Ms Vikki Rose Graydon has served in the position of Principal/CEO since 2005

Chairman: Mr Ray Hartzenberg, B.Sc. (Eng), RPEQ

Mr Hartzenberg is a Glenleighden parent and principal engineer with the international consulting engineering firm, Parsons Brinckerhoff, specializing in structural engineering in the transport and mining sectors. He has managed the design and construction supervision of major multi-disciplinary engineering projects in Australia and has worked internationally as well. A naturalised Australian for over 24 years, Ray was born in Cape Town, South Africa and graduated from the University of Cape Town. Ray is a Rotarian and a member of the Rotary Club of Kenmore Inc.

Treasurer: Ms Wendy McTainsh, F.Accs, GAICD
Ms McTainsh has 25 years experience as a consultant and professional in Financial Risk Management and Project Management, working with corporations and financial institutions that operate in the financial and energy markets. She has formal qualifications to Masters level in Mathematics and Accounting, and is a graduate of the Company Directors course. Her early career was in Operations Research working with Plessey in UK and Exxon in Sydney, modelling and building systems for optimisation of business processes. Wendy was on the Board of Women in Technology (WiT) as Secretary for two years.

Secretary: Mrs Margot Hickey B. Econ.
Ms Hickey is the parent of a former Glenleighden School student, was the Development Officer for CHI.L.D. Association from 2004 to 2009 and has been a member of the CHI.L.D. Executive Committee since 2003.

Dr Beverley Rowbotham, M.D., FRACP, FRCPA, GAICD
Dr Rowbotham is a partner at Sullivan & Nicolaides Pathology, works as a consultant haematologist and first became a member of the CHI.L.D. Executive Committee in 2001.

Mr Peter Winterflood B.Econ, MBA, FAIBF
State Manager Queensland, BankWest, Brisbane. Mr Winterflood has served as a member on the CHI.L.D. Executive Committee since 2007.

Dr Denis Meadows, B.Ed., M.Sc. (Calgary). Ph.D. (Griffith Uni.)
Dr Meadows is a Special Education Consultant who has recently retired from the School of Cognition, Language and Special Education at Griffith University. His PhD was in language development in infants. Dr Meadows has recently investigated transition arrangements and their outcomes for secondary students with disabilities for Education Queensland, and continues to advise Government. Dr Meadows has served as a member on the CHI.L.D. Executive Committee since 2007.

Dr Michael McDowell
Michael McDowell is a paediatrician with a major interest in child development. He graduated from the University of Sydney and trained in paediatrics in Sydney and Boston. He has a Masters degree from Harvard University and his PhD is in the area of childhood neurological development. He founded the Child Development Network in Brisbane and is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Paediatrics and Child Health at the University of Queensland. He is interested in all aspects of child development and has written policy on children and the media and cyber bullying. He has published extensively and has publicly advocated over many years for better educational pathways for children with disabilities