Our Board

Co-founder & Executive Director

Melanie is our driving force and vision keeper. With 20 years in strategic sustainability and social impact, she's the one who dreamed up The Pack and continues to guide our mission. Her combination of being a practicing songwriter, professional writer, and seasoned community engagement expert means she understands both the creative and business sides of what we're building. Melanie oversees our strategic direction and ensures everything we do creates real, lasting impact for artists and communities.

Co-founder & Treasurer / Member Director

Harry is the heart of The Pack's community spirit. As a local musician and arts advocate, she gets what it's like to be an artist trying to make it work. Her skills in capacity building and organisational development help us support emerging talent while keeping our own house in order. Harry's the one coordinating our industry networks and managing artist relationships – she's got her finger on the pulse of what musicians need and how we can support them to achieve their goals.

Chair / Independent Director

Mike keeps us focused and moving forward as our Chair. With his extensive background in improvement and innovation facilitation, he brings 20 years of experience in making organisations work better. His expertise in Quality Assurance, Human Centred Design, and Lean Startup methodology helps The Pack stay agile and responsive to our community's needs. Mike's collaborative approach to problem-solving perfectly matches our pack mentality – he helps us work together more effectively to achieve our goals.

Secretary / Independent Director

Rob is our governance guru and community engagement specialist. With his background in engineering and sustainability, plus a decade of experience in participatory governance, he helps The Pack operate as a truly democratic organisation. His work with Empowering Participation – a consultancy focused on better government-citizen interaction – means he knows how to create systems that actually serve people. Rob ensures our cooperative structure works for everyone and that our community has a real voice in how we operate.

Member Director

Pippa brings serious arts industry credibility to The Pack. With qualifications from WAAPA and leadership roles at iconic venues like La Mama, Next Wave, and Arts Centre Melbourne, she knows the Australian arts landscape inside and out. Her experience as a Creative Producer means she understands how to make ambitious projects happen on the ground. Currently working with Art Gallery of Ballarat, Pippa helps us navigate the arts ecosystem and build strategic partnerships that benefit our entire community.

Independent Director

Justin is our digital storyteller and strategy guru. As an experienced web developer and brand specialist, he helps The Pack communicate our mission clearly and build meaningful connections online. His work with social enterprises and not-for-profits means he understands how to create authentic digital presences that actually serve communities. Justin also brings that artist's perspective to our communications strategy. He helps us cut through the noise and tell stories that matter.

Independent Director

Giles is our go-to guy for thinking big picture about sustainable change. With over 15 years designing better cities across Australia and the UK. His PhD work on transitioning cities toward sustainability, plus his involvement in major projects like the London Olympic Legacy masterplan, means he understands how to create lasting positive impact. Giles helps The Pack think strategically about how we can contribute to building more sustainable, connected communities through music and collaboration.

Member Director

Kieran is our rock'n'roll renaissance guy. With 25+ years as a songwriter and musician, he's recorded six studio albums and toured nationally and internationally with The Murphy Brothers alongside his brothers Chris and Courtney. He also fronts rockabilly side project The Rough Housers and gigs regularly across WA. Kieran also brings serious business credentials – delivering strategic communications and HR for WA Health since 2008, plus previous experience running business development at Mega Music. As an accomplished photographer, designer, and copywriter, Kieran knows how to communicate The Pack's mission authentically while bringing that industry knowledge to our board.

Member Director

Ngaire brings the discipline and artistry of classical music to The Pack's board. She spent 8 years as a professional opera singer with WA Opera, Perth Oratorio, Musicum Collegium, Gilbert and Sullivan Society of WA, and the WA Lieder Society. Though she's stepped back from professional performance, she deeply understands what it takes to build a sustainable career in music. From her parallel career as a professional administrator, Ngaire brings over 20 years of operational expertise – knowledge management, project support, stakeholder engagement, and corporate writing. She helps The Pack operate like the well-oiled machine artists deserve.

Member Director

Mel is a force in Perth's music community, rallying artists to put creativity and community first as an alternative to traditional industry structures. After forming Bands for Bands in response to The Bakery's closure, she's been exploring new models for live performance that leverage community value. Community-building is both passion and profession – her company Do Re Media delivered digital content and engagement for local governments and arts festivals from 2012-2019, and she currently works as Employee Experience Consultant at Western Power. She brings strategic digital expertise and a fierce commitment to finding better ways forward for musicians. Mel lets off steam in all-genre punk band eyesandteeth and stages mini-festivals at her Bayswater home with bassist husband Alex.

Independent Director

Hank is our creative strategist with serious global credentials. Originally trained as a fine artist, he built his career in London's graphic design and advertising world, working on international campaigns for global clients and creating album artwork for internationally recognised musicians. His branding expertise spans the full journey – from startups finding their voice to established organisations refining their identity. Since relocating to Australia, he's focused on the creative industries, connecting ideas and helping organisations realise their full potential. His experience across both corporate and not-for-profit environments means he approaches The Pack's mission with genuine empathy and values-driven thinking – exactly what the music community needs.

Member Director - Deputy Chair

Josie Hacking is an experienced Solutions Engineer and Business Specialist. Josie is also a skilled musician and sound engineer. Josie is our systems wizard - with her extensive background in training sector management and business process design, and her music and sound engineering skills, she truly gets what we're about. As Deputy Chair, Josie helps steer our strategic direction while ensuring our operations support our artists and community effectively.