Meet our staff

Chief Executive Officer
Doug Jacquier has been Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Connecting Up since 2000.
Chief Operating Officer
Simon Gee is the Chief Operating Officer at Connecting Up.
Manager, Community Information
Rosalie Day is the Information Manager of Connecting Up.
Manager, Communications & Web Content
Shai Coggins is Manager of Communications & Web Content at Connecting Up.
Technology Projects Manager
Pankaj Chhalotre is Technology Projects Manager at Connecting Up.
Manager, Research and Special Projects
Karen Gryst is the Manager of Research and Special Projects for Connecting Up.
Administration Manager
Karen Vance is Administration Manager of Connecting Up Australia.
Donations Program Team Leader
Donations Program Customer Support & Assistant Community Information Manager
Kyla Poyner is Donation Program Customer Support worker and Assistant Information Manager of Connecting Up Australia.
Donations Program Customer Support
Sarah Rayner Fry is DonorTec and TechSoup NZ Admin and Customer Support. She helps to answer some of those tricky eligibility questions and to help a number of nonprofits sign up for our donation and discount program.
Donations Program Customer Support
Tu Trinh Vuong is Donations Program Customer Support at Connecting Up Australia. She answers tricky eligibility questions and responds to a variety of queries regarding our DonorTec program.
Graduate Marketing Officer (Donations Program)
Ryan Jones is the Graduate Marketing Officer for Connecting Up Australia. He primarily works in the  organisation's donations program, DonorTec.
Project Officer, Information Management
Katie Hannan is a Project Officer with the Information Management Team at Connecting Up.
Graduate Project Officer, Online Content
Ben Teoh is the Graduate Project Officer, Online Content at Connecting Up Australia.