An inspirational, energetic and determined leader, Alison works alongside a small but dynamic team, raising millions for life-saving equipment and research to help ease the pressure off Darling Downs Health.
As the first female Chief Executive Officer in the Foundation’s history, Alison has quickly established herself as an innovative and visionary member of the Foundation and its Board bringing a fresh approach and new ideas into the organisation.
Overseeing the distribution of scholarships and grants, driving positive change within the organisation and instigating several high-profile fundraising events and initiatives within the region, Alison is delivering on the things that matter and make a real difference in the lives of hospital staff and patients in the Darling Downs.
In this role, Alison and her team have achieved an incredible list of results for our community, from establishing brand new events like the Women of Strength Luncheon to funding equipment firsts for the Toowoomba Hospital, to bringing the Toowoomba Hospital Foundation into the age of social media — nothing is off limits to her and her high-performing team.
With her ability to build strong relationships, empower her team and approach challenges with gusto, Alison Kennedy has established herself as a passionate and dedicated advocate for the region and a role model for aspiring female leaders.
Dr Peter Swindle is a Brisbane urologist who specialises solely in prostate cancer and diseases of the prostate. His expertise lies in robotic prostatectomy and prostate brachytherapy. Dr Swindle has extensive radical prostatectomy experience of over 1,600 cases including robotic prostatectomy, open radical prostatectomy and laparoscopic radical prostatectomy.
He has established the Queensland Prostate Clinic in Brisbane, which functions to provide comprehensive information on the detection and treatment of prostate cancer.
Jill Costello is a mother of two adult children, Leah and David. She has a Psychology Degree and a Degree in Education specializing in Special Needs. Together with her husband Brian, Jill co-founded ManUp! following Brian’ s diagnosis with prostate cancer in 2009. Jill had experienced the wonderful support offered by a specialty care nurse after she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2005 and decided that all men living with prostate cancer needed and deserved the support of a Prostate Cancer Care Nurse.
Leah Costello is the current CEO of ManUp! Australia, and was formally a director of the organisation that her parents – Brian and Jill – established in 2009. Leah stumbled upon her love of the not-for-profit sector in university, before pursuing a fundraising career at one of Queensland’s leading charities, Mater Foundation. Leah spent nearly eight years at Mater Foundation solidifying her foot in operational fundraising and community fundraising events, as well as fundraising communications and marketing.
Leah joined her mother Jill to run ManUp! in late 2017, and recently took on the role of CEO. Currently studying a Master of Philanthropy and Not-For-Profit studies at QUT to further advance her fundraising knowledge and career, Leah also tours each year with the ManUp! Prostate Cancer Educational Tour around regional and rural Queensland to educate men about the need for regular prostate cancer testing.
(MBBS, BBiomedSc, MAICD)
Dr Eric Richman has served as a company director for multiple companies in both the for-profit and not-for-profit sectors and is the current Chairman of ManUp! Australia. Dr Richman is a Staff Specialist in Emergency Medicine with Queensland Health and further serves as a medical officer with the Royal Australian Army Medical Corps. Serving current directorships with ManUp! Australia, the Postgraduate Medical Education Council of Queensland and his own company, Richman Health, Dr Richman is a Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and brings a broad scope of strategic thinking to the Board. Past directorships have included CR Health Pty Ltd., and Advanced Surgical Planning Pty Ltd.
With a special interest in corporate governance and long term corporate strategy, Dr Richman brings together his military and civilian medical experience, paired with his directorship experience to ensure corporate compliance requirements are met while forwarding the overall mission of ManUp! Australia.
An inspirational, energetic and determined leader, Alison works alongside a small but dynamic team, raising millions for life-saving equipment and research to help ease the pressure off Darling Downs Health.
As the first female Chief Executive Officer in the Foundation’s history, Alison has quickly established herself as an innovative and visionary member of the Foundation and its Board bringing a fresh approach and new ideas into the organisation.
Overseeing the distribution of scholarships and grants, driving positive change within the organisation and instigating several high-profile fundraising events and initiatives within the region, Alison is delivering on the things that matter and make a real difference in the lives of hospital staff and patients in the Darling Downs.
In this role, Alison and her team have achieved an incredible list of results for our community, from establishing brand new events like the Women of Strength Luncheon to funding equipment firsts for the Toowoomba Hospital, to bringing the Toowoomba Hospital Foundation into the age of social media — nothing is off limits to her and her high-performing team.
With her ability to build strong relationships, empower her team and approach challenges with gusto, Alison Kennedy has established herself as a passionate and dedicated advocate for the region and a role model for aspiring female leaders.
Dr Peter Swindle is a Brisbane urologist who specialises solely in prostate cancer and diseases of the prostate. His expertise lies in robotic prostatectomy and prostate brachytherapy. Dr Swindle has extensive radical prostatectomy experience of over 1,600 cases including robotic prostatectomy, open radical prostatectomy and laparoscopic radical prostatectomy.
He has established the Queensland Prostate Clinic in Brisbane, which functions to provide comprehensive information on the detection and treatment of prostate cancer.
