We are proud to introduce the 24 exceptional CEOs from across NSW and the ACT who have been selected to take part in SILA Cohort 5, commencing in August 2025. These for-purpose CEOs complete the original national rollout of SILA, and represent the second group of leaders from NSW and ACT to join the program.
The CEOs, who were selected as part of a competitive application process, will undertake a transformative 10-month program that includes a dedicated coach, three immersive retreats, and a tailored three-month sabbatical, as well as over $35,000 in untied capacity building funding for their organisations.
Rated world-class and based on global best practice in executive education, the SILA program will provide these CEOs with tailored leadership development and capacity building to help them and their organisations meet growing challenges, demand for services, and address systemic barriers that prevent people from thriving.
Meet the for-purpose CEOs from NSW & ACT
An enormous congratulations to the successful applicants for SILA Cohort 5, including:
- Adam DeMamiel (Boys to the Bush)
- Anna Brown OAM (Equality Australia)
- Anna Rose (Environmental Leadership Australia)
- April Long (SMART Recovery Australia)
- Camilla Pandolfini (Redfern Legal Centre)
- Daniel Gobena (Mount Druitt Ethnic Communities Agency)
- David Pointon (The Men’s Table)
- Dea Delany-Thiele (Yerrabi Yurwang Child & Family Aboriginal Corporation)
- Delia Donovan (Domestic Violence NSW)
- George Newhouse (The National Justice Project)
- Hannah Andrevski (Roundabout Canberra)
- Isabelle Reinecke (Grata Fund)
- Karly Warner (National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services and the Aboriginal Legal Service NSW/ACT)
- Kate Fielding (A New Approach)
- Lavinia Tyrrel (Karinya House for Mothers and Babies Inc)
- Leila Smith (Aurora Education Foundation)
- Lucy Hohnen (St Vincent de Paul Society Canberra)
- Margo Ward (KidsXpress)
- Mindy Sotiri (Justice Reform Initiative)
- Robert Stirling (Network of Alcohol and other Drugs Agencies)
- Sarah Dale (Refugee Advice & Casework Service)
- Sherrill Nixon (Schools Plus)
- Stephen Lewin (Youth Insearch Foundation)
- Trudi Mitchell (Australia for UNHCR and New Zealand for UNHCR)
Find out when the fully-funded SILA program will be delivered to your state. Applications for CEOs from Victoria and Tasmania will open in early 2026. Subscribe to be the first to know.