Our Board
Guiding Wheels of Wellness with Experience, Passion, and Vision for Holistic Community Care.
Yolonde Entsch
Chair
Greg Stanton
Treasurer
Ange Hammacott
Director
C'Zarke Maza
Director
Dr Claire Nicholls
Director
Guiding Wheels of Wellness with Experience, Passion, and Vision for Holistic Community Care.
Chair
Treasurer
Director
Director
Director
Yolonde started her WoW journey in 2014, working alongside Dr Amanda Roberts as a volunteer, and was responsible for outreach logistics, registering and triaging patients. Yolonde was thrilled to become a founding Director of WoW, the charity, in 2019 before becoming CEO in October 2020.
Greg is a Partner at Carey Group and a founding director of WoW. Before pursuing a career in Accountancy in 2004, Greg spent four years on the tools as a Carpenter in the local building industry during which time he attained his trade qualification. He started his own accounting firm in 2011, building a strong client base in Housing and Construction, and Business sectors, before merging with Carey Group in late 2021. Greg has been passionate about homelessness since being a boy...
"Since my earliest memories, I have been driven by a profound desire to create safe havens for the homeless. My vision was to purchase a large warehouse and convert it into individual rooms. However, the reality of limited financial means has urged me to explore alternative paths to contribute meaningfully to this cause.
The aspiration to make a positive impact on the lives of those less fortunate, I have found a fitting role as the treasurer for WOW, a remarkable organisation that offers respite and medical care to the homeless community. While my dream of the warehouse project remains alive, I believe that every action, no matter how seemingly small, can forge significant change when undertaken with sincerity and purpose.”
Ange Collins is the Founding Director of Adllins Media, known for exceeding client expectations. She holds a big picture thinking mindset, coupled with an incredible zest to ensure other people in life and business achieve incredible results.
With an impressive career in media marketing that spans almost two decades, Ange is a welcome addition to the Board. Her expertise in media, marketing, and strategic campaigns will allow WoW to reinforce its reputation as experts in homelessness healthcare by profiling our impact and outcomes.
C’Zarke Maza LL.M is a proud descendant of the Meriam people of Mer (Murray Island) in the Torres Strait Islands and the Yidinjdji people from the coastal region of Cairns. As an innovative thought leader and passionate change-maker, C’Zarke is dedicated to driving meaningful success and transformative outcomes in all his endeavours.
In July 2021, he was appointed by the Queensland Government as the inaugural Commissioner for Meriba Omasker Kaziw Kazipa, leading historic efforts to achieve legal recognition of Torres Strait Islander traditional child-rearing practices. This pioneering role has involved implementing Australia’s first legislation of its kind and establishing the Office of the Commissioner (Meriba Omasker Kaziw Kazipa), ensuring the delivery of effective and efficient programs.
With over two decades of experience, C’Zarke was admitted as a solicitor and barrister in 2002 and has since built a distinguished career in law, governance, and management. His extensive expertise, coupled with a strong ability to collaborate with government and stakeholders, reflects his lifelong commitment to advancing the rights and well-being of vulnerable members of the community.
C’Zarke’s leadership and expertise will be instrumental in strengthening WoW's governance and ensuring its future sustainability, enhancing its ability to provide respite and improve health outcomes for the homeless community in the region.
Dr Claire Nicholls started her initial medical training through the defence force and completed her FRACGP whilst working for the army. She deployed twice to Afghanistan in 2011 and 2012 before transitioning to the reserves in 2015. Dr Nicholls went on to complete her Emergency medicine training in 2019 and worked at Cairns Hospital in 2019 and 2020. During this time she started EDITH (ED In the Home) in August 2019 to help provide an alternative healthcare pathway in a resource constrained public system.
Dr Nicholls returned to the ADF as a contractor in 2021 as a GP and senior contracted clinician. She is now following the health management pathway to support her 2 young children, her most important (and difficult) job!
Dr Nicholls has always been interested in supporting health pathways and optimizing models of care to improve quality of care for all people. Joining the WOW board is her first appointment in this capacity.
In the spirit of reconciliation, Wheels of Wellness acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as First Nations peoples of this Country, we acknowledge the elders past and present. We acknowledge and respect the importance of Indigenous cultures and traditions; we recognise and respect that First Nation peoples have a spiritual connection to land and sea. We recognise the importance of cultural and traditional knowledge and are committed to walking alongside our clients in their health and wellbeing journey.
We are committed to cultivating inclusive environments for our clients, and staff. We celebrate, value and include people of all backgrounds, genders, sexualities, cultures, bodies and abilities.