Each year, thousands of Australians are diagnosed with leukaemia, lymphoma, or myeloma, and many more are diagnosed with autoimmune diseases such as MS, blood diseases like anaemia, and other non-malignant diseases.

In many cases, a bone marrow or stem cell transplant offers the best prospect of recovery.

Arrow is dedicated to helping medical researchers find better treatments for diseases treatable by bone marrow transplants.

Until that day comes, we are dedicated to supporting bone marrow transplant patients and those who care for them.

Our Vision

Arrow exists to improve the quality of life for all people having a bone marrow transplant.

Our Mission

We do this by:

  • providing financial assistance, information resources and emotional support to our patients, their families and carers
  • supporting the educational and professional development needs of nurses and other health care professionals working in the transplant field, and
  • investing in medical research that improves bone marrow transplant patient outcomes.

 

Our History

Who we were:

Sydney’s St Vincent’s Hospital was the first hospital to perform an adult bone marrow transplant (BMT) in Australia. The inaugural meeting of Arrow was in 1987, with the founding members including patients and family members, nurses, and staff associated with St Vincent’s.

One of our early milestones was the creation and funding of the Australasian Bone Marrow Transplant Recipient Registry (ABMTRR). The ABMTRR collects, collates, and distributes transplant patient data across Australia and New Zealand, and is a vital reference source for hospitals, clinicians and researchers.

 

Who we are now:

Since then, our work has expanded to include the support of all people needing a bone marrow transplant, as well as nurses, healthcare professionals, and medical researchers working in the transplant field.

 

Who we hope to be:

Our ultimate aim is to help fund research that will one day make bone marrow transplants a thing of the past. Until then, we exist to fulfill our mission: to improve the quality of life for patients with blood cancers and other diseases treatable by bone marrow and stem cell transplants.

Our Strategy

Our strategy is to increase awareness of our services so that we can help as many bone marrow transplant patients as possible.

Specifically we aim to:

  • triple the number of patients we support by 2025,
  • build our network of relationships with healthcare professionals, and
  • develop strategic partnerships with medical professional organisations.

Our  Values

We have three core values that reflect our culture and guide our decision making. Here at Arrow, we act with integrity and compassion, and we have patients at the heart of everything we do.

Integrity

Compassion

Patient-centred

 

Our Organisation

Arrow is registered with the Australian Charity and Not-for-Profit Commission (CFN 10184) and is a member of the Fundraising Institute of Australia.

We are governed by our volunteer Board of Directors, and our day-to-day administration is managed by four part-time staff, keeping our running costs low. Our governing constitution can be found on the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission website.

Arrow has deductible gift recipient (DGR) status as issued by the Australian Taxation Office and is a company limited by guarantee (ABN: 42 135 196 244). We receive no government funding, so we rely solely on the generosity of our supporters and fundraisers to continue our work.

Our People

At Arrow we are committed to supporting BMT patients & their carers, as well as funding health care professionals and researchers in their quest to better understand bone marrow transplants and cellular therapies. To do this, we operate in the most cost effective ways we can, with a small team of part time staff and a volunteer board.

Board of Directors

Christopher Murray – Chairperson

Christopher Murray

CHAIR

Christopher is a senior executive with over 30 years’ experience in the energy, renewables, resources, project development and technology development sectors in Australia and internationally. Christopher has a strong interest and experience in Non Executive director roles in charitable organisations, including seven years serving as a director on the board of Leukaemia Foundation of Queensland, and four years with Leukaemia Foundation of Australia.

Christopher is currently the Managing Director of Energy Power System Australia Pty Limited. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering from the University of New South Wales and is a member of Engineers Australia. Christopher is a graduate member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and has studied an Advanced Management Programme at Harvard Business School.

Christopher joined the Arrow board in 2021 and was appointed Chair of the board in 2022. He is also a member of the board Finance and Governance Committee and Patients and Programs Committee.

