Stride Mental Health
Michelle Wade GAICD is a seasoned marketing professional with extensive experience in strategic marketing, communications, and stakeholder engagement within the health and non-profit sectors. Currently serving as the National Marketing Manager at Stride Mental Health since January 2023, Michelle is responsible for overseeing brand management, marketing, fundraising, and internal communications for Australia’s longest-serving mental health charity. Michelle's previous roles include Board Chair for Brisbane Youth Service and Queensland Walks Incorporated, as well as strategic marketing consultant for Wade Marketing. Michelle has held senior positions at Healthdirect Australia, where responsibilities spanned marketing and stakeholder relations. With a strong educational background, including an Advanced Not-For-Profit Governance degree from the Australian Institute of Company Directors, Michelle brings a wealth of knowledge in digital marketing, campaign strategy, and organizational governance.
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Stride Mental Health
We’re 100% dedicated to providing services that improve the lifelong mental health of children, young people and adults – and help people with complex needs live better. Although Stride began 116 years ago simply as a way to help people find a place to live and work, we’re now leaders in early intervention, prevention and treatment of complex mental health conditions. We are continuing to build on the work we do with families and communities to roll out more evidence-based services across Australia. Today Stride employs nearly 800 staff providing mental health services for 18,000 Australians in more than 65 locations. We proudly operate a variety of services including Safe Spaces, Safe Havens, Head to Health and headspace centres throughout the eastern seaboard. In addition to this we provide NDIS Support Coordination, Therapeutic Supports, Recovery Coaching, Supported Independent Living services and a range of complex and higher risk NDIS services.