Mr Luke Henderson - Chair
Board member since 2018, Chair since 2020.
Luke is a born and bred Gold Coaster. As a licensed real estate agent and auctioneer, he operates the highly successful Professionals Mermaid Beach employing 25 people within his sales and property management business. Luke has sold many of the Gold Coast’s most valuable homes and won some of the industry’s largest awards.
as one of the Gold Coast’s top 100 most influential people. Being a big supporter of the local community, he is a current board member of Gold Coast Turf Club, Convenor of Nobby Beach Neighbourhood Watch, and is involved in several of the Coast’s Surf Lifesaving Clubs, Mermaid Beach Bowls Club and two Neighbourhood Watch groups.
Luke is passionate about the horse racing and breeding industry, previously being recognised as one of Australia’s 40 most influential under 40. His achievements include part ownership of winners of some of Australia’s greatest horse races including Melbourne Cup, Caulfield Cup and Golden Slipper.
Married to Justine, Luke is the proud father of four St Hilda’s girls and is passionate about making a positive difference in the lives of the young women of St Hilda’s.
Mrs Virginia Warner - Executive/Secretary
Appointed as Executive and Secretary in 2024
Mrs Mia Behlau - Director
Board member since 2020
Mia is a St Hilda’s Foundation board member, holding the position since 2020. Mia is a well-regarded Gold Coast solicitor with 20 years’ experience in commercial litigation and dispute resolution and is a Partner of a leading Gold Coast Law firm. Mia is known for her professionalism and commercial application to resolving disputes.
Mia is a passionate supporter of the Gold Coast Community. She sits on the board of Gold Coast Basketball, is the immediate Past President of the Gold Coast District Law Association, former Vice President of Women of Influence and is a regular contributor to stakeholder discussions with the Queensland Law Society. She maintains close ties to Bond and Griffith Universities and contributes by assisting law graduates with their transition into the legal industry.
Mia is a proud mother of three, with two daughters attending St. Hilda’s School and a son who graduated from TSS. She is married to Gold Coast solicitor, Ron Behlau. Mia is passionate about the advancement of education for young women and is committed in her efforts to uphold the philosophy adopted by the St. Hilda’s Foundation.
Mr Cameron Caldwell MP - Director
Board member since 2020
Cameron Caldwell is the Federal Member of Parliament for Fadden on the Northern Gold Coast. Having served as a City of Gold Coast Councillor for over twelve years, Cameron was elected to Parliament in the 2023 byelection.
and is passionate about advancing the initiatives of the Foundation in providing the very best opportunities for learning and in the lives of young women.
Cameron is a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Queensland and mediator and was admitted to practice law in 2003.Cameron is married to his wife Lauren, and has three children; Mackenzie, who is a student at St Hilda’s, Clementine and Marigold.
Ms Samantha Hogan – Director
Board member since 2023.
Samantha is a St Hilda's Old Girl and is currently the Program Manager for Scheduled Care and Contracts for the Division of Surgery and Critical Care at Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service, where her role involves providing strategic, managerial and analytical support to the General Manager of the division across various health agendas, including the Clinical Subcontracting (Outsourcing) program for the health service, elective surgery waitlist management and project management.
and Property and Sustainable Development (Property Valuation) from Bond University and worked initially as a Senior Accountant at KPMG prior to moving towards financial and data analyst roles in both the private and public healthcare sectors in Queensland.
In addition to her day job, Samantha is a keen artist and illustrator, and started her small business ‘Samantha Hogan Illustration’ in 2020 to honour her creative passions. Choosing to use predominantly pencils and pigmented inks, her style is a contemporary blend between fashion and realism with a fun and flirty energy becoming a central theme of her work. She aims to capture special moments in life via bespoke commission-based artworks for individuals, commercial partnerships, and live event illustrations. Samantha is inspired by bold, creative individuals, fashion, travel and current affairs.
Mrs Corinne Brown
Board member since 2024.
St Hilda’s graduate of 1997, and current St Hilda’s and TSS parent, Corinne is a proud Old Girl and passionate about supporting the Foundation to offer opportunities to inspiring young women, their families and the community.
project management, strategic communications, marketing, advertising, communications, public relations, event management, marketing strategy, and corporate relations.
With a passion for strategic marketing, communications, brand development and stakeholder engagement, Corinne currently works as Head of Engagement for the Franchise Council of Australia.
Corinne also owns and runs a strategic marketing consultancy, with clients ranging from Royal Caribbean International, membership organisations, charities, national childcare centre groups, accounting firms, and law firms. In 2022, Corinne and her husband created a non-alcoholic distillery creating non-alc spirits which are now ranged across Australia.
In her spare time, Corinne loves spending time with her family and kitten Gary, travelling, volunteering and renovating her old Queenslander.