Kim Mouret – Director; Fundraising & Marketing Committee Chair

Kim Mouret

DIRECTOR; FUNDRAISING AND MARKETING COMMITTEE CHAIR

Kim is a senior executive with 30 years experience across 25 markets worldwide in the fast moving consumer goods and healthcare sectors. Working with consumer goods global leader, Proctor and Gamble, Kim’s career has included senior executive level roles in sales, marketing, and strategy across a number of business units within Proctor and Gamble across the world.

During Kim’s time at Proctor & Gamble she has lead a number of corporate pro bono initiatives including developing a strategic plan for the Special Olympics planned for Singapore in 2020, as well as leading the Diversity and Inclusion team for AMA Sales. Kim is also one of the founding members of Gidget Foundation Australia, a charity established to raise awareness of perinatal anxiety and depression. Kim has a Bachelor of Commerce majoring in Marketing from University of Western Sydney and has completed studies in innovation at the Harvard Business School.

Kim joined the Arrow board in 2021 and is Chair of the board Fundraising and Marketing Committee.

David Maywald – Director; Finance & Governance Committee Chair

David Maywald, Board member of Arrow Bone Marrow Transplant FoundationDavid Maywald

DIRECTOR; FINANCE AND GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR

David is a successful investor, executive and board member deeply experienced with infrastructure investment, economics and financial markets. David has over 20 years experience in investment finance  roles including most recently as Portfolio Manager and Senior Investment Analyst and Chair of the Investment Advisory Board for RARE Infrastructure where he was responsible for building the investment portfolio to $11 billion in funds under management prior to a successful acquisition. Prior roles included Investment and International Equity Analyst roles at Credit Suisse Asset Management, JP Morgan and BT Financial Group.

David has a passion for environment, social and corporate governance issues. He serves on the Board of St John ACT and is Chair of the public company SolarShare Community Energy Ltd (developer of the largest community solar farm in Australia). David holds a Bachelor of Commerce with Honours and Bachelor of Economics at the Australian National University in Canberra, and a Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance and Investment. He is also a Graduate member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

David joined the Arrow board in 2021 and is Chair of the board Finance and Governance Committee.

Yvonne Panek-Hudson – Director; Patients and Programs Committee Chair

Arrow Board Member Yvonne Panek-HudsonYvonne Panek-Hudson

DIRECTOR; PATIENTS AND PROGRAMS COMMITTEE CHAIR

Yvonne Panek-Hudson is a Nurse Practitioner in Clinical Haematology at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre & Royal Melbourne Hospital in Australia. Yvonne is the clinical lead for the Allogeneic BMT long term follow up service. Yvonne specialises in late effects post allogeneic BMT, management of complex chronic graft vs host disease & sexual health post-transplant.

Yvonne has published papers on transitioning adolescents & young adults to adult long term follow up, shared care models of survivorship care, post BMT exercise programmes, and development of advanced practice roles in Australia. She is passionate about optimising physical and psychosocial health post AlloBMT, supporting patient self-management and the development of advanced practice nursing models of care.

Yvonne is Deputy Chair of ANZTCT nurses committee and a member of the HSANZ nurses committee -Victoria. Yvonne is also co-founder of the ‘Straight and Marrow’ podcast -everything you ever wanted to know about allogeneic BMT.

Yvonne joined the Arrow board in November 2023 and is the Chair of the board Patients and Programs Committee.

Roberto Trinchero – Director

Roberto Trinchero headshotRoberto Trinchero

DIRECTOR

Roberto is an experienced senior business executive with over 20 years expertise in business management, marketing, sales and leadership. Roberto is the Managing Director of Arneg Oceania Pty Ltd, an international leader in the design, manufacture and installation of complete equipment for the retail sector. Roberto was responsible for the successful establishment of Arneg in Australia in 1996 relocating from Italy to lead the new site for the overseas based parent company.

