Lorraine began her professional career in education, teaching at both primary and secondary levels before lecturing in drama at the tertiary level. She went on to build a leadership career in public policy, delivering whole-of-government strategic initiatives across social issues and information and communication technologies (ICT).

She enjoys drawing together people with diverse agendas and empowering them to find common ground on which to build effective working relationships.

She later transitioned to the private sector, where she established the Queensland office of a national cyber security company, further broadening her leadership and operational expertise.

Lorraine has an academic background in business administration, project management, applied finance and investment, as well as education and teaching. She brings significant experience across not-for-profit and professional organisations in the arts, social justice, and education sectors.

She currently serves as Chair of Flying Arts and is a Producer/Collaborator with Summer Shack Pty Ltd, a Queensland-based creative collective working across film, television, theatre, and community projects. In this role, she helps develop stories that reflect a range of real-life experiences, with a focus on voices that are often overlooked.

Jan is Director of Jan Manton Gallery, a leading art gallery located in the wool store precinct of Teneriffe. Jan established the gallery in 2004 with the vision of supporting artists who contribute to the vibrant and dynamic discourse on contemporary art in Australia. The gallery’s exhibition program encourages collectors to connect through artist talks, exhibition openings and panel discussions.

Jan is a long time supporter of the visual arts in Queensland. Jan is currently Vice-Chair on the Queensland Children’s Hospital Arts Program board. Jan was previously the President of Flying Arts Alliance, and held positions in other not-for-profit organisations including Vice-Chair of Arts from the Margins, member of the QUT Art Collection Committee, member of the Steering Committee for the Harries Digital Art Award, and member of Caboolture Shire Council Art Collection Committee.

Jan was appointed as Chair of the fundraising campaign for the QUT Art Museum in 2004, and supports young artists through the Byran-Manton Art Prize for QUT Visual Art Graduates.

Trent Forno is a partner at MinterEllison who specialises in employment law. He holds a Bachelor of Laws from the Queensland University of Technology and a Master of Laws from the University of Sydney. He was admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of Queensland in 1998 and of the High Court of Australia in 2002.

Since becoming a partner in 2005, Trent has served in a number of leadership roles at MinterEllison, including Staff Partner, Office Managing Partner and National Business Unit Leader of Workplace. He remains an active member of MinterEllison’s community investment program and served in the role of Pro Bono partner in the Brisbane Office in 2017. Trent is passionate about leading with purpose and creating an environment which leverages the diverse contributions of every person in the team.

Trent and his wife Ingrid have three children. He is excited to join the Board of Flying Arts Alliance Inc and is passionate about its charter of delivering visual arts projects and services to regional and remote Queensland.

With over 15 years of experience in the arts and cultural sector, Rebecca is committed to fostering vibrant, inclusive, and high‑impact creative communities. As Director of Bundaberg Regional Galleries—located on the lands of the Taribelang Bunda, Gooreng Gooreng, Gurang and Bailai peoples—she has led strategic growth in the exhibition program, collection development, and artist engagement initiatives.

Her work is driven by a deep belief in the power of regional arts. Rebecca is dedicated to amplifying the voices of regional artists, strengthening creative opportunities and ensuring that gallery experiences are accessible, authentic, and connected to community.

Prior to her career in the arts, Rebecca worked for two decades as a psychologist and in management roles across state and federally funded community organisations in regional areas. This background has given her specialist knowledge of community engagement and leadership, and she is passionate about meaningful community-centred programs.

Rebecca is an active contributor to sector development, known for mentoring emerging and established artists and arts workers, and for delivering presentations at State and National Conferences on themes including authentic gallery experiences for children, the complexities of regional arts practice, and the importance of meaningful engagement within cultural spaces.

Pat Murphy is the President of the Australian Government Primary Principals Association (AGPPA), the national voice representing more than 7,000 school leaders across 5,200 government primary schools in Australia. An educator for over 37 years, Pat has spent the past 32 years in school leadership across a diverse range of contexts.

Pat’s leadership experience spans one-teacher schools, leading remote schools, and a deputy principal role in a rapidly growing Gold Coast school. He later led large primary schools in the inner suburbs of Brisbane for 14 years and in his last school role served as Executive Principal of Woodcrest State College, a Prep–Year 12 campus with over 1,800 students and a trade training centre with over 800 students.

Pat is also the elected President of the Queensland Association of State School Principals (QASSP), representing more than 1,300 principals and the 337,000 students they serve. Prior to becoming President, he served seven years as QASSP Vice-President and five years as AGPPA Treasurer, helping guide the organisation through the challenges of the COVID period.

Pat is passionate about ensuring schools provide a well-rounded education that engages every student. He strongly believes that strong primary schools form the educational foundation of Australia and that the voices of government primary schools must be central to national education policy and reform.

Lynn Rainbow-Reid is the fourth-generation member of her family to ‘tread the boards’.  Wishing to please both sides of the family, she decided early in life to be a lady Judge by day and dance Odette/Odile in Swan Lake at night! A 33 year career on stage, film, TV and radio followed, in England, the US and of course, Australia. She was a drama student at the Independent Theatre and is still most widely remembered for her part as Sonia, the Chemist, in Number 96.

Lynn has served on the boards of the Actors Benevolent funds of both New South Wales and Queensland for many years. In 2024 she was awarded the Alan Edwards Lifetime Achievement award for Outstanding Contribution to the Performing Arts in Queensland. She created the Rainbow Reid Endowment to support the acting students at Queensland University of Technology Creative Industries, now in its 17th year.

Lynn worked for many years for the Judge Rainbow Fund for released prisoners and is now Patron of the Fund. She was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in 2016, for services to the Arts, Social Justice and Philanthropy.