Claire is the Chief Executive of Life Without Barriers, one of Australia’s leading charitable organisations with services in every state and territory including remote areas.

Life Without Barriers supports around 25,000 people each year in the areas of; disability support, aged care, mental health and drug and alcohol services, services for refugees and people seeking asylum and support for families in the child protection system.

As Chief Executive, Claire leads a collective of over 8,000 people and 3,000 foster and kinship carers. Claire’s approach is founded in a strong commitment to values led leadership where relationships, respect, responsiveness, imagination and courage are the compass for all her decision making.

Claire is a uniquely skilled strategist, with over 20 years’ experience in the human services and community services sector, with a career that began in essential frontline services. It is this direct experience in the provision of care which honed Claire's extraordinary ability to make high level and critical decisions with a sharp relevance for practical, human centred implementation.

With a strong reputation in the sector and with government, Claire is revered for her ability to collaborate and partner in a truly authentic way, and is a prominent, reliable voice and trusted friend across industries. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Claire was sought out by various Government committees to provide guidance and advice about the impact of COVID on vulnerable people in our community. She continues in these roles today.

Claire has a clear and firm ethos that in our communities, every person, their human rights and choice about how they want to live is central to an inclusive and equitable society.

Claire holds a Bachelors Degree in Arts, Sociology and Social policy, a Graduate Diploma in Psychology, an Executive Master of Business Administration and is an active Board member with the Community Council of Australia.