Jake Rose

Jake Rose is a Chartered Accountant and Justice of the Peace with extensive experience in financial operations, as well as business systems and processes.

Jake currently works as an accountant for Pro You Accounting in Paramatta.

Leveraging his current role as Virtual CFO for a group of private companies together with his past experience in hospitality and events, Jake provides valuable input to Neuroblastoma Australia to support bringing about change in the research and treatment of Neuroblastoma in Australia.

Latest

Call to Federal Government for equitable access to DFMO

DFMO (eflornithine) was approved in December 2023 by FDA for treatment of high-risk neuroblastoma as a maintenance therapy to reduce the risk of relapse
Jackson's Story

Shortly before his first birthday, Jackon's family noticed he had developed a limp in his right leg. Further tests revealed Jackson had neuroblastoma. His dad, Andrew, shares their story.
Mackenzie's Story

Mackenzie was just two weeks old when her parents noticed her abdomen was large and firm to touch. After an emergency referral to the Queensland Children's Hospital, Mackenzie was diagnosed with neuroblastoma. Mackzenie's mum, Ally, shares their story.
You Doubled Your Impact!

In March, Neuroblastoma Australia joined Beyond Bank's 2024 Double Donation campaign. For 48 hours, Beyond Bank doubled donations up to $10,000.

Nita Arora-Parkes

Nita is founder and Director of Groupcpo; a platform for small businesses and start-ups to find, buy and sell the tools and services they need to grow and scale their business. Nita has over 20 years’ experience as a technology and procurement executive, managing strategic partnerships and vendor negotiations with a global team.
Lucy Jones

Lucy Jones is the CEO of Neuroblastoma and mother to Sienna and Jamie Hoffmann. Lucy is focused on driving change in survival rates through more research, having tragically lost her daughter Sienna to the illness in 2010.
Rochelle Yates

Rochelle is a mother of two, and Chairman of a global logistics company where she specialises in marketing. Rochelle's career includes vast experience in events and promotions and she has brought this skill to help coordinate numerous fundraising events and activities for Neuroblastoma Australia.
Jane Price

Jane Price holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Laws. She is a small business owner, running her own immigration consultancy business, which she has grown in a few short years into a thriving practice with a couple of employees. Jane is lucky enough to have a “pigeon-pair” of children (aged 11 & 14) and was also privileged to know Sienna Hoffman.
Tim Bateman

Director, The Rockpool People and Parlour Capital, Tim Bateman is a father of three and brings a wealth of financial services experience with him. After completing an Economics and Finance Degree, Tim spent 13 years in London working in the derivatives markets. He has worked across stock broking, investment banking, and finance broking in Australasia and the United Kingdom. Among other interests, Tim runs a boutique finance broking firm and was also a franchise owner for Little Kickers, kids’
Dr Louise Causer

Louise is a medical epidemiologist and lecturer currently based at The Kirby Institute, UNSW Australia and has worked internationally both in clinical and research settings across a number of fields. Having trained and working in a highly academic setting for the past decade, Louise has direct experience and key insight into the research setting in Australia and internationally.
Sarah White

Sarah is a paediatric Occupational Therapist and is passionate about working with children and families. Sarah brings 20 years experience working in private, not for profit and government health roles specifically in childhood disability and mental health. Since her daughter Isabella was diagnosed with Stage 3 Neuroblastoma in 2011, Sarah has been actively involved in creating awareness and fundraising for Neuroblastoma research.
Our people

These are the people behind Neuroblastoma Australia