Senior Leadership Team
Meet the Senior Leadership Team bringing a wealth of experience to Orange Sky, shaping the organisation's direction and impact.
We have an ambitious goal to help 40,000 people by FY2025.
Orange Sky’s Senior Leadership Team are responsible for shaping our goals and ensuring that we achieve them.
Together, they bring experience and skills from a number of different sectors, to lead our team towards our mission of positively connecting communities.
Our Leaders
Lucas Patchett OAM
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
As one of the co-founders of Orange Sky in 2014, the mission and purpose that Orange Sky has is very close to Lucas’ heart. Lucas became the Chief Executive Officer of Orange Sky in 2019. Lucas was awarded the 2016 Young Australian of the Year. In 2020 he became an Order of Australia Medallist and in 2023, Lucas received a Churchill Fellowship. Lucas is also a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and has been a board member for QLD Health's Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service since 2021.
As one of the co-founders of Orange Sky in 2014, the mission and purpose that Orange Sky has is very close to Lucas’ heart. Lucas became the Chief Executive Officer of Orange Sky in 2019. Lucas was awarded the 2016 Young Australian of the Year. In 2020 he became an Order of Australia Medallist and in 2023, Lucas received a Churchill Fellowship. Lucas is also a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and has been a board member for QLD Health's Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service since 2021.
Emma Young CPA
Chief Corporate Services Officer
After starting as a volunteer with Orange Sky in 2016, Emma quickly transitioned into the role of Chief Financial Officer, and played a pivotal part in setting up Orange Sky New Zealand. In May 2020, Emma moved back into a purely volunteer role, however, returned in early 2023 as the Chief Corporate Services Officer. Emma holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting), is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a member of CPA Australia.
After starting as a volunteer with Orange Sky in 2016, Emma quickly transitioned into the role of Chief Financial Officer, and played a pivotal part in setting up Orange Sky New Zealand. In May 2020, Emma moved back into a purely volunteer role, however, returned in early 2023 as the Chief Corporate Services Officer. Emma holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting), is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a member of CPA Australia.
Tenille Koeter
Chief Marketing & Revenue Officer
Tenille began her senior leadership role with Orange Sky as Chief Marketing & Revenue Officer in 2024. She is a skilled Senior Fundraising Manager, with over 18 years of experience working in the for-purpose, health and tourism sectors. Tenille holds a Bachelor of Business, Double Major in Marketing and Events Management. She has also been Director and board member of Cherish Women’s Cancer Foundation since 2020.
Tenille began her senior leadership role with Orange Sky as Chief Marketing & Revenue Officer in 2024. She is a skilled Senior Fundraising Manager, with over 18 years of experience working in the for-purpose, health and tourism sectors. Tenille holds a Bachelor of Business, Double Major in Marketing and Events Management. She has also been Director and board member of Cherish Women’s Cancer Foundation since 2020.
Shayne Herriot
Chief Operations Officer
Shayne’s first interaction with Orange Sky was volunteering to help to forge the FY 2025 plan in late 2019. In 2021, Shayne joined as a Senior Manager - Innovation, providing strategy, innovation and transformation support to the Orange Sky team. He has since transitioned to Chief Operations Officer In July 2023, where he leads the ongoing management of strategic growth of our services. Shayne was previously a Senior Manager at Deloitte and holds a Bachelor of Commerce and Economics.
Shayne’s first interaction with Orange Sky was volunteering to help to forge the FY 2025 plan in late 2019. In 2021, Shayne joined as a Senior Manager - Innovation, providing strategy, innovation and transformation support to the Orange Sky team. He has since transitioned to Chief Operations Officer In July 2023, where he leads the ongoing management of strategic growth of our services. Shayne was previously a Senior Manager at Deloitte and holds a Bachelor of Commerce and Economics.
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