Our People

Katie graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce at Curtin University, majoring in Accounting & Business Law before spending the better part of 10 years in the mining and resources industry as a Management Accountant. During this time, she actively volunteered with organisations including Starlight, State Emergency Service, Camp Quality and Youth Affairs Council WA.

In 2017 after a 2-month long adventure camping around Africa and visiting a 110 hectare garbage dump in Jakarta, she rediscovered her passion for volunteering and social impact; from there, began her social entrepreneurship journey with the dreams of driving and instilling positive change in the lives of others. In October, she bid farewell to her accounting career to start The Underground Collaborative.

The organisation exists to provide employment to empower women and young people experiencing or at-risk of homelessness. She is passionate about social justice, international aid, the environment, human rights and children, and is an advocate for social enterprise in creating systems change, and has a particular interest in property, development, urban design, and how the mergence can create greater social impact.

Her motto: You don’t have to change the world, to change the world. Change your world, to change someone else’s.

An experienced accountant and registered company auditor Marius has lead audit teams in South Africa and Australia for more than 25 years.

He specialises in external audit and investigations with a portfolio including Australian financial services license holders, not-for-profit entities and local governments.  He brings a deeply enquiring mind to his work and is a real problem solver, getting solutions to issues for our clients.

Marius is passionate about red meat, golf, and gaming competitions with his family. He has an abundant level of energy which he applies to every assignment he’s involved with.

Pat is the CEO of Dismantle and has been part of the organisation since 2012.  
 
His first job after uni was with the Department for Child Protection in their Crisis Accommodation where he was part of a team that looked after young people in extremely traumatising situations. It was during that time that he discovered Dismantle and was able to apply his skills and knowledge in the youth sector. 
 
He is passionate about improving our system that looks after young people experiencing disadvantage. In particular, he is focussed on the opportunity employment has provided for young people in Dismantle’s programs to build their aspirations and help overcome their life challenges. 

Pat is also a Committee Member of the Western Australian Social Enterprise Council.