Board Member Positions Available
Australian Pet Welfare Foundation (APWF) is delighted to welcome applicants to join its Board. We are seeking a new Chair, and several Non-executive Board Members both immediately, and in the coming months.
Please click on the link to view the Role Descriptions and requirements:
How to apply
To apply for either position, please click the link below.
For queries, please contact Anna Hewlett from APWF at businessmanager@petwelfare.org.au using the subject line: APWF Board Roles Enquiry.
Closing Date: Please submit your application by Wednesday 25 September 2025.
Interviews: We are aiming to undertake interviews from mid-October 2025.
Emeritus Professor Rand is Australia’s leading expert in urban cat management. She is the Executive Director and Chief Scientist at the Australian Pet Welfare Foundation and an Emeritus Professor at The University of Queensland, where she taught Urban Animal Management. Over the past 17 years, she has led major research projects in partnership with RSPCA, AWL, and local councils, and has co-authored over 40 peer-reviewed papers on domestic animal management, with most focusing on management of urban owned, semi-owned and unowned cats. Her work regularly informs government policy, and she is a sought-after advisor on animal management reform. Jacquie shares her home with two rescue cats, [names], and a [age]-year-old Cavoodle named Ottis
As a behaviour strategist, Anna specialises in solving complex people challenges and shaping mindsets, decisions and behaviours. She uses a combination of behavioural economics, neuroscience and idealistic pragmatism to help Boards, CEOs and leaders of all levels be more human, tackle the impossible and create big system shifts.
This includes working in Australia, Europe and the USA across a diverse range of areas, including:
» board/leadership dynamics and performance
» effective decision-making
» strategy in the face of exponential change
» building strong partnerships in complex ecosystems
» culture, engagement and change.
When she’s not practising yoga, bingeing on epic adventure movies or chairing the Board of the Australian Pet Welfare Foundation, you’ll find Anna working on things like:
» humanising healthcare
» revolutionising the boardroom (including co-founding decision 84, the world's largest virtual governance conference
» the intersection of creativity, science and technology (including AI)
» navigating the impact of digitisation on decision-making.
An experienced facilitator, Anna speaks internationally on topics ranging from the biology of leadership and being more human in the boardroom, through to digital ethics and anti-fragility. She is also co-author of Behavioral Economics for Business (launched in 2016 at the World Bank).
With a passion for helping leaders of all ages build their skills in tackling complex challenges and maximising their impact, Anna has co-authored many brain-based programs and trainings that focus on building personal leadership mastery. These include Character-Based Leadership, Mastering the Hero’s Journey and Transforming Organisations. Anna also lectures for Monash University (the Evolving Health Leadership course, launched in May 2022) and coaches leaders in critical thinking, influence, effective organisational change, stakeholder engagement and visual strategy.
She is the owner of two rescue cats, Jasper and Dash.
Emeritus Professor Rand is Australia’s leading expert in urban cat management. She is the Executive Director and Chief Scientist at the Australian Pet Welfare Foundation and an Emeritus Professor at The University of Queensland, where she taught Urban Animal Management. Over the past 17 years, she has led major research projects in partnership with RSPCA, AWL, and local councils, and has co-authored over 40 peer-reviewed papers on domestic animal management, with most focusing on management of urban owned, semi-owned and unowned cats. Her work regularly informs government policy, and she is a sought-after advisor on animal management reform. Jacquie shares her home with two rescue cats, [names], and a [age]-year-old Cavoodle named Ottis.
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With a professional services background, Anna streamlines operations, improves processes, and keeps projects on track so APWF’s research, advocacy, and community programs can thrive. Anna coordinates staff, students, and volunteers across research and community initiatives, and brings a practical and thoughtful approach to everything she does.
Anna's professional demeanour, warm personality, and unwavering customer focus make our business hum: from finance to marketing & digital, stakeholder engagement to board administration, Anna keeps it all moving so the team can focus on impact. She loves variety and a challenge, thrives under pressure, and meets deadlines without losing attention to detail - and she does it all with a smile and a dash of humour.
Outside APWF, she is mother to two energetic sons and pet parent to Maggie, a sweet Australian Cattle Dog.
Dr Kate Dutton-Regester is an Ecology Research Officer at the Australian Pet Welfare Foundation, where she leads research on urban cats, wildlife, and land use. Her work spans camera-trap deployments, GPS tracking studies, and large-scale data analysis, with recent publications and presentations in urban cat management, wildlife hospital admissions, and echidna ecology.
Alongside her APWF role, Kate lectures at The University of Queensland in One Health, Epidemiology, and Biosecurity, and supervises Honours, Masters, and PhD research students. She also manages Wildlife Queensland’s EchidnaWatch program, engaging communities across South-East Queensland in conservation science through citizen monitoring, workshops, and field surveys.
Kate is an accomplished project manager and grant writer with over 20 peer-reviewed publications, extensive experience in stakeholder engagement, and a strong track record of securing competitive funding. Her research is grounded in a One Welfare approach—linking the wellbeing of animals, people, and the environment.
Outside of work, Kate is a passionate wildlife advocate, creative entrepreneur through her For the Wildlife initiative, and proud cat mum to Ms Nibbles and Logan.