Roberto is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and has completed the Foundations of General Management at the Macquarie Graduate School of Management. Roberto is a board member of the Swiss Chamber of Commerce in Australia and has been involved in numerous community fundraising events on behalf of the Chamber as well as other not for profit organisations.

Roberto joined the Arrow board in 2021. He is a member of both the board Finance and Governance Committee and Fundraising and Marketing Committee.

Stuart Snell – Director

Stuart Snell

DIRECTOR

Stuart has over 30 years’ experience in business strategy, reputation management, government and stakeholder relations, and media and communications. A former journalist, he worked professionally in a number of executive roles for large organisations, mainly in the financial services sector, and in recent years as a consultant dealing with a range of sectors.

He is also an experienced non executive director, having played an instrumental role in the development of a governance framework and successful business growth strategy for Road Sense Australia for three years to 2019, and currently at Your Side Australia since 2016. At Your Side, he was Chair of the Board overseeing 40% year-on-year revenue growth from 2019-2021, achieved as a result of strategic renewal and business transformation, which Stuart led as Chair including the development of the 2021-2024 Strategic Plan.

Stuart joined the Arrow board in 2021. He is a member of both the board Finance and Governance Committee and Fundraising and Marketing Committee.

 

 

 

 

Our team

Richelle Koller – Chief Executive Officer

Richelle Koller

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Richelle joined Arrow in 2020 and is our Chief Executive Officer. Richelle has a passion for not for profit causes and has worked in the charitable sector for over 10 years, including as CEO of children’s charity Little Wings. Richelle is a Chartered Accountant, previously working for 10 years as Director at global accounting and advisory firm Deloitte. Richelle also serves as the Company Secretary on the Arrow board working to ensure that Arrow has the highest standards of governance.

Janna Gibbs – Programs Officer

Janna Gibbs

PROGRAMS OFFICER

Janna manages our patient support services including grocery cards, travel assistance and accommodation. As well as building strong relationships with hospital social workers & nurses, and transplant patients & their families, she also assists our CEO with finance and administration.

Janna comes to us with a strong administrative background after owning her own business and has a wealth of experience in customer service.

Janna’s commitment to The Arrow Foundation is to dedicate her skills to create and maintain relationships that are invaluable to Arrow’s programs and help set a course for growth and expansion of the charity.

 

Kags Garrard – Fundraising & Partnerships Manager

Katharyn GarrardKags Garrard

FUNDRAISING AND PARTNERSHIPS MANAGER

Katharyn (Kags) joined the Arrow Team as the Fundraising and Partnerships Manager in January 2023. Kags has over 16 years’ experience in the not-for-profit sector and has worked in the UK and in Sydney for a range of different causes. Kags has a passion for fundraising and has successfully developed advanced strategies to increase income and support.

Angela Allardyce – Patient Liaison Officer

Angela Allardyce

PATIENT LIAISON & COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER

Angela Allardyce joined Arrow in January 2025 as the Patient Liaison and Communications Officer.

Angela brings with her experience in the healthcare sector being both a nurse and a physio assistant. She has also experienced the world of bone marrow transplant first hand having cared for her daughter who at the age of 9 underwent an allogeneic bone marrow transplant. Angela is passionate about giving back where she can, and looks forward to supporting many patients and carers throughout their own bone marrow transplant journey.

 

Jennifer Taylor – Marketing & Communications Manager

MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER

Jen took up the role of Marketing & Communications manager at Arrow in September 2022. She brings with her many years of writing, marketing, design and photography experience from her life as a small business owner. As well as being a professional photographer, Jen also holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in modern languages, followed by a PhD in  early childhood education.

 

 

Annual Reports

Our Annual Report highlights our achievements for the year and provides our summary financial report. Our most recent annual report is available below.

Further information in relation to our accounts can be found via the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission website.

Front cover of the Arrow Annual Report for FY2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Annual Report 2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Annual Report 2023

Cover of Arrow's Annual report for 2022.

Annual Report 2022

Arrow Annual Report 2021

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