Our Team

Amy joined Red Nose in January 2025.

Amy brings extensive experience in the not for profit, health and industry body sectors. She has worked with some of Australia’s largest and most respected charities, earning a reputation for her strategic foresight and influential leadership. Her ability to build high performing teams is evident in the collaborative and innovative culture she fosters, driving growth and transformation within organisations.

Nick is a Partner at Public Affairs firm GRACosway. He has broad ranging political experience, particularly in strategy and policy advice. Earlier in his career, Nick worked at senior levels for the Federal Opposition and Government across a number of portfolios including Employment, Family and Community Services, Health, Resources and Energy portfolios, and has experience in both federal and state political campaign management.

Nick is based in Victoria and is a bereaved father.

Nick was formerly a Board Member of Sands Australia and joined the Red Nose Board in November 2020 when the organisations merged.

Rachel Bailey is a certified fundraising and marketing professional with over 25 years’ experience, having worked in both the corporate and not-for-profit sectors. She is passionate about engaging with supporters and enjoys working across the many different facets of fundraising and communications.

Rachel commenced at Red Nose in January 2022. She is responsible for raising funds and delivering our marketing and communications activities, to support Red Nose’s world-class research, lifesaving education programs, and vital bereavement support services.

Nicole has been involved with Sands since her first child, son Nicholas, was stillborn in 2006. Nicole has held many roles including Chairperson of Sands Queensland. She has attended many events, overseen the running of others, and remains an active and supportive member of the organisation. In her professional life, Nicole provides strategic stakeholder engagement, government relations and communications advice through her company, Nicole Ireland Communications.

Nicole says, “As a long-time member of the Sands family and a passionate advocate for our grass roots activities, I am delighted the Board of Red Nose, including Sands, has endorsed the formation of the Community Advisory Committee. I feel honoured and privileged to chair this Committee as I truly value the collective support of bereaved parents and the community we have created, and will continue to grow, together. To me, this Committee provides a strong link between this community of bereaved parents from both Red Nose and Sands right across the country to the broader organisation and to our external stakeholders. I believe we have a fantastic opportunity to share best practice events, ideas and programs to support our community and ensure everyone remains connected, engaged and included – and to make sure that all bereaved parents, including those who will unfortunately join our community in the future, will be able to access the care and support they deserve.”

Ian is an experienced director and CEO, with a varied career in both not-for-profit and commercial organisations. Ian is currently CEO of the Medical Technology Association of Australia, the peak industry body representing manufacturers and suppliers of medical technology.

Ian has been a director on a range of boards, including healthcare businesses, an EFT payments gateway, transport and education sectors.

Ian’s previous CEO roles have included the Australian Dental Association (NSW), the Australian Orthopaedic Association and a private equity backed healthcare business. Ian also has a strong background in governance, having held senior executive positions with the Governance Institute of Australia.

Dr. Lorraine du Toit-Prinsloo is the Chief Forensic Pathologist and Clinical Director of Forensic Medicine, NSW Health Pathology, Forensic and Analytical Science Service. She trained as a forensic pathologist in South Africa. She has supervised undergraduate and post-graduate students and acted as an examiner both nationally and internationally. She has several published articles and 4 book chapters.

Anastasia Auld is a bereaved parent from Victoria. Anastasia experienced the loss of her baby girl, Aphina, at full term. This experience shaped her life towards a career in the perinatal space.

Anastasia is a registered counsellor and psychotherapist with experience supporting diverse communities through volunteering with Griefline and working as a mental health coach for Beyond Blue. Anastasia’s own multicultural background and growing up in Russia, brings a unique perspective to grief, pregnancy loss and community engagement.

She believes that nothing is more important than offering support to those during their darkest times by bringing kindness and compassion to the table.

Giving back to the community reflects one of Anastasia’s core values.

Emalynne is a bereaved parent from NSW. Her first born child, Annabelle Catalina was stillborn in 2012 and Emalynne subsequently experienced an early miscarriage in 2013. Emalynne’s connection to Red Nose began when she attended counselling and joined support groups. The connection has continued through volunteering for Heart Strings and as a Red Nose Peer Supporter. Professionally, she is a psychologist and currently works in public health focusing on building the clinical capacity of mental health services in working with individuals from refugee and migrant experiences. Through her professional and personal experience, Emalynne feels privileged to bring voice to diverse communities as a member of the community advisory committee.

Arthur has over 30 years’ experience inclusive of finance, strategy, acquisitions, analytics, and organisational performance. Arthur’s Executive career includes Non-Executive Directorships, CFO, Company Secretary, CIO, governance committees and other senior engagements in listed, as well as private, not-for-profit and government organisations across a broad range of industries including international experience.

Arthur brings a balance of financial performance leadership, governance, strategy, analytics and commercial intellect in healthcare, disability, retail, logistics, and professional services.

Arthur’s extensive experience is also coupled with experience as a Non-Executive Director within education, healthcare, disability, and social enterprises.

Arthur’s qualifications include a Master of Business Administration (MBA), is a Certified Management Accountant (CMA) and a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (MAICD).

Margaret has a background in project management, business development, fundraising, health promotion and peer support, moving from engineering and managed services to the NFP sector after having children. A bereaved parent, Margaret recently developed and delivered Red Nose’s pilot Hospital to Home program with her team providing peer support and navigation to bereaved parents in the acute stages of grief following a stillbirth or neonatal death. She was also a consumer member of Safer Care Victoria’s Safer Baby Collaborative faculty.

As well as championing improvement in care and well-being for parents, Margaret is passionate about social justice and equality being a first generation Australian to parents who arrived in Australia as refugees without English as a language. She provides personal insight as a consumer and carer on a number of diversity and inclusion working groups in healthcare and is a Board Director for Transcend Australia.

Margaret joined Red Nose from Sands Australia in November 2020. She is responsible for ensuring our education and prevention programs continue to deliver on Red Noses’ mission to save little lives and ensure the wider community understands the devastating impact felt by families whose baby or child has died.

Currently CEO of Netball Victoria and Melbourne Vixens, Andrea has held executive leadership roles in some of Australia’s leading organisations, including CEO of Inclusive Australia, Australia Post, NAB, Fosters and Telstra, for over 20 years. She has experience in brand and reputation management, stakeholder relations, marketing, corporate social responsibility, and community investment practices, across a broad spectrum of industries and sectors such as the government, corporate and not-for-profit sectors.

Ari Magalhaes is a bereaved parent from Tasmania. Ari experienced the 2019 and 2020 stillbirths of daughters Mia and Lily due to a genetic condition.

Originally from Brazil and educated in Europe, Ari is an economist with a Masters’ Degree in International Management. She has been highly engaged with local not for profits in Tasmania.

Ari has been engaged with Red Nose and Sands remotely and is thoughtful about way that we can be more engaged with people in communities like Tasmania where we don’t currently have any paid team members.