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The Board

Board Members


Vladimir Malcik, Chair

Vladimir Malcik – Chairperson

Nadia Moffatt, Board Member

Nadia Moffatt OAM

Brendan Williams, Board Member

Brendan Williams

Shane Cheek, Board Member

Shane Cheek

Katherine Hawker, Board Member

Katherine Hawker

Paola Niscioli, Board Member

Paola Niscioli


Vladimir Malcik – Chairperson

Vladimir is an experienced director and chief financial officer with experience in a range of sectors, including banking, mining, retirement living and defence.

He has strong skills in financial management, IT strategy development, joint ventures, company performance improvements and leadership.

Vladimir Malcik, Chair

Nadia Moffatt OAM

Nadia is a highly experienced and qualified project manager and administrator with more than 25 years in SA government. As a person with a disability – she sustained a subarachnoid haemorrhage at the age of 12 which left her partially paralysed on her left side – Nadia is passionate about the areas of health and fitness, and helping people with disabilities reach their full potential. She is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and the Leaders for Tomorrow Program. She has participated in and won numerous national and international Paralympic events.

Nadia Moffatt, Board Member

Brendan Williams

Brendan is a highly experienced senior executive and Chief Information Officer, a position he held at the Australian Submarine Corporation and South Australian Justice Department for a combined 15 years. Prior to that he spent 20 years in the Utility and Energy industries managing information and technology. Brendan has a background of driving business and process improvement, through the use of information and technology tools.

Brendan Williams, Board Member

Shane Cheek

Shane is an experienced non-executive director and chair having served on several boards across technology, logistics, funds management and the NFP sector over the last 13 years.

Previously, he was Managing Partner at Acumen Ventures, a funds management company carrying growth technology, buyout and venture investment mandates across Australia and South East Asia. Earlier in his career he founded, grew and sold two companies in advanced manufacturing and enterprise software. He holds a Master of Science & Technology Commercialisation from the University of Adelaide, a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of South Australia (where he is an Adjunct Industry Fellow), and a Certificate of Transformational Leadership from Carnegie Mellon University.

Shane Cheek, Board Member

Katherine Hawker

Katherine is qualified as a Lawyer. Katherine completed her first bachelor’s degree in science majoring in microbiology and immunology. Her legal career has included engagement with law firms across Adelaide, Sydney, Perth and New York and a long-term secondment to Santos.

Katherine is currently employed as General Counsel and Company Secretary at Naval Group Australia and joins the Board with extensive experience in large projects, corporate transactions and corporate governance. Her interest in the work of Brain Injury SA was fostered by people she met in undertaking the Governor’s Leadership Program during 2018.

Katherine Hawker, Board Member

Paola Niscioli

Paola Niscioli has an extensive career in marketing, communications, fundraising and business development specialising in the arts and cultural sector. This has included leading large teams at the Adelaide Festival Centre and at the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra and more recently, starting up the philanthropic and development function for the History Trust of South Australia. Paola is presently General Manager, Operations at Ukaria Cultural Centre. 

Enjoying sharing her skill set with the community, Paola joined the board of Brain Injury SA in 2019, after being introduced to the organisation while undertaking the Leaders’ Institute Governor’s Leadership Foundation program in 2018.

Paola Niscioli, Board Member

Thank you to Michael Auciello

We’d like to extend our thanks to Michael for giving his time to serve on the Brain Injury SA Board, retiring from the board in April 2022.

We thank him for his guidance and support across his years of service which has helped ensure that Brain Injury SA is well set up for the future.

We wish Michael all the best.

Michael Auciello, Board Member

Board Traineeship

The Board has created the role of Board Trainee to provide an opportunity to someone living with brain injury to gain experience in governance and actively contribute to the directions of services delivered by Brain Injury SA.

The Board Trainee serves for up to two years, with the opportunity providing the trainee valuable board experience, governance training, and the ability to develop personal networks within the NFP governance community. The trainee participates in all aspects of Board discussions and deliberations but is not entitled to vote and therefore does not hold the usual responsibilities as a Board Director.

In June 2022 we farewelled our two inaugural Board trainees, Lauren Spear and Ed Fowler who completed their two years of Board service. Ed and Lauren were fantastic contributors to the work of the Board and are to be commended on their work and growth during that period. We thank them for their time and interest and wish them all the best for what comes next. The hotly contested vacancy of Board trainee was filled by Mia Formicella who commences her term as Board Trainee in the 2022–23 financial year.


From the Archives: Annual Reports

Not always visible but vital to every successful organisation is its governing body, whatever form that takes.

Within our archives we have thirty years of Annual Reports whose content reflects the hard work of our Board over the years. Board members have come and gone, and these reports remind us of the many people who have contributed time and skills voluntarily to BISA, ensuring the organisation can sustain itself financially, is on purpose in its work, and that it can continuously improve and develop.

These reports document more than history, they document achievement and make fascinating reading when we reflect on where we started, where we are, and where we hope to go. We give thanks to all those involved in the Governance of BISA to date, and those we hope will be involved in the future.


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