017. Ian is a secondary special options teacher and has been teaching for 21 years. His understanding of teaching young people with disabilities and the governance issues that go with that is of great benefit to the board.
Toni Gray
Toni is a busy mum to boys who are always on the go and loves doing life with her family and friends. Professionally, Toni is the Client Services Manager for Barkuma's Commercial Service's and is proud of the dedication the whole team provides to the supported employees.
Vicki Jacobs
Vicki Jacobs is a psychologist by training and has a Master of Business Management. She commenced her career as a computer systems analyst followed by a research psychologist in SAPOL. She then moved into management and consulting roles in the intellectual disability and health sectors, with specialties in women’s health, mental health and Aboriginal health.
Our Trainers
Our trainers have muscles on their muscles and hearts as big as Australia.
Trainer Team
Isabella Whiley-Smith
Amelia Beer
Ludij Kennedy
Ryan Hooper
Juliet Macleod
Aled Proeve
Maisie Gilchrist
Tarkai Germein
Sian Thompson
Ruby Sierp