Founding Director & CEO

Tracey is a mother of three children aged 5, 6 and 8. With lived experience of postpartum depression, anxiety, and intrusive thoughts, Tracey is deeply committed to improving mental health outcomes for local families. Following her personal recovery, and with the encouragement of her perinatal psychologist, she became actively involved in peer support, volunteering with the Gidget Foundation, sharing her story publicly to raise awareness, and contributing to research and advocacy initiatives within the perinatal mental health sector.

With a background in accounting and auditing, Tracey founded Motherhood Village to create a safe, inclusive space for parents. She combines her lived experience and COPE/PANDA training to lead peer support groups and advocate for community-based care.

As a hands-on CEO, Tracey remains actively involved in the direct delivery of peer support programs while also leading the organisation’s strategic growth, partnerships, and advocacy efforts. She is passionate about breaking down barriers to care, fostering connection through community, and ensuring every parent has access to high-quality, specialised, and inclusive support.

Tracey, a member of AICD and FIA, and leads a growing team dedicated to accessible, compassionate, and community-driven perinatal mental health support.

Director and Consultant

Ben has dedicated his career to changing the lives of others through his work in the not-for-profit sector. He has extensive experience in the sector having worked with the Royal Children’s Hospital Foundation, the Cerebral Palsy League, MS Queensland, Legacy, the Gold Coast Hospital Foundation and now as a Director of HomeMade.

Ben is a passionate advocate for the not for profit sector and is an experienced speaker and thinker on the design, delivery and value of effective impact delivery, fundraising, marketing and communications programs. Having been a non-profit CEO he is also a leader in the fields of governance, ethics, mentoring, leadership and perseverance. 

Ben currently is the Chair of the Fundraising Institute of Australia and serves on the Boards of Motherhood Village and Childhood Cancer Support. He has also been a Director of Variety QLD (Chair and Deputy Chair), a Director of Variety Australia, and a member of the Fundraising Institute of Australia’s Queensland State Committee. He also has served on the Bond University Healthcare Innovations Advisory Board and several Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service committees including research, arts and infrastructure.

Director, Perinatal Mental Health Advisor

Teall is a Clinical Psychologist and Board Approved Clinical Supervisor with a special interest in Perinatal Psychology. Teall has over a decade of experience working with people from all ages and stages in both the public and private mental health sector.

Through having her own children, Teall developed a passion for birth, infants and Matresnce – the journey of becoming a mother. She believes that the transition to parenthood is a hard one – a time of significant change and adjustment. She appreciates the many challenges women and families can face and is passionate about supporting parents through a season of transition.

Director, Clinical Liaison & Advisor

Lisa graduated with an MBBS from Griffith University in 2010. Since then, she has worked in various capacities clinically within the GCHHS as an Intern, Resident and Paediatric Registrar, as well as within the Gold Coast Community as a General Practitioner Registrar.

Over the past eight years, her substantive role has been in senior academic management, as the Phase 3 Lead for Griffith Medical students. Most recently, she commenced as an Assistant Professor at Bond University Medical Program, working to ensure the next generation of medical practitioners continue to provide a culture of safe, effective patient-centred care.

Lisa is also a mother of three, who navigated a rocky first pregnancy, with the premature delivery of her first born, compounded by limited local support, with her family living interstate. The perinatal period for her highlighted the need for a village to support the multitude of challenges that go hand in hand with motherhood.

Peer Leader

Renee is our wonderful Peer Leader, who leads our Perinatal Mental Health and Village Art Support Groups.

Renee pursued a career working in mental health after gaining experience by facilitating art programs for a community based mental health service. However after navigating her own perinatal mental health challenges after the birth of her first child, Renee developed a passion for wanting to support other mothers navigating similar struggles with their mental health.

After the birth of her third child, Renee became a medical mum overnight as her daughter faced significant health challenges, all while raising three children under four without the village she needed. This deepened her own mental health struggles and strengthened her resolve to support others. She became a certified Doula, working closely with at-risk and marginalised mums, drawing on her own experience to ensure others never felt alone. Now on the Gold Coast, Renee uses her lived and professional experience as a Peer Leader to support mothers at Motherhood Village.

Peer Leader

Sophie is a mum to two beautiful girls and is a amazing addition to the Motherhood Village team.

‘I experienced perinatal mental health challenges with my first daughter and spent the first 6 weeks of her life in a mother baby unit.

As part of my recovery, I had a deep desire to help other mum’s going through similar challenges and wanted to advocate and raise awareness for perinatal mental health. I did this through volunteering for PANDA and sharing my story to help others feel less alone.

I am a primary school teacher with a passion for the social emotional development and mental wellbeing of children, and in order to foster this, I believe we need to look after and support the mental health of parents. I am a registered Circle of Security Parenting and Classroom Facilitator and love leading these groups to support and foster a secure attachment between parents and their children, all while honouring the mental wellbeing of both. 

Red Nose Peer Leaders

Meet Hannah and Tessa - our beautiful mums who lead our Grief and Loss Bereavement Support Group for Red Nose at Motherhood Village.

Hannah has volunteered within the loss community after losing her daughter Imrie in 2022. She volunteers for Red Nose, Heartfelt and Precious Wings. In her spare time, you will find her adventuring outdoors and making memories with her beautiful family.

‘Resident Grandma’ Volunteer

Robyn is a favourite with many of our mothers and their babies attending our Village Art support groups. You will find her regularly at our Miami Village Art location, and we love having her as one of our ‘Resident Grandma’s!

Hi I’m Robyn, mum, grandmother, foster carer. I’ve always loved being with my babies even when I wasn’t much more than a baby myself.

Professionally I’ve worked with children with disability, early childhood, teacher with all age groups, case worker in Foster Care and various others.

‘Resident Grandma’ Volunteer

Another crowd favourite with our mums and their babies - You will find this beautiful soul helping volunteer as our Resident Grandma at our Miami Village Art support groups.

Kaitlan is a mum who loves deep chats, salty air, and spending time with her family.

A mum who once longed for a village, Kaitlan brings her lived experience of perinatal mental health to this space, gently soothing the littlest ones so their mama’s can breathe, create, and connect.

‘Resident Grandma’ Volunteer

Julia is a mum to a lively toddler and one of our Resident Grandmas at our Isle of Capri location. She brings warmth, care and a nurturing presence to every child she supports.

As a parent with lived experience of perinatal mental health, she understands how important it is for caregivers to have time for themselves - and she’s here to offer exactly that: a safe, loving space where little ones feel safe, cared for and connected.

‘Resident Grandma’ Volunteer

You’ll find Georgia at our art support groups, quietly caring for the little ones while their mums take time to reflect, create, and connect.

Georgia has a background in psychology and a big heart for supporting women through the challenges of early motherhood. With a calm presence and thoughtful approach, she helps hold the space for mums to focus on themselves, knowing their babies are cared for.

She’s passionate about women’s mental health and is grateful to be part of a village that reminds mothers they don’t have to do it alone.